Author: Rachel Gibbons

  • Skating this weekend

    Speed skating is on this Saturday (11th Jan) 4:30-6pm, and the dates for the next few months are also available here: Speed skating bookings. I have spoken to Stocksbridge Leisure Centre and they say their car park is clear but to take care. We’ll also have a second try at starting the block of lessons…

  • Happy New Year… of Skating

    There’s going to be a lot of skating this year! There are now 6 classes per week, so please welcome new Skate assistant Abigail and Skate Store assistants Dylan and Nathan. This is in addition to Oliver and Rosie who you will know very well already. The Speed Skating Club is gearing up for 2…

  • January Speed skating – Bookings open

    Come along for races and speed training! We are getting ready for away events in February and March and we’ll be practicing the skills needed. You can sign up for speed skating next weekend (Saturday 11th January) here:

  • Sunday Christmas party – open for bookings!

    Huge thanks to another Santa who has stepped forward – meaning the second Christmas Party is now open for bookings! (Just don’t look too closely at him…) Parties are 4:30-6:30 on Saturday 21st AND 1-3pm on Sunday 22nd You can book here: Skating Christmas Party! There will be a Christmas skate disco with skating games…

  • January Lessons

    Hi all, you will soon be receiving an email about which skating class you are in, in January. There will be more lesson times than usual in this block, partly to give the advanced class more space, partly to make space for people to move up to the next level, and partly to try and…

  • Speed skating – december

    Hello everyone, just a reminder it’s speed skating at Stocksbridge next Saturday (14th December). You can book here. Also, dates to save for your diary – speed skating events next year: I’d love to get a team to both of these events, could we get a good turnout as a club? These are indoor, in…

  • Lessons restarting: Nov-Dec

    The next 6 week block will be starting on 10th November and running for 6 weeks. Intermediate and Advanced classes are running on from October, and there will be some new starters in beginners as well as people continuing to improve. I will be in touch if you are next on the waiting list. There…

  • Speed skating dates

    It would be great to see club members at speed skating events over the winter season! These events take place in sports halls and indoor skate rinks. The timetable has now been published – see below. New skaters can enter the Novice category, which is cheaper than the main categories, but is not timed. Distances…

  • Our first competition

    We went to our first competition on 7th September 2024, in Leicester. Penistone Skate Club’s competitor, on the right, entered the novice class. This is recommended for first-timers, and is for people of any age who want to try out speed skating. Here’s the race in full swing! And on the podium after being presented…

  • Halloween party

    There is a break from lessons over half term – but if you’re keen to keep skating, how about Penistone Leisure Centre’s Halloween Skate Party? This is a second party, as the first filled up before I’d even had chance to tell you all about it! This one is in our usual lesson time, Sunday…