Blackwood, St Clair, Glenelg rollerskating rinks booked out in coronavirus-driven resurgence

Rollerskating rinks are proving hot tickets across Adelaide these school holidays as the search continues for new (and old) ways to have have fun as the pandemic rolls into spring.

30/09/20 - Hannah Dubsky, Jess Rogers, Layla Wallace and Vanessa Litt at the temporary roller skating rink - Bay City Rolling in Moseley Square for the holidays. Picture: Tom Huntley

Families are hitting the roller-skating rink in droves, as they look for a fun and affordable activity to enjoy in a COVID-safe environment.

Rinks at Blackwood and St Clair say since reopening following the coronavirus lockdown, many sessions have booked out. A temporary rink set up by Holdfast Bay Council in Moseley Square, Glenelg, for the school holidays has been equally as popular, with next week’s sessions on track to sell out.

Mayor Amanda Wilson said Bay City Rolling was set up to offer an “affordable, fun-for-all-ages” event that met COVID-safe guidelines.

“Being in a large marquee that can be opened up in nice weather, this roller-skating event is a safe, low-density activity which allows people to have fun going out again without spending a fortune,” Ms Wilson said.

She said feedback had been “fantastic”, with the weekend roller discos proving most popular.

See baycityrolling.oztix.com.au