For the third year running an ice rink is being brought to Morpeth's Carlisle Park. GMDT, in conjunction with Barnabas Safe and Sound, Morpeth Town Council, Northumberland County Council, Northumberland Strategic Partnership and Castle Morpeth Borough Council, have organised the attraction for the 27th, 28th and 29th of March 2009.
The weather in March is ideal for the Ice Festival, clear blue skies, sunshine and frosty backdrop in the park. People will be flocking to Carlisle Park to sample the skating as well as enjoying the other family fun including face painting and local bands and the event climaxes on Sunday with a free musical firework spectacular at around 7pm!
The rink will be housed in the tennis courts and will run from Friday to Sunday, with 100 people being able to skate at any one time, there will be skates available, as well as a disabled skate chair. Experienced staff will be on duty at all times.
An exciting addition to this years ice festival is a 75ft long and 45ft high toboggan slide (see above). You simply climb up the stairs, sit in your inflatable ring and down you come, spinning and twisting. This is the only inflatable slide of this size in the world!
Alongside the programme there will be an exciting programme of activities running, including street dancing workshops, balloon modelling and face painting. This sessions are all free of charge and will be open for people to join in, however please note that it is up to the discretion of the leader to limit group sizes. The rink will transform into an ice disco every evening, with disco lights and music.
iThe festival will end in a grand finale on the Sunday, with a fireworks display beginning at 6.30pm in Carlisle Park. This show is being delivered by Reaction fireworks, which are one of the leading companies in the country. Entry is free but tickets will be issued when entering the park to control crowd numbers.
This programme of events has been co-ordinated by GMDT but would not have been possible without support from our partners and funders.
The rink will be open from 10am until 7pm each day and will be floodlit at night. Adult skaters will be charged £5 for an hour, including skates. The charge for children is £4, with family tickets costing £10 for a family-of-three and £14 for a family-of-four. Tickets can be purchased at the event location in Carlisle Park.
For more information contact Emma Cochrane at GMDT at emma.cochrane@gmdt.org or on (01670) 503875.
