Kids lead protest against plan to keep North Ayrshire's only ice rink closed
Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe North Ayrshire ice sports community descended on Auchenharvie Leisure Centre on Monday to protest over the decision to keep the ice rink closed.Hockey players, coaches, figure skaters and parents gathered at the Stevenston facility following KA Leisure and North Ayrshire Council’s decision to keep the ice rink closed until 2021.Former junior coach Jim Foster said: “It’s very frustrating they are putting the gym before us. Shortly before lockdown, the gym got another revamp and the kids couldn’t get on the ice for about two weeks – they are using our ice pad to store free weights, which could knacker the ice pad.