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Indoor multi use events arena

Nottingham Arena (known for sponsorship reasons as the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham)^[3] is a multi-use indoor arena, part of the National Ice Centre in the Lace Market district of Nottingham, England. The National Ice Centre and Nottingham Arena were opened by Olympic gold medalist Jayne Torvill on 1 April 2000. The arena is the biggest live entertainment venue in the East Midlands.^[4]

History

Background

The arena is part of the National Ice Centre which was constructed on the site of the former Nottingham Ice Stadium. The ice stadium opened in 1939 and was showing its age, so, in September 1995, plans were announced to replace the Ice Stadium. Plans for the new ice rink, supported by the British Olympic Association, were unveiled in October 1996.

Construction

Several buildings were demolished to make way for the new ice centre; this included an Art Deco warehouse and "The Old Cri Rod stewart book.