Families say Skegness Pier has brought some Christmas magic to the town with the opening of an ice skating rink.
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00:00 Oh well done!
00:07 Oh we nearly lost one!
00:11 Right we are on Skegness pier and ice skating, that's something new for the town.
00:20 How are you finding it?
00:22 Great, magical.
00:24 Fantastic!
00:26 It's definitely nice to have something different in Skegness.
00:30 Really really good.
00:32 You'd like to see it again?
00:34 Oh yeah 100%.
00:36 To bring this to the pier, the pier looks absolutely fantastic.
00:40 The guys at the pier have done an amazing job to bring a little bit of Christmas spirit into Skegness.
00:46 You've got this on your doorstep now, why not use it?
00:49 Claire, it's getting busy now, what's the response been so far?
00:56 Yeah fantastic, I think it's really nice to have something in Skegness that's for Christmas as opposed to for the summer.
01:02 I've had loads of locals down here, everybody's really excited, it feels really festive and Christmasy and it's really getting everybody in the mood.
01:09 Now people have asked what kind of ice skating rink it is.
01:14 It's an ice skating rink with a layer of ice effects on the top.
01:20 How long are you here for?
01:22 We're here every day now until the 2nd of January, we're open 11am-4pm every day and 8pm on Friday and Saturday.
01:32 Which is nice, it's nice to have something carrying on into the evening as well.
01:37 That sometimes doesn't happen in Skegness in the summer does it?
01:40 No absolutely, as you can see we've got entertainment going on, we've got loads of local talent coming down to showcase.
01:46 So we've got something happening every single day.
02:04 Elle, now you look like you've got some amazing treats for people while they're having their hot chocolates after enjoying the ice skating.
02:12 What has the response been so far?
02:15 Really good, people seem to enjoy them.
02:19 I hope it goes well over the next couple of weeks.
02:21 Are you enjoying being part of this because it is the first time you've had ice skating like this in Skegness?
02:27 Yeah, it's been really good, it's a good experience, it's good for us to see how it goes.
02:34 I'm going to get my name out there a little bit more as well.
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