Esh Group Eagles Newcastle flew back in to the BBL Championship title race with a fabulous 76 – 69 win at reigning champions Leicester Riders last weekend as they saw out the 2018 calendar year in style. Having already lost to Riders at home earlier in the season and also losing their previous three league…
Arena
On Christmas Eve our Eagles BBL team made themselves at home with a first tour and training session at our new Eagles Community Arena. The new multi-million pound purpose-built venue will be completed over the next few weeks after the Christmas break, with the opening BBL game date set for Friday 11 January 2019. Leading…
On Friday afternoon our Eagles Community Foundation took possession of the keys to our Eagles Community Arena as we enter the final stages in the construction of our new home. There’s still much to do, but it was a moment to celebrate how far we’ve come and an opportunity for some of the project team…
Our Eagles will play their first BBL Championship clash at the brand new Eagles Community Arena in January. Officials had pencilled in a Friday 21 December opening for the state-of-the-art facility in the city’s West End, with Manchester Giants due on Tyneside that night. But a series of enforced BBL fixture changes, which are due…
This month has been one of huge transformations in the Eagles Community Arena as some of the biggest milestones in the development of the court area have been reached. The grand total of 18 baskets are now suspended from their supports in the ceiling and our state of the art LED lighting system is in…
Captain fantastic Giulia Simioni is convinced December’s move to the Eagles Community Arena will breathe new life into women’s basketball in Newcastle. The Swiss international has made a stunning start to the new WBBL season and already leads the league in assists. And the former Team Northumbria favourite feels Newcastle Eagles’ women are on the…
Our Eagles Community Arena is really starting to look like our new home now with just eight weeks to go until the first BBL game is scheduled for tip-off. There’s still lots to do and that’s no understatement, but at this point as you take a look around the building you can really see just…
When we open our doors on Friday 21 December this year for our first home game at our Eagles Community Arena home our brand new hospitality suite will give a warm welcome to our VIP corporate partners, sponsors and guests. The new facilities at our purpose-build multi-million pound venue will provide a first class pre…
This is just a quick update from our Eagles Community Arena we have much more to share with you over the next couple of weeks as work on-site is now getting very exciting. Over the last few weeks the court floor has started to be laid down in the arena, while up over 10-metres above the…