Comments on: Crossmyloof Ice Rink

By: Linds Robertson

Linds Robertson — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 22:11:56 +0000

My first boyfriend was Martin Shields, he used to hold my hand and skate round crossmyloof ice rink at a great speed, many happy memories…

By: George Mitchell

George Mitchell — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:26:24 +0000

Work in crossmyloof ice rink loved it meet my first love wendy

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:03:03 +0000

Went to Crossmyloof age 8-13 in the 60’s/early 70’s & had a great time with pals Alan Gow & Avril Murray but it was always freezing & a bit manky!
Memory is fading but think my first teacher was Ann Lowe (?), then Willie (?) who stopped teaching, then Miss Brown but I remember Norma Wilson who was lovely..all great folk & teachers!
I seem to remember the Zamboni driver was also the DJ up in the booth above the main rink?
I was very sad when it burned down as I had some great memories of the place…never put a pair of skates on since!

By: Rizwan Minhas

Rizwan Minhas — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:53:06 +0000

Spend many weekends walking there from Pollokshields to skate. Saturday mornings were popular….. The skates were terrible, (wrecked your feet!) and the music was inaudible. But it was all we had, and we loved it.
Thank you for sharing the old pictures – brought back some wonderful memories of simpler times!

By: Linda spalding Bates

Linda spalding Bates — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:37:49 +0000

I was a member of the ice skating club from 1963 to 1976 I loved going to the ice rink and entered many competitions I even presented jean scott the ice queen at Ayr ice rink I had a few teachers as when they left I had to move on my first teacher was janice low who went to Canada and my last teacher was Norma Wilson I used to go stay with her for a week when there was a competition so I could be in the rink early till late

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 22:05:44 +0000

Went skating every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night and watched the hockey on a Sunday night. Fond memories of Nancy, Margaret and Lynda. There was a piece of concrete on the ice just outside the cafe that had to be avoided. Most of my friends came from Govanhill. The last night before the ice rink closed for the summer was wonderful! Everyone was completely soaked! Great memories, great friends.

By: Maureen Kane (Kanie)

Maureen Kane (Kanie) — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:13:32 +0000

Went twice a week during the 1950s and joined the Sunday club. Loved it although it was the pits!!

Sometimes ran trips to other ice rinks, Edinburgh, Dundee Falkirk and Ayr.

By: Catherine Visicale

Catherine Visicale — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:55:08 +0000

My happiest teenage memories. . Had my first kiss on the balcony.

By: Ailie Duncan

Ailie Duncan — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:08:01 +0000

Early 1960’s
I was brought up in East Kilbride. Every Saturday morning we would walk as a group to East Kilbride station to catch the train. Remember getting off at Crossmylook station and rushing up the stairs to join the queue to get into the Ice Rink. The hire of boots was 6d and they were a yucky brown colour. Round and round we would go on the ice, trying to avoid the speed skaters. Many happy times there. Years later I found out the rink had been used as a mortuary during WWII to accommodate the large number of fatalities following the Clydebank Blitz.

By: Mark Mccullion

Mark Mccullion — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 11:42:42 +0000

I lived in govan in the 70’s our school,”St Geralds sec school “ now closed. Decided to change things and introduced ice skating to the boys. Because you had to pay 50p towards the transport cost not many took up the offer. I did this introduced me to crossmyloof and many years of fun,minor injuries and a great sport. I shed a tear the day they pull it down .