Skating at Granta Park, Cambridge

The Granta Park community was treated to two days of skating last week. The 2000-strong scientific community and their families were invited to take advantage of free skating provided by the MEPC management team.

“As Granta Park is a science park community it is important to host events every once in a while to bring people together and as a management team we thought skating would appeal to a wide range of people. The science park is a picturesque place and looks particularly pretty with the low winter sun across the cricket pitch or at night with a few lights and a large expanse of starry sky.” said Roz Bird Granta Park Marketing Manager

Children from Great Abington Primary School were invited to join the fun on both days. “The children all had a fabulous time and many of the parents commented on what a great opportunity it was for them to try a new activity.” Said Ms Deborah Nicholas Assistant Headteacher Great Abington Primary School.

As the event was free, skaters were asked to make a donation to one of two charities; CAMPOD in aid of specialist equipment for the Cambridge University Department of Pathology and The Wallace Foundation in aid of cancer care.