8-623: Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Community Stadium is a stadium built at the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park . It occupies part of the site of the former Don Valley Stadium . The first stage of the Stadium development was completed in January 2022, and features a three-storey, covered stand having capacity for up to 782 seated spectators and overall 2000, alongside 23,000 sq ft of business space and ancillary facilities. It
16-715: Is backed by Sheffield College and Sheffield Hallam University , opened in 2016. On 11 March 2018, the Sheffield Eagles finally made a long-awaited return to Sheffield , after spells playing in Doncaster , Rotherham and Wakefield . The first competitive sporting event played at the OLP ended in a 10-44 loss to the Toronto Wolfpack . This was after the scheduled first game against the London Broncos
24-467: Is the home ground of Sheffield Eagles . On 11 January 2013, Sheffield City Council announced that the Don Valley stadium was to be closed and demolished as part of a £50 million budget-cutting measure. 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
32-644: The Community Stadium in February 2021 and are due to be completed in February 2022. Olympic Legacy Park Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, in Sheffield , South Yorkshire , England, is a sports and recreation hub for health and wellbeing collaborative research and learning. Legacy Park Ltd. is a joint venture between Sheffield Hallam University , Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield City Council , created to deliver
40-691: The Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. On the 35-acre Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is the English Institute of Sport Sheffield (EISS), iceSheffield , Altitude, Don Valley Bowl , Sheffield Hallam University's Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC), Oasis Academy Don Valley , UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park campus, 3G pitch, Canon Medical Arena , Stadium, Hotel and park environment including 100m sprint track, Outdoor City Run Route cycle paths and green open spaces. Since 2018, Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park has served as
48-799: The home ground for the Sheffield Eagles Rugby League club. In August 2020 the Don Valley Bowl hosted a drive-in cinema. Sheffield Hallam University's Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC). University Technical College (UTC) Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, part of the UTC Sheffield Academy Trust, is a college for 13- to 19-year-olds, specialising in Health Sciences, Sport Science and Computing. Students can start in Y9, Y10 or Y12 to study
56-608: Was made that the stadium was to close in September 2013 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. It was to contain an Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, an indoor sports arena, a sports pitch and stadium to be home of the Sheffield Eagles , Oasis Academy and University Technical College (UTC). The college, which cost £10 million and
64-407: Was postponed due to bad weather conditions. They were joined later in the year by Sheffield United W.F.C. who played their first game at the stadium on 4 December 2018. Although they changed their plans and moved to Chesterfield FC 's Technique Stadium in 2019. In 2021 American Football team Sheffield Giants also began playing their home games at the stadium. Construction works started on
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