Newmarket Stadium
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| Location | Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England |
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| Operator | Wakefield & District Community Trust |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Tenants | |
| Wakefield Trinity | |
Newmarket Stadium was a proposed community stadium in Wakefield, which was to be leased to Wakefield Trinity in Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It would have replaced Belle Vue which has been home to the rugby league club for over 100 years.[1]
Wakefield Trinity were hoping to move into the stadium for the start of the 2015 season but work had not started on the project due to the conditions for development, implemented by the Secretary of State following a public inquiry, not being met. The conditions required that 60,000 square metres of warehousing had to be built out and occupied, while the trust responsible for the management of the stadium also had to provide funding towards the build cost[2][3]
The development failed to get off the ground which led to Wakefield Trinity working with Wakefield Council to find a resolution and began redeveloping their current home at Belle Vue.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Wildcats announce stadium plans", BBC News, 21 December 2009, retrieved 20 June 2011
- ^ "Wakefield Trinity Wildcats could leave Belle Vue home". BBC.co.uk. BBC Sport. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
The Wildcats were hoping to move to a purpose-built stadium for the start of the 2015 season but work has never started on the project
- ^ "MP bids to help deliver Wakefield Wildcats stadium". www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Wakefield Express. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
a crash in the economy sidelined the plans and no work has since been done on the proposed stadium