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Christmas Ice Show
Top skaters to star in 'Fairy
Tales on Ice' at Oxford Ice Rink
FAIRY Tales on Ice, the 2013
Christmas Ice Show, will take place this
weekend at Oxford Ice Rink, and will
feature a star studded cast as well as
100 local skaters from Oxford.
The show is a popular part of the
city's Christmas calendar and this year
features international, national and
local skating champions plus a hundred
local skaters.
This year's show promises to be the
best ever and be sure to get everyone
in the mood for Christmas.
The star studded cast includes
David Richardson, the 2010 British
champion who has represented Great
Britain at both European and World
championships.
Josh Whidbourne and Charlotte
Aiken were the 2012 British Silver
medallists. They are members of Team
GB and the British Olympic team
ambition programme for Sochi 2014.
Charlotte and Josh teamed up after
each had previously won the British
Solo Ice Dance championships. Oxford
is Josh’s home rink.
Tammy Sear-Watkins was the
1999 British Ladies Champion and has
competed for Great Britain in European
and World Championships. After a
career as principal performer in the
world famous Hot Ice show, Tammy
returned to Oxford Ice Rink as a coach.
Tammy Sear-Watkins started her
skating career at Oxford Ice Rink when
she was just eight.
Professional show skater, Charlotte
Davis has performed in the world's
leading ice entertainment show
'Holiday on Ice'. Oxford ice dance
partners Leticia Marsh and Elliot Crook
have just made their debut at the
CRAFT CORNER
British Figure Skating Championships
representing Oxford in the Advanced
Novice Dance category.
One hundred talented local skaters
from Oxford Junior Figure Club and the
Oxford Ice Rink learn to skate courses
will also be taking part in the gala.
The show is produced by Oxford
Ice Rink and local skate coaches Jane
de Lange, Sue Hands and Alison
Morrell with great help from coaches,
supporters and local skaters and their
families.
John Harris, General Manager
of the Rink, said: "This year's show
should be the best ever; in addition to
some great international quality skaters
we have a hundred of our own skaters.
"The coaches, ice rink team,
skaters and families have put a lot
of work into making this show one of
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the premier Christmas events in the
city and I would encourage everyone
to come to the show and get in the
Christmas spirit."
• Tickets are on sale now
from Oxford Ice Rink.
Performances will be held
twice a day on 14 and 15
December at 3pm and 6pm.
Advance ticket prices are:
Adults £9.50
Under 16s £7.50
Family (1+2) £22.50
Family (2+2) £29.00
• For more information please
call 01865 305010 or visit the
Oxford Ice Rink website
www.OxfordIceRink.com
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enough to put your hand
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Undo the buckle, then
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The silver is now on the
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Tip: always make sure
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Book Review
End's Shadow Caste
by Meghann Doyle
Review by Jane Yates
THIS is a graphic novel aimed at
adults, but I feel that it would
cross over to older teenagers. It is
a modern day fairy tale set in an
extraordinary post apocalyptic world
set in Western North America. The
reality that the characters live in is
directly affected by all of human life
that went before it.
Much of the written history
in this new world has been lost
however it appears to haunt the
present. There is strong echoes of
the past and references to it, but in a
sense it is also devoid from the new
world, which seems at points very separate, so much so that even
the language has eroded and evolved.
The main character is a female, with several names, she is a
skilled hunter and not only catches her pray but also can skin it and
prepare the meat. She travels through the pages of this story with
her friend/companion a red tailed hawk. Later she makes friends
with a wolf. She appears fearless as all around her is death and
fighting.
She is instantly likeable, and you are drawn into her world and
carried along on her adventure. It reminds me how mundane my
own world is, catching the bus going to work eating dinner in front of
the TV. Where as in this world by comparison the characters in this
modern day fairy tale seem more alive, perhaps because they are
on the edge of death.
The story is large in that it appears to come off the page. This has
been achieved by the skillful drawings that almost seem three
dimensional in places.
My favourite drawing being the archer drawing back a bow so
the edge of the arrow appears to come out of the page at you. For a
nice change the story is left mostly for the reader to interpret. It gives
the reader a challenge and a chance to use their own imagination. I
found it hugely enjoyable not to have every detail spelled out to me.
The illustrations are all hand drawn with ink and must have
taken a very long time as the detail is poetic. This, Meghann's first
book, is beautifully drawn and is breathtaking. She has clearly done
a lot of research on Western North American history and people.
At the back of her book there are a lot of website addresses and
more information about the world history images she references
throughout the book.
It has been a great experience to escape into another world
through this book. I am looking forward to the next one. Volume
two, "End's Shadow Caste: In the Shadow of the Wind Walker" is
set to release summer 2014. You can subscribe to Meghann's blog
at www.endsshadowcaste.wordpress.com to stay informed and
learn more about the creation of the "End's Shadow Caste" series.
By Jane Yates
a knot, and that the orange
cord always is worked from
the back and though the
front.
When you are three
quarters of the way down,
fold the other ends behind
and work over in the same
way.
Cut loose end and burn to
seal.
Have a Happy and crafty
Christmas!
Love from Jane