Planning permission for the new indoor sports centre with ice rink, multi-use courts, climbing wall, trampoline area and tennis courts runs out at the end of this year
Not only is it very time consuming when these award-winning ice dance and figure skaters leave the Island to train, but it can become very expensive. Your vote could help them win much-needed financial support.
Despite the wind and rain, around 300 people gathered at Ryde Arena today to protest about its closure some two years after AEW closed the doors on its use.
Members of the Ryde Arena Community Action Group are delighted and overwhelmed by the support of the Isle of Wight council, following last week's motion at full council.
Ryde Arena Community Action Group have registered a new company, Wight Ice Leisure Limited, and have said they would like to be treated as a potential bidder for the venue.
As well as speaking out about the likes of AEW and Ryde Arena, Bob Seely said building homes for second-home owners "is bad for our community and dreadful for our visitor economy"
We all see the Ryde Arena - It's so massive it's hard to miss - but what's it like inside now? Watch this video shot by the adventurers who have been inside. OnTheWight also chats to them asking, "Can it be saved?"