Time to get your skates on!
Time to get your skates on Glasgow...roller skating is returning to the iconic Barrowland Ballroom - for one night only.
In Glasgow, there were 20 ‘rollering rinks’ by 1911, including the famous ‘Zoo Rink’ on New City Road. Other famous rinks include the American Roller Rink on Victoria Road, The Locarno on Sauchiehall Street and more recently Fantasia at the Barrowland Ballroom - which was opened by the Lord Provost on skates.
In Glasgow, a group of young women found community by learning to roller-skate and seeking new places to skate around the city. This film project has aimed to spotlight the hidden history of roller-skating in the city, whilst also helping this group of young skaters explore heritage spaces, connect with the historical trailblazers of their sport and find new indoor spaces to skate in.
Stephen Sheriff, Events and Development Coordinator at GBPT said: “It was a real surprise to find out that folks have been roller skating in Glasgow since the 1870s, and that the city has been home to more than 40 roller rinks! We’re really excited to share the film and hope that it might contribute to the current craze for roller skating, encouraging more people to get their skates on.”
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