Update to board of Directors   Following sixteen years of dedicated service on our Board, including seven years as Chairman, Michael Green has made the decision to step down from his role. Everyone at IIC would like to express our sincere thanks to Michael for his outstanding commitment, leadership, and support over the years. His guidance in steering the Centre through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial pressures caused by soaring energy costs was invaluable. Michael’s vision also led to the creation of Strictly Inverness, an initiative that has become an integral part of the Centre’s continued…

Many of you will already have heard that I have made the decision to retire and will be leaving the Ice Centre in June. I have greatly enjoyed my seven years at the rink and believe the time is right for me to step aside. We have been advertising for a General Manager to replace me and met with several strong candidates with relevant experience. Formal interviews were held last week, and we are delighted to announce that Frances Graham has been offered the role and has accepted. Frances brings a strong blend of financial, administrative, team leadership, and hospitality…

We are delighted to say that the Curling Improver sessions hosted by Fiona McLaren will be re-starting on Thursdays at 2:15 pm from October 30th 2025. These sessions are aimed at anyone who wants a little bit of practice and coaching on pretty much any aspect of your curling game, from the complete beginner who is just starting out on their curling journey, to the experienced curler who finds they need to adapt their game as they mature. Book a space on the session using this link : Curling Improver Sessions – Inverness Ice Centre and then use the payment…

Is your skating getting a bit blunt? Do your skates need sharpened? For some time now, we’ve not been formally accepting skates for sharpening, because our machine broke down and we didn’t have a good process in place to keep track of skates handed in for sharpening. Well that’s all changed. If your skates need a bit of sharpening up, bring them in to Reception and we can arrange to have them sharpened off-site. We’ll try to get them done and back to you as quickly as possible, but bear in mind that we are passing them on to Keith…

Inverness Ice Centre – Newsletter 23rd September 2025 A Quick Update on Our Journey to £250K   Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve now raised £90,988 towards our £250,000 goal! Our Patron Scheme continues to thrive, with 7 members in the 10-Year Patron Membership and the 3-Year Membership now fully subscribed. ✨ FOMO? We’ve reached 20 three-year memberships already! Please consider joining the 10-Year Scheme or put your name down on our 3-Year Waiting List. Fundraising Progress Source Amount Raised Sponsorship of Curling Stones £8,000 In-Ice Adverts & Advertising Boards £10,000 3 Peaks Challenge £7,000 Crowdfunding £988 Patrons of Inverness…

Inverness Ice Centre – Update Newsletter 17th September 2025 A Quick Update on Our Journey to £250K Our Patron Scheme continues to be a huge success with 7 members now in the 10-Year Patron Membership and 18 members in the 3-Year Patron Membership. Fundraising Progress So Far   £87,855   Source Amount Raised Sponsorship of Curling Stones £8,000 In-Ice Adverts & Advertising Boards £10,000 3 Peaks Challenge £7,000 Crowdfunding £855 Patrons of Inverness Ice Centre £62,000 Patrons Scheme – Join Today Almost all the 20 spaces for the 3 years have gone. We welcome your application and will create a waiting…

We will be having some essential preventative electrical maintenance carried out on the morning of Thursday, 4th Sep 2025. This will involve disconnecting the electricity supply to the whole building. While the work is being carried out, we will have no telephone, email or internet access. The work (hopefully) won’t take more than a couple of hours, after which normal service shoud be resumed. Thanks for your patience while we do this.

Folks, The Ice Pad Diary is now completed through to March 2026. Bookable skating sessions (public, patch, lessons, parties) will be updated regularly throughout the season as they are made available Skating and Ice Hockey club sessions are as published – if you want extra, club secretaries can get in touch and we’ll see what we can do for you (please email david@inverness-ice-centre.co.uk) Curling sessions are populated with fixtures where I have them – please note, if there’s a discrepancy between what a match secretary has told you, and what is published, get in touch with David at the Ice…

There will be a Level 1 Coaching Course at Dewars, Perth on Sunday 7 December. Anyone interested should register here. Scottish Curling have secured funding support to reduce course costs for eligible groups: U21 Females Disability or neurodivergent Living in an area of deprivation (SIMD areas 1 or 2). Anyone registering for this course — or any other coaching qualification course across the country — can check this link to see if they qualify for a subsidy. There will also be courses in Forfar and Dumfries coming up in October and November, respectively. Details will be posted when we get…

Our 2026 Figure Skate Camp is now open to general bookings. Visit the Skating Camps page of the website for more information Skating Camps