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Supporting Skating

Rich@TheRink provides the following discounts to our VIP and Regular Customers:

Frequent Customers

Frequent customers will often benefit from discounts at the checkout. Please note, as the discount is applied automatically from your account's payment link, you will not benefit from this discount if you follow the generic payment link. If you believe you should have been entitled to a discount, please contact us.


  • 10% of sharpening for returning customer's skates within 2 months of the last sharpening (NB: the discount may be restricted to a specific pair of skates)

Cambridge Ice Arena Staff

Staff members at Cambridge Ice Arena benefit from:


  • Free skate sharpening
  • 10% off skates
  • 10% off all other skate services


Staff members need to be confirmed by the Ice Arena management.

Ice Hockey Clubs

Registered Ice Hockey Club members can benefit from 10% off ice hockey products and skate sharpening. On occasion additional discounts may be applied for purchases made via the club account (bulk pucks, tape, kit, equipment etc.).


In order to qualify:


  • The ice hockey club must first register for discounts
  • The ice hockey club must list Rich@TheRink as a club equipment supplier/skate sharpener (depending which services you want discounts for) in a promonent place on their web site, including a link to https://therink.uk. In the event the club does not have a web site, similar placements can be permitted (e.g. on social media).
  • Members of the club requesting service must identify themselves as a member of the club at the point of requesting the service, and be able to prove they are a member of the club (e.g. recent EIH game roster), or be confirmed a member of the club by the club representative applying for the discount.

Skating Clubs

Members of Skating Clubs can benefit fron 10% off figure skating products and skate sharpening.


  • The ice skating club must first register for discounts
  • The skating club must list Rich@TheRink as a club equipment supplier/skate sharpener (depending which services you want discounts for) in a promonent place on their web site, including a link to https://therink.uk. In the event the club does not have a web site, similar placements can be permitted (e.g. on social media).
  • Members of the club requesting service must identify themselves as a member of the club at the point of requesting the service, and be able to prove they are a member of the club or be confirmed a member of the club by the club representative applying for the discount.

Through Purchases

When you buy skates, boots or blades from us we will provide certain discounts and/or services, valid for 3 months from the date of purchase:


Items bought from us
Discounts/Benefits

Figure Skating Boots and Blades

Blade fitting and first sharpening are free, 10% off guards/soakers/bag *1
Figure Skating Boots Only
A discount on blade mounting, 10% off bag
Figure skating Blades Only 
A discount on blade mounting and first sharpening, 10% off guards/soakers
Ice Hockey Boots
Free first sharpening, 10% off guards/soakers and standard skate baking *2
Ice Hockey Stick
Free stick tape (1 roll regular, black or white)


*1 Discounts for guards/soakers/bag apply to those purchased for the specific items originally bought from us

*2 Some skates are not suitable for skate baking - in this case, no alternative is offered

Other VIPs

On occasion we may offer special VIP status, with their own discounts, to other customers.

Multiple VIP status

VIP status discounts will not be stacked, but the highest discount possible applied from across all VIP status. For example, if a member of the Ice Arena is also a member of a registered Ice Hockey Club, they will benefit from free skate sharpening (from the Arena Staff status, better than 10% off for club membership), and 10% off skates (available via both Arena Staff and Club VIP status).

Additional Benefits

Our VIP status members will be the first to benefit from future offers.

Other Terms and Conditions

  • VIP status must be applied for; status and discounts is not given automatically
  • Rich@TheRink reserves the right to advertise a club VIP status on this web site, including statistics of how the status has benefited members of the club
  • If adding Rich@TheRink to a club web site is required for status, removal of the link from the club web site will result in immediate removal of status; all outstanding unpaid orders will revert to full price.
  • We have a limited number of VIP status spaces available - we may deny VIP status if all spaces are taken
  • VIP groups, eligability and discounts available may be changed at any time
  • VIP discounts cannot be used to purchase items on behalf of, to gift, or sell to any other person
  • VIP status to groups and individuals can be withdrawn if they fail to meet the criteria of eligibility or break the terms
  • We may remove VIP status from those not making a minimum use of the benefit
  • Individuals and groups may be barred from any future VIP status if status is used to benefit a non-VIP individual
  • These terms and conditions may be changed at any time