ALL FREE & ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS ON 13-14 JANUARY 2012!

CLICK HERE FOR 2012 RESULTS!

INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTING

Now spread across THREE spaces - Montgomery Square, Canada Square Park and Jubilee Place Shopping Mall - right by Canary Wharf tube station and clearly signposted.

More sculptors forming 8 teams from around the globe to captivate you with their artistic talent and competitive spirit.

- Winter Sports sculpture by the UK team, Piers Griffin and Jonathan Lloyd
© Eleanor Cardozo

VOTE FOR THE PUBLIC CHOICE AWARD

Saturday 14 January, 14.30 - 16.00
You can vote online or at the Festival - to decide which team created the public’s favourite 1m ‘Team Spirit’ themed ice sculpture.

The sculpture that attracts the most votes wins the £200 Public Choice Award for its sculptor.

The first public vote randomly selected from all the votes wins an ‘All-Bar-One Canary Wharf’ £100 voucher plus an ‘HMV Canary Wharf’ gift bag of CDs and DVDs!

NB. Link to voting form will be live from 14.30 - 1600 on Saturday 14 January

NEW FUN SNOW PIT!

Friday 13 January, 10.00 - 18.00
Saturday 14 January, 10.00 - 18.00
In Montgomery Square everyone can enjoy making snowmen or snowcastles, whatever the weather, in the covered area of REAL snow.
The Snow Pit is first come, first served.
Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

NEW FROST FAYRE!

Friday 13 January, 09.00 - 19.00
Saturday 14 January, 08.00 - 18.00
Located in Montgomery Square where you can buy specially themed hot winter food and drinks to warm your winter spirits.

Belgian team’s Discus Thrower in Winter Training for Winter Sports; Dries de Belie’s Team Spirit interpretation in the foreground
© Steve Pattenden

NEW THEMES!

DOUBLES COMPETITION - WINTER SPORTS

Friday 13 January, 09.00 - 19.00, continuing...
Saturday 14 January 08.00 - 14.00
Interpreted in huge 2m ice blocks in Montgomery Square!

SINGLES COMPETITION - TEAM SPIRIT

Saturday 14 January, 14.30 - 16.00
Interpreted in 1m ice blocks at great speed in Montgomery Square!

- Pedro Mira and Niall Magee representing Portugal collect their Festival trophy for winning the Doubles Competition, Winter Sports
© Steve Pattenden

JUDGING & PRIZE-GIVING

Saturday 14 January, from 16.00 Winners declared and prizes awarded in Montgomery Square.

All the ice sculptures will remain on public view in Montgomery Square until 19.00 on the Saturday.

- Judges Eleanor Cardozo, Carol Cordrey and Christine Charlesworth assessing Hungary’s Snowboarder, Winter Sports sculpture
© Steve Pattenden

MORE FREE 20 MINUTE MASTERCLASSES
- Learn to sculpt a Husky Dog

Visitors must sign up for Masterclasses on the day and at the Festival. Children must be 12+ and accompanied by an adult. Workshops take place on the hour, 20 minutes and 40 minutes past. The last masterclasses begin twenty minutes before the finishing time.

Canada Square Park
Friday 13 January, 10.00 - 18.00
Saturday 14 January, 10.00 - 18.00

Jubilee Place Shopping Mall
Friday 13 January, 12.00 - 16.00
Saturday 14 January, 10.00 - 18.00

PRESS

For all press enquiries, please email Jacquie at Amazing Media:
Jacquie@amazingmedia.co.uk

- UK’s Jonathan Lloyd collects his medal from the Deputy Lt of Tower Hamlets for winning the Singles Competition, Team Spirit
© Steve Pattenden

The Portugese team working on their winning sculpture