HOT ICE is sharpening up its skates for a sensational 65th year of ice spectaculars at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

And Saturday's opening night promises speed, grace and elegance with the extravagances of the Paris catwalk in Va Voom -- new for the 2001 summer season -- along with last year's spiritual and seductive Rhythmos.

Glittering opening night celebrations will also grace the glamorous pages of OK! magazine for the first time as well as boasting a whole host of celebrities hot footing it to the Paradise Room.

For tickets and further information call (0870) 4445588.

The Pleasure Beach Arena has also just skated in to the Guinness Book Of World Records as the world's oldest built ice theatre.

Picture: GLEN GATER