For Labour, shadow sports minister Clive Efford warned the government against "throwing away" the "the extraordinary contribution of the volunteer Games Makers".
Plymouth City Bus tweeted that Eggbuckland, Efford, Deer Park, Holly Park and Austin Crescent in the city were "out of bounds" for buses because of the ice.
But Labour sports spokesman Clive Efford said that when his party was in government its policies "succeeded in getting more youngsters in state schools involved in sport to a level never seen before".