Future of Scotland's ice rinks at 'critical stage' due to soaring energy costs
Mr Ferguson, who owns curling, bowling and ice skating facility Forfar Indoor Sports, said: "Last year was incredibly successful for our elite athletes.
"In a normal year we just break even, but this year coming up, with a hike in energy prices, we just cannot cope with it. "They're offering donations, but when you have to say to them it's £150,000, it's not £5,000 or £10,000, it hits home what the size of the problem is." Mr Ferguson said rink operators were doing what they could to cut costs such as switching off lights and having efficient insulation.
Scottish Curling said the country had "a fighting chance" of keeping all 22 of the its rinks open in 12 months' time, but at least three are currently under serious threat of closure."We're going to have to find a home for the 500 curlers and 30-odd clubs in Ayr but it's not the only place the situation is dire."He said: "There's no sport that could recover from that.
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