{"id":71589,"date":"2024-01-05T14:47:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T14:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/?p=71589"},"modified":"2024-01-05T14:50:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T14:50:44","slug":"relaxed-skating-sessions-introduced-at-cool-coast-ice-rink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/relaxed-skating-sessions-introduced-at-cool-coast-ice-rink\/","title":{"rendered":"Relaxed skating sessions introduced at Cool Coast Ice Rink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cool Coast Ice Rink is introducing relaxed skating sessions with the lights on and no loud music playing.<\/p>\n<p>Organised in response to customer feedback received last year, relaxed ice-skating sessions will run from Wednesday 10 January providing a calmer, relaxed experience for individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The sessions may benefit those with additional needs or sensory requirements, such as sensitivities to loud noises or limited vision, as well as those with learning difficulties or who are neurodivergent. Younger children may also benefit from a quieter experience.<\/p>\n<p>Relaxed skating sessions will take place on Wednesdays from 4pm-5:30pm and Saturdays from 11am-12:30pm between Wednesday 10 January to Sunday 18 February.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coolcoasticerink.co.uk\/\">Cool Coast Ice Rink<\/a> is located at and operated by Bournemouth International Centre, operated by registered charity BH Live in partnership with BCP Council.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Turner, BH Live\u2019s Associate Director of Venues said; \u201cCool Coast Ice Rink is already a much-anticipated attraction enjoyed by both beginners and seasoned skaters, and we\u2019re really pleased to be able to deliver a more accessible ice-skating experience. Based on feedback received last year, we hope the relaxed ice-skating sessions will offer a welcoming and enjoyable experience for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Millie Earl, Deputy Leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and Portfolio Holder for Connected Communities said:<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s important our attractions, where possible, are accessible to all. The introduction of relaxed skating sessions and a quieter skating experience is a great idea. I hope it\u2019s well received by the BCP community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lights are going on and the loud music turned off for some new relaxed skating sessions at the Cool Coast Ice Rink. The new sessions are being introduced in response to customer feedback from people wanting a calmer skating experience. They will run twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays starting on the 10th of January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":71594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252,2,156],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-12h","category-bournemouth","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71589"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71593,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71589\/revisions\/71593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}