Preserving and promoting the history of ice sports in Durham
Keeping the buzz going…
Durham Ice Sports History is an initiative that aims to build on the brilliant work undertaken by CYAN CIC to digitally curate, collect and preserve the stories, the memories and artefacts associated with the rich history of ice skating, ice hockey and other ice sports in Durham.
Our focus…
Ice hockey
Durham Wasps is name that even now, is still synonymous with the best of the best in British Ice Hockey. We have been working for the past two years to collect as much information, images and stories as we can about the history of the club going back to the 1940s and we hope to bring much of that to light - including some details, images and stories that have been buried in the archives, unseen for decades.
Ice skating
While Durham may have been more famous for hockey, over the years the rink produced many top class figure, dance and pairs skaters including at least one World and European champion. Not only that, the Riverside Rink was a place for countless recreational skaters to gather together and socialise - which should also be celebrated and remembered as a community hub for the people of Durham.
Speed skating
Although speedskating may have ‘died-out’ as a competitive sport at Durham towards the end of the 1970s, nevertheless, Durham developed some of the country’s top speed-skating talent, with teams competing annually for the ‘Mayor’s Cup’ at Durham going back to time of WW2. We reckon these stars of Durham’s ice sports heritage should also not be forgotten, and instead, rightly recognised and honoured.
…and you. If you ever regularly went to Durham Ice Rink, you’re absolutely part of the story too.
What we aim to work towards...
Creating a digital archive of all things ice-sports
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Supporting the CYAN_CIC Durham Ice Rink project
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Compiling a complete history of Durham Ice Rink in book form
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Endeavouring to establish a permanent collection for public display
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