A property developer has donated £5,000 to help the British Synchronized Ice Skating team compete at the American World Championships later this month – but the team still needs much more.
Arran Bailey, managing director of the Nottingham property firm ALB Group, was shocked to learn that the elite squad of 19 skaters, based in the city, will get no outside funding to represent Great Britain at the World Synchronized Skating Championships. The competition takes place in Lake Placid between March 31 and April 1.
That trip alone will cost an estimated £38,000, while members of the squad – known as Team Icicles – have to pay for their own coaching, travel, accommodation and equipment costs.
