Benutzerin:Nicola/Derby Arena
Vorlage:Short description Vorlage:Use British English Vorlage:Use dmy dates Vorlage:Infobox venue Derby Arena is a multi-use indoor arena and velodrome at Pride Park in Derby, England. It was opened in 2015 and has hosted cycling, badminton and entertainment events.
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Construction was expected to be completed in November 2014 with the opening of the venue originally scheduled for January 2015. In May 2012 its development seemed uncertain due to a change of local government.[1] It was constructed by contractors Bowmer and Kirkland[2] and was scheduled for completion in 2014.[3] The Arena was finally opened three months late in March 2015 by Sarah Storey and Margaret Beckett.[4] It is Britain's fifth 250-metre indoor track, which is raised to allow easy access to the 12 badminton court size infield area. There are also a café, fitness gym, group exercise studios and a spinning studio.
Also proposed was an outdoor Vorlage:Convert closed road circuit race track and a mountain bike skills area which would have been built on The Sanctuary bird and wildlife reserve. A coalition of 16 local wildlife conservation groups expressed concern at the proposal,[5] but it was approved in February 2014.[6] An injunction brought against Derby City Council by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust led to a Judicial Review being granted which could have overturned the planning approval. On 15 March 2014 Derby City Council announced it was abandoning its plans to develop the site. [7]
In August 2014 a Derby-based company, Moda Bicycles, was appointed to provide 100 bicycles for hire at the Arena, which would be painted black-and-blue to match the Arena's branding.[8] Accreditation to be permitted to use the track will require a four-stage training course, taking six hours to complete at a cost of £65, announced in a package of charges in August 2014.[9]
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Cycling[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
The Arena hosted its first major track meeting in August 2015, when it hosted the opening round of the 2015-16 Revolution series, featuring a number of Olympic and World champions including Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish, Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell Shand, Jason Kenny and Ed Clancy.[10][11]
Badminton[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
National Badminton League franchise Team Derby played at the Arena during the league's first season in 2014–15, before relocating to the University of Derby Sports Centre.[12]
Entertainment[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
Derby City Council relocated their annual pantomime to the Arena from 2015 onwards, following the fire-related closure of the former Assembly Rooms venue.[13] Other events to take place at the Arena include comedy shows by Jimmy Carr and Russell Brand. The venue's first music concert took place in October 2016, with the Happy Mondays supported by The Bluetones and Cast.[14]
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Vorlage:Indoor arenas UK Vorlage:Derby
[[Category:Velodromes in England]] [[Category:Sports venues in Derby]] [[Category:Indoor arenas in England]] [[Category:Badminton venues]] [[Category:Sports venues completed in 2015]]
- ↑ Labour councillors will have a free vote on scrapping £22m arena plans ( des vom 18 July 2012 im Internet Archive) In: Derby Evening Telegraph, 11 May 2012. Abgerufen im 18 January 2014
- ↑ Robin Johnson: VIDEO: Velodrome has the wow factor already ( des vom 18 October 2013 im Internet Archive) In: Derby Evening Telegraph, 12 September 2013. Abgerufen im 18 January 2014
- ↑ Project website, Bowmer & Kirkland website
- ↑ Delayed Derby Arena velodrome opens for business. BBC, 20. März 2015, abgerufen am 21. März 2015.
- ↑ Chris Mallett: Wildlife trust opposes plans for bike track at nature reserve In: Derby Evening Telegraph, 20 August 2013. Abgerufen im 18 January 2014
- ↑ Chris Mallett: Cycle track plan on Derby Sanctuary nature reserve is approved by one vote ( des vom 22 February 2014 im Internet Archive) In: Derby Telegraph, 7 February 2014. Abgerufen im 10 February 2014
- ↑ Council says it 'genuinely believes' cycle track would not have affected wildlife ( des vom 18 March 2014 im Internet Archive) In: Derby Telegraph, 17 March 2014. Abgerufen im 18 March 2014
- ↑ Derby-based Moda Bicycles wins Derby Arena contract ( des vom 6 October 2014 im Internet Archive) In: Derby Telegraph, 13 August 2014. Abgerufen im 3 October 2014
- ↑ Charges for using new track at Derby's velodrome are revealed ( des vom 6 October 2014 im Internet Archive) In: Derby Telegraph, 15 August 2014. Abgerufen im 3 October 2014
- ↑ Revolution Series 2015/16 - Round 1. In: Derby Arena. Abgerufen am 17. August 2015.
- ↑ Joey Severn: World's elite cyclists wow the crowds... as does Derby Arena. In: Derby Telegraph. 14. August 2015, archiviert vom am 15. August 2015; abgerufen am 17. August 2015.
- ↑ Uni sports centre lands nationals and Team Derby In: Derby Telegraph, 7 November 2015. Abgerufen im 9 February 2017 (englisch). (Seite dauerhaft nicht mehr abrufbar, festgestellt im November 2019.)
- ↑ Derby Arena to host city's pantomime after 2014 show cancelled, BBC News, 19 December 2014. Abgerufen im 9 February 2017
- ↑ Happy Mondays play at Derby Arena - check out our photos from the gig! In: Derby Telegraph, 16 October 2016. Abgerufen im 9 February 2017 (englisch). (Seite dauerhaft nicht mehr abrufbar, festgestellt im November 2019.)