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Do Purpose Built Basketball Facilities Make a Difference? Checking in on Newcastle Eagles’ Arena – With Paul Blake
By Sam Neter on March 19, 2019
Having opened the Newcastle Eagle Community Arena six weeks ago (at time of recording!), we jumped on a call with Newcastle Eagles’ owner Paul Blake...
Newcastle Eagles Community Arena Prepares for Official Opening
By Sam Neter on January 11, 2019
Newcastle Eagles’ new 3,000 seat capacity arena prepares for its official opening on Friday night, welcomed by a sell out crowd for their match-up with...
Bristol Flyers Reveal Plans for 4000-Seat Arena as Part of £100m Development
By Sam Neter on September 18, 2018
Bristol Flyers basketball club has today revealed comprehensive plans for a new 4000-seat venue as part of a £100m development to extend the footprint of...
UK’s First Art Basketball Court Completed in Brighton
By Sam Neter on September 16, 2018
A collaboration between a local artist, Basketball England, Brighton Council and a variety of other partners has produced the UK’s first ‘work of art’ basketball...
Is England Finally Sorting Out the Basketball Facility Conundrum?
By Sam Neter on July 26, 2018
Perhaps the most common answer you hear when someone is asked ‘What are the things holding back basketball in England?’ is lack of purpose-built basketball...
Sevenoaks Suns to Build Basketball Facility at The Olympic Swanley
By Sam Neter on May 27, 2018
WBBL National Champions and Playoff winners, Sevenoaks Suns, are the latest club to be working on their own purpose-built basketball facility, as revealed by Sevenoaks...
University of Essex Opens New 1600 Seat Basketball Facility
By Sam Neter on February 9, 2018
The University of Essex have opened up the Essex Sport Arena, a new 1600 seat basketball facility that is the culmination of 5 years of...
Manchester Giants to Move into New 2000+ Seat Venue from 2019
By Sam Neter on February 8, 2018
Manchester Giants will have a new home from the start of the 2019/20 season as part of a £35million development at Urmston, in the borough...
Grassroots Campaign for New Court Build in Malvern Successful
By Sam Neter on January 5, 2018
A grass roots campaign set up almost two years ago to bring some of the best outdoor basketball courts in the country to Malvern, Worcestershire,...
Sheffield EIS ‘Blue Court’ Overhauled as GB Wheelchair Elite Training Centre
By Sam Neter on December 20, 2017
EIS Sheffield’s notorious ‘blue court’ has been given a fresh renovation to become British Wheelchair Basketball’s Elite Training Centre. To mark 1000 days to the...