Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium
New Don Valley Stadium | |
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| Full name | Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Don Valley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°23′45″N 1°25′33″W / 53.39596°N 1.4259°W |
| Owner | Sheffield City Council Sheffield Hallam University Legacy Park Ltd |
| Operator | Sheffield Eagles |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Surface | 4G artificial pitch |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2014-17 |
| Opened | expected 2017-18 |
| Tenants | |
| Sheffield Eagles | |
The Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium is a stadium under construction in the Olympic Legacy Park. It will occupy part of the site of the former Don Valley Stadium, and is set to be home to Sheffield Eagles rugby team.
History
On 11 January 2013, Sheffield City Council announced that the stadium was to be closed and demolished as part of a £50 million budget-cutting measure.[1] An eleventh hour meeting was held at Sheffield Town Hall on 1 March 2013. Local and national politicians met to discuss the proposed closure and any possibility of preventing it. A final decision was made that the stadium was to close in September 2013[2] and would be demolished from 21 November 2013.
In October 2014, it was announced that the Olympic Legacy Park would be constructed on the site of the old Don Valley Stadium.[3] It will contain an Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre,[4] an indoor sports arena, a sports pitch and stadium to be home of the Sheffield Eagles, Oasis Academy and University Technical College (UTC). Opening in 2016 the college, which will cost £10 million and is backed by Sheffield College and Sheffield Hallam University.[5]
References
- ^ "Sheffield Council cuts will lead to 'massive change'". BBC News. BBC. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Jessica Ennis's Don Valley Stadium will close". BBC News. BBC. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/video-details-of-50million-olympic-legacy-park-for-former-don-valley-site-unveiled-1-6871174
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-31944251
- ^ "£10m UTC college for Don Valley Stadium site". BBC News, Sheffield and South Yorkshire. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.