Cold weather may attract skaters to frozen canals and lakes
A deep freeze gripping Europe brought snow and icy conditions to cities as far away as Paris and Prague. Closer ...
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Added pressure on hospitals in Friesland with 139 people brought in for ice-related injuries on Sunday
The Sneek region had the most accidents Translated by Thomas Ansell Across Friesland, 139 people were admitted to hospitals with ...
Paterswoldsemeer not safe for ice skating (yet)
The Meerschap Paterswolde have warned that the ice on the largest lake in the Groningen is too thin It is ...
Northern cold snap: natural ice skating rinks now open across Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe
Frozen lakes come but once a decade! Skating fever is really getting a grip on Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe; with ...
First skaters take to the ice on the Paterswoldsemeer, but management says that ice is too thin
The ice on the lake is "completely unreliable" The first skaters were reported on the Paterswoldsemeer, on the border of ...
Groningen city council considers boat ban on canal ring so people can skate
It is likely that the canal ring in Groningen will develop a layer of thick ice on Thursday Skating on ...
Excitement builds around natural ice rinks with deep freeze heading towards the North
With freezing temperatures over the weekend, a Dutch tradition might be possible again this year Skating on natural ice outside ...
Cold snap leads to opening of first natural ice rink of the year in Drenthe
The Nieuw-Buinen rink was finally skate-able from Monday Every winter, large numbers of Dutch people are glued to the weather ...
Renowned Dutch weatherman Piet Paulusma: get set for a winter wonderland
The Frisian meteorologist’s predictions for winter 2020 suggest that we’re in for a cold snap Translated by Thomas Ansell As ...
Maarten van der Weijden making new Elfstedentocht swim attempt
Former Olympic champion and open water swimmer Maarten van der Weijden will make a second attempt to swim the complete ...
