A skate back in time through the much-loved Murrayfield Ice Rink

There have been bumps, bruises and plenty of good times at Murrayfield Ice Rink over more than six decades of bringing city people onto the ice.

As the rink announces it is closing for the forseeable future, we look back at the tonnes of ice cold fun had at the much-loved venue.

5. Icerama

Angela Francis , Sheila Armstrong and Helen Brown get ready for the amateur ice show Icerama in 1956. Photo: TSPL

Little skaters hit the ice in 1954 for a fundraising show. Photo: TSPL

A 'carnival on ice' performed by Murrayfield's ice skating club in the early 1980s. Photo: Joe Steele

Les Collins, Steve Lawson and Jim McMillan at a session of 'Speedway on Ice' at Murrayfield ice rink Edinburgh, December 1986. Photo: Denis Straughan