Search Results for: ice skating

Wellesley eyes return to outdoor ice skating

Readying the outdoor Wellesley ice skating rinks

Second Wellesley ice skating rink goes up

Wellesley outdoor ice skating rink gets NRC go-ahead

Wellesley mulling public ice skating rink at Hunnewell Field

Wellesley Rec puts outdoor skating rinks on ice for this winter

Swimming? Skating? Soccer? Make your voice heard on Wellesley’s 900 Worcester St. plan

January 7, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Now that Wellesley has the new hockey rinks on Rte. 9 you might wonder whether the town will go to the effort of staging outdoor skating rinks as it has done in years past.

According to Wellesley Rec’s Matt Chin the plan is to coordinate with the Department of Public Works on an outdoor rink in late January (the weather forecast isn’t promising for icy conditions over the next couple of weeks).

The town has set up rinks in the past on the basketball court at Hunnewell Field near Wellesley High School. Although last year the town did not have public outdoor rinks.

wellesley outdoor skating rinks

Keep us updated on Wellesley High winter sports action: We invite coaches, team managers, parents, athletes to keep us updated on your season via this form.

January 7, 2016 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

While the outdoor rinks at Wellesley’s Hunnewell Basketball Courts look to be more for roller skating than ice skating at the moment, the town’s Recreation Department plans to work with the DPW and Fire Department early next week to flood the rinks. With temperatures forecast to drop, the hope is that the rinks will freeze over next week.

Like last year there are 2 big rinks for skating and hockey, and one small one for little kids. It’s skating at your own risk, with no supervision or scheduling, and you’ll need to bring your own skates. The rinks are sponsored by Needham Bank.

The rinks will stay up as long as weather permits.

Our outdoor rinks over at the hunnewell courts by wellesley high school are being set up now! Temps look like they will drop next week so we will be filling the rinks with water with our friends over at DPW and the fire department on Monday! #wellesley #parksandrec

A photo posted by Wellesley Recreation (@recwellesley) on Jan 7, 2016 at 7:48am PST

MORE: 10 Things to Do in Wellesley MA

January 9, 2013 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The Wellesley Recreation Department has built a second outdoor skating rink at Phillips Park — this rink is exclusively for tots and other young children. No hockey allowed on this rink.

This rink complements another rink at the park that we told you about earlier this week. It will be for bigger kids and adults, and hockey will be allowed.

Neither rink is actually open for skating yet, and upcoming warm weather might force skaters to be patient. Maybe the rink opening will sync up with the start of the NHL later this month?

Phillips Park is located off Washington Street between Seaward Road and Maugus Avenue.

October 3, 2011 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The Wellesley Natural Resources Commission (NRC) has approved an outdoor ice skating rink at Hunnewell Field from Dec. 15-March 15, subject to weather. The rink would be around the size of the outfield at the softball diamond near the tennis courts on Washington Street.

Details on daily maintenance and cost/funding remain to be firmed up. The Wellesley Recreation Department plans to set up the rink and the fire department has volunteered to keep it filled with water/ice.

August 11, 2011 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Wellesley’s Recreation Department is exploring options for an ice skating rink near the tennis courts at Hunnewell fields. Much remains to be sorted out, such as who will maintain the rink, whether hockey will be allowed, etc., according to Wellesley Patch. But the general idea is to provide people in Wellesley with a safe place to skate during the winter, under the lights, and away from ponds, such as Longfellow Pond and Rockridge Pond. The Rec Department has maintained a small skating rink on the outdoor basketball court at the Warren Center, though the ice surface is frequently a mess due to snow buildup and melting.

The rink wouldn’t actually be far from Skating Pond, near the Wellesley High Track, where I’ve yet to see anyone skate in my years in town.

Wellesley already has an indoor rink in the Babson Skating Center.

January 22, 2019 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The Wellesley Recreation Commission has decided not to set up the outdoor skating rinks at Hunnewell Field this winter, but does hope to offer them in the future despite the pending opening of the new Wellesley Sports Center.

“We hope people will still like to skate outside,” says Recreation Director Matt Chin.

Of course, Wellesley Rec does offer plenty of other outside and inside activities.

But don’t be shy about letting Rec know if you’d like to see the outside rinks return. They’d love to get your input and assistance.

Subscribe to get Swellesley’s daily email newsletter

outdoor skating rink — No town outdoor rinks this year

« October 2020 »

May 7, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

St James The Great Church Wellesley 2012

From the town of Wellesley’s 900 Worcester St. Committee:

As the 900 Worcester St Committee approaches the completion of developing the RFP for soliciting private firms that are interested in developing recreational amenities on the Town’s 900 Worcester St property (formerly St. James the Great), the Committee is seeking resident input on the priorities for the facilities for the site. The priorities will be expressed through a “scoring matrix” that will be used to ultimately select the preferred developer(s) and facilities. Since this recommendation is for a “land lease”, it will then be passed on to the Board of Selectman for their review and approval before proceeding to Town Meeting for final approval.

The meetings are: Saturday, May 9 at 10 at the Wellesley Community Center and Tuesday May 19 at 7pm at the Police Station conference room.

Each meeting is expected to last not more than 2 hours. The meetings will begin with a brief recap of the project’s history and the Committee’s work to date, and will include an update on the responses received to the Request for Information sent out late last year as well information about the expected contents of the RFP. There are two planned interactive segments with the first seeking to any resident strong concerns and preferences about the site development and the second focusing in on the specifics in the Committee’s draft “scoring matrix”. This feedback is vital to the Committee to help us to obtain the best recreational facilities for the Town.

These meetings are part of the process the Committee has been following since Special Town Meeting approval of the demolition money in November of 2014. The plan is for the RFP to be completed over the next few weeks and distributed at the end of June. The RFP will allow respondents 60 days to prepare and return their responses with an anticipated due date in early September. RFP Respondents will be asked to provide public oral presentations in mid-September to the Committee where residents will be invited to learn about each proposal and ask any questions. Following these presentations, the Committee plans to review each proposal in detail and score each response. The Committee will share its recommendation(s) and solicit input at public meetings later in the fall before finalizing its recommendation to be presented to the Board of Selectman before the end of year holidays. Much more information on the Committee’s process, RFI responses, anticipated RFP contents, etc. is available on the Committee’s website.

We encourage you to come to one of the public meetings to help shape the outcome for this precious “once in a lifetime opportunity”. There will be more public meetings later but this is the time to make our priorities clear so the respondents can give us the best possible facilities.