20th October 2009

Primary school students across the Isle of Man are being given the chance to be the first people on the “Sure Skate” ice rink this Christmas when it opens in November.

Classes spanning year groups 3 – 6 (eight to 11 years old) are being asked to enter a competition to design a poster to promote ‘Sure Skate’, and write 50 words as to why they should be the first people to try out the real ice rink that Sure are bringing to the island.

The winning class will have a private ice-skating lesson from ‘Dancing on Ice’ star Kryan Bracken in the Villa Marina Gardens. The lesson will take place ahead of the launch event on Monday 23rd November 2009.

Julie Heselton, Marketing Manager for Sure, commented: ‘Sure Skate is going to be a great community event for the whole island and this is an excellent opportunity for students to demonstrate their artistic and team-building skills. In return, they have the opportunity to get their skates on and learn from one of the most popular ‘Dancing on Ice Stars’ to-date and put their new ice moves into practice over the Christmas period.’

Classes are being asked to work together to design an A4 poster that advertises the fully-covered, real ice rink and the fact that up to 200 people can skate at any one time. Closing dates for school entries need to be submitted to Sure no later that Friday 6th November 2009. The winning entry will be displayed on the colonnade glass panels of the Villa Marina.

Schools should submit a hand drawn, A4 poster together with a typed 50 word submission on why the class should win the competition to Kate Hegarty, Events & Sponsorship Co-ordinator, 2nd Floor, 14 Athol Street, Douglas, IM1 1JA no later than Friday 6th November 2009.