Bay West Ice Rink in South Africa

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RINK NAME: Bay West Ice Rink
CLOSED: July 31, 2022
WEB SITE URL theicerink.co.za --> bay west ice rink | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook |
VIDEO: YouTube Video by Brian Booysen
WITHIN: Bay West City Mall
ADDRESS: Corner of N2 and Walker Avenue
LOCATION: Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Events Hosted

Women's Interprovincial Ice Hockey Championship (was it in 2018?)

Articles

New Plans as Baywest Bids Farewell to Ice Rink
Article by Candice Bezuidenhout published in 2022 on the "News 24 Dot Com" Web site. From the Article: "The decision has been made to repurpose the ice rink, due to the local water crisis and looming Day Zero, combined with the effect that COVID-19 had on the rink. The rink will be repurposed and Baywest is excited to announce the opening of the +/- 2800 sqm Gravity Entertainment Park packed full of adventure, excitement and challenges,"

Baywest Skating Academy to identify future EC Champions
Article published July 30, 2025 on the "showme dot co do za" Web site. Fronm the article: "The launch of the Eastern Cape’s only ice hockey training academy and ice hockey programme at Baywest Mall this week is set to put the province back on the competitive ice skating map, say organisers."

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