Residents of Oxford, who use the ice rink, are calling on the leaders of Oxford City Council, asking them for guarantees on the future of ice skating facilities in the area.

It was known last year that the city council was planning to knock down the ice rink at Oxpens Road to replace it with new facilities in a proposed multi-purpose sports complex.

The new ice rink would be Olympic sized and would offer better facilities for skating than the current rink.

Many people currently enjoy ice skating at the rink. Members of the Ice Rink Users Group want an answer as to for how long will the popular ice skating rink remain open.

The members understand that the current site is not appropriate and needs to be reconstructed but they need an assurance from the city council that they would not be left without an ice rink for a long duration. Residents love to ice skate and do not want to be deprived of their favourite ice skating rink.

The council replied in a statement that it was committed to the future of ice skating in the city, and is looking at various options available under the current situation.