Girls can skate

A NEW campaign aims to get more women and girls into ice skating in South Yorkshire.

The National Ice Skating Association (NISA) is supporting This Girl Can which wants women and girls to join skating programmes at their local ice rink.

This Girl Can is a national campaign developed by Sport England.

NISA hopes to encourage women and girls to get involved in ice skating and sign up to Skate UK lessons, available at a variety of ice rinks across the country including iceSheffield.

The Skate UK programme offers lessons which enable skaters to achieve ice skating skills in eight stages.

Nick Sellwood, chief executive of NISA, said: “This Girl Can is a positive campaign which is designed to give more females the confidence and motivation to participate in sport more regularly.

“The National Ice Skating Association is encouraging women of all ages and abilities to get involved in ice skating and the Skate UK programmes are a great way for people to enhance their skating potential.”

To sign up to Skate UK lessons, visit www.sivltd.com/ice_sheffield and to find out more about This Girl Can go to www.thisgirlcan.co.uk.