Bolton Arena
Encyclopedia
The Bolton Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena
, located at Middlebrook
on the boundary between Horwich
and Lostock in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
, Greater Manchester
, England.
The arena was designed for Bolton Council and its partners Sport England
and the Lawn Tennis Association by Bolton architects Bradshaw Gass & Hope
who also acted as lead consultants and Structural Engineers to the project. Construction took place between October 1999 and February 2001 and cost £10,000,000.
The arena opened its doors to the public in April 2001 and celebrated its official opening on the 14 July 2001. It has a seating capacity of 6,000 people and hosts indoor sporting events. During the 2002 Commonwealth Games
, it hosted the badminton
competition. It also serves as the hometown venue for boxer Amir Khan
.
The facility also includes a tennis centre with eight indoor acrylic courts and two floodlit clay courts, which is one of the Lawn Tennis Association
's nineteen High Performance Centres. http://www.lta.org.uk/articles/Clubs1/HPCs/ In 2011 the arena will host a Great Britain Davis Cup
tie against Tunisia. http://www.lta.org.uk/News/All-news-items/2010-10-11/Bolton-Arena-chosen-for-Davis-Cup-by-BNP-Paribas-tie/
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
, located at Middlebrook
Middlebrook, Greater Manchester
Middlebrook is a locality that spans the boundaries of Horwich and Lostock in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England....
on the boundary between Horwich
Horwich
Horwich is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is southeast of Chorley, northwest of Bolton and northwest from the city of Manchester. It lies at the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors with the M61 motorway close to the...
and Lostock in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Bolton, but covers a far larger area which includes Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley and Westhoughton, and a suburban and rural element from the West Pennine...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England.
The arena was designed for Bolton Council and its partners Sport England
Sport England
Sport England is the brand name for the English Sports Council and is a non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
and the Lawn Tennis Association by Bolton architects Bradshaw Gass & Hope
Bradshaw Gass & Hope
Bradshaw Gass & Hope is an English firm of architects founded in 1862 by Jonas James Bradshaw . The style "Bradshaw Gass & Hope" was adopted after J. J...
who also acted as lead consultants and Structural Engineers to the project. Construction took place between October 1999 and February 2001 and cost £10,000,000.
The arena opened its doors to the public in April 2001 and celebrated its official opening on the 14 July 2001. It has a seating capacity of 6,000 people and hosts indoor sporting events. During the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
, it hosted the badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
competition. It also serves as the hometown venue for boxer Amir Khan
Amir Khan (boxer)
Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....
.
The facility also includes a tennis centre with eight indoor acrylic courts and two floodlit clay courts, which is one of the Lawn Tennis Association
Lawn Tennis Association
The Lawn Tennis Association is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.As the governing body, the LTA is responsible for the coaching and development of junior players, offering courses and qualifications on coaching, as well as the...
's nineteen High Performance Centres. http://www.lta.org.uk/articles/Clubs1/HPCs/ In 2011 the arena will host a Great Britain Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
tie against Tunisia. http://www.lta.org.uk/News/All-news-items/2010-10-11/Bolton-Arena-chosen-for-Davis-Cup-by-BNP-Paribas-tie/
External links
- Bolton Arena (official website). URL accessed 14 November 2007.