Croydon Arena

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Main article: Croydon Gateway

Croydon Arena
Artists impression of the Arena
Location	Croydon
Type	Indoor Arena
Opened	(Expected completion 2012)
Owner	Arrowcroft
Capacity	12,500
Website	Croydon Gateway

Croydon Arena is a proposed arena which is part of the Croydon Gateway re-generation scheme in the south London district of Croydon. The site is next to East Croydon station and close to the proposed Croydon Tower.

There are two proposed regeneration schemes. The one that incorporates the arena is backed by the London Borough of Croydon, but there is a rival proposal for the site. The matter was the subject of a public inquiry that took place from September to November 2007, and it is expected that the outcome will be announced early in 2008. [1] If it goes ahead, the venue will have a capacity of 12,500 and will stage events such as hockey and due to an agreement being reached with the British Paralympic Association for the arena to become the centre of the association's activities if it is built.

The arena is hoping to make Croydon the cultural centre of south London and the aim is to make it the destination for entertainment and the arts.

There are building on the resources already provided by the Croydon Clocktowers library, galleries and museum. Testing 1,2,3 offers young bands the chance of stardom and the annual Summer Festival draws people from across the south-east.

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• Croydon Sports Arena

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v • d • e Future and Proposed Sports Stadiums in Great Britain Under Construction Olympic Stadium - London (80,000) · Stanley Park - Liverpool (60,000) · New Stadium - Cardiff (25,000) · Fossetts Farm - Southend (22,000) · City of Salford Stadium - Salford (20,000) · Parc y Scarlets - Llanelli (14,000) · New Stadium - Castleford (13,000) · Colchester Community Stadium - Colchester (10,000)  · Sports Village - Leigh (10,000) · New St Mirren Park - Paisley (8,000) Cardiff Athletics Stadium - Cardiff (7,500?) · Proposed West Ham Stadium - London (60,000) · City of Birmingham Stadium - Birmingham (55,000) · New Goodison - Liverpool (50,000)  · New Nottingham Stadium (50,000) · Portsmouth Dockland Stadium - Portsmouth (36,000) · New Stadium - Aberdeen (30,000) · City Stadium - Bristol (30,000) · Falmer Stadium - Brighton (22,000) · Lionel Road - Kew Bridge (20,000) · New Stadium - St Helens (18,000) · New Stadium - Newport (15,000) · Community Stadium - Wakefield (14,000) · Croydon Arena - London (12,500) · Conoco Stadium - Grimsby (12,000) · New Stadium - Grays (7,500)