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Washington Trust Community Skating Center 61 Main St., Westerly, Ri 02891 WASHINGTON TRUST COMMUNITY SKATING CENTER 61 MAIN ST., WESTERLY, RI 02891 Ice Rink Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Winter 2018 - 2019 November 16 9:00-2:50 9:00-10:00 9:00-2:50 9:30-9:55 9:00–3:00 8:00 - 9:15 8:00-8:45 Ice Rental Stick Time Ice Rental Intro To Ice Ice Rental Group Learn to Stick Time Group Lesson Skate Lessons Leagues Youth, Teen, Adult, and Women’s Hockey 9:30 – 11:30 8:50-9:50 Leagues start the week Ice Rental Pond Hockey of December 6th 7:00-7:50 10:00–3:00 11:30 – 8:45 10:00-11:50 LearnTe ento HockeySkate Dates Ice Rental Public Skate Ice Rentals SessionLeague 1: Dec==== 1 – Jan 5 Session 2: Jan 12 – Feb 16 3:00-5:30 3:00-5:30 12:00-4:00 12:00-7:00 Public Skate Public Skate Ice Rental Public Skate Private Ice Rentals You can rent the ice for 12:00-2:00 4:00 – 5:20 5:30 – 6:50 4:00-4:45 3:00-8:50 7:00-9:00 yourOpen next Swimbirthday party, Youth Hockey Youth Hockey Group Learn Public Skate Private schoolLanes event, 1 & work2 party, League League to Skate Rental or team practice. To Lessons inquire about an ice 5:30 – 7:00 5:00-8:00 7:00– 8:20 5:00-7:45 rental please contact the Teen Hockey Private Teen Hockey Public Skate ice rink Director. League Rental League Holidays 8:00 – 9:00 9:00-10:30 Curling Pond Hockey Please see our website for adjusted schedules for the following days: 7:30-10:00 7:30-10:00 9:00-10:30 9:00-10:00 Thanksgiving, Christmas Adult Hockey Adult Hockey Pond Hockey Private League League Rental (Closed), MLK Day, February School Vacation Parking For your convenience RATES SEASON PASSES there is parking located behindSeason the ice rink. Adult $8 Adult $115 K Adult Y Member $7 Adult Y Member $95 Schedule Child or Senior $5 Child or Senior $95 Schedule is subject to change. Alerts regarding Child or Senior Y Member $4 Child or Senior Y Member $75 weather and ice Stick Time/Pond Hockey $8/$4 Family (Household) $225 conditions are posted at Skate Rental $5 Hockey Add-On* $35 the ice rink, on our Skate Sharpening $6 *Add $35 per person to a regular season pass for websiteIce Rink, andDirector Facebook. stick time and pond hockey. Nicholas Austin Ice [email protected] 401 -637-7902 Go to http://oceancommunityymca.org/locations/washington-trust-ice-rink for schedules, closure information and upcoming events. 11/3/2018 ICE RINK PROGRAMS HOLIDAY SCHEDULE NOVEMBER Thanksgiving: Public Skate 8:30am –12pm 4:00pm-8pm DECEMBER LEARN TO SKATE Christmas Eve: Public Skate 1pm-5pm Session 1: Saturdays Dec 1 – Jan 5 Christmas: Closed Westerly School Vacation: 12/4 – 1/1 public Weekdays Dec 6 – Jan 10 skate starts noon Session 2: Saturdays Jan 12 – Feb 16 JANUARY Weekdays Jan 17 – Feb 21 Martin Luther King Day: 1/21 public skate starts at noon Members: $120/Participants: $150 FEBRUARY President’s Day Break : Monday 2/18 – public skate starts at noon INTRO TO ICE Ages 4-5 Saturdays 8:00am – 8:25am Or Thursdays 9:30pm – 9:55pm YOUTH HOCKEY LEAGUE Or Thursdays 4:00pm – 4:25pm Ages 5-8 & 9-12 9 Week Season Starts Nov 28th BASICS Mondays and Wednesdays 4:00-5:20pm Ages 6 -10 Saturdays 8:00am – 8:45am YMCA Member $220 Or Thursdays 4:00pm – 4:45pm Program Participant: $295 Ages 10+ Saturdays 8:00am – 8:45am Or Thursdays 4:00pm – 4:45pm COED TEEN HOCKEY LEAGUE Ages 13-18 INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30-7:00pm YMCA Member $220 Ages 6-10 Saturdays 8:30am – 9:15am Program Participant: $295 Or Thursdays 4:00pm – 4:45pm Ages 10+ Saturdays 8:30am – 9:15am ADULT HOCKEY LEAGUE HOCKEY LESSONS Ages 18+ $2075 Team + $400 Sponsor Ages 4+ Games at 7:30pm—close Tuesdays 4:00pm-4:30pm Monday and Tuesday PRIVATE LESSONS Interested in playing hockey at the Washington Trust Single Lesson (1 Hour) Community Skating Center? Contact us at Members: $60/Participants: $89 Package of 4 Lessons [email protected]. Members: $210 /Participants: $365 Broom Ball PRIVATE ICE RENTALS Ages 18+ 1 Hour: $210 Slide your way across the ice in a wild game of broomball 2 Hours: $360 played just like hockey but without the skates! 20 skate rentals included Wednesday 7:00pm-8:00pm $8 All Participants $10 per additional guest *Must Wear standardized hockey helmet* ICE RENTALS DURING PUBLIC SKATE Curling Clinics & Matches $185 Ages 12 + 20 skate rentals included Hurl some stones like a true Olympian at one of our $10 per additional guest upcoming clinic or match up nights! Thursdays 8:00pm-9:00pm $11 All Participants 2 rink side picnic tables reserved for your use *Must be reserved in advance* Sledge Hockey Ages 12+ HOCKEY RENTAL Come try out one of our adaptive sleds and see if you’ve 1 Hour: $220 got what it takes to be the next Sledge Hockey champion! (60 minutes ice time) Sundays 7:00pm-8:30pm $10 All Participants Includes locker rooms and hockey nets or Pond hockey goals *Must wear standardized hockey helmet* .
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