It was a big day at the Eagles Community Arena build today as the 42 x 4.5 metre central truss travelled from Nationwide Structures in Stockton to the site in Elswick. Check out the pictures of this 27 tonne piece of our new home making its journey up the A19.
Today the first pieces of the steel framework which will become our Eagles Community Arena started being put in place as work on-site reaches yet another big milestone for the project. There’s still a long way to go, but anyone passing the location of our future home in Elswick will be seeing a lot of…
For the first time in 14 years Newcastle Eagles have failed to make the semi-finals of either of the BBL Cup or the BBL Trophy. Simon Rushworth asked owner Paul Blake whether the bubble has finally burst – or whether this season’s inconsistency is simply an inevitable bump in the road. For any other franchise…
Anyone passing the site where our Eagles Community Arena is being built on Scotswood Road over the next few weeks will see a lot of progress very fast as the first construction works begins tomorrow. The team from Esh Group have been preparing the ground since late last year and it is now ready for the frame…
So, there I was standing outside in the pouring rain, water seeping up through the hallowed turf and flooding the whole venerable are with mud, mud, glorious mud. It was cold, it was wet, and it was glorious, the day had finally come. It’s been a long, long, long hard struggle and quite how Mr…
Wednesday 29 November 2017 will go down in the club’s history as literally a ground breaking day with work beginning at Riverside Dene in Elswick for our year-long build of the Eagles Community Arena (ECA). The brand new, multi-million pound, purpose-built community sports arena will house our Eagles Community Foundation (ECF), top-flight British basketball with…
Newcastle Eagles’ longest serving players have revealed a shared optimism that the club’s brand new home will usher in a fresh era of sustained success for Britain’s most successful basketball team. Player-coach Fabulous Flournoy and veteran forward Darius Defoe swapped vests and shorts for hard hats and hi-vis jackets at the official launch of the…
We are pleased to announce that work has begun on a brand new, purpose-built community sports arena as the new multi-million pound home for the Eagles Community Foundation (ECF). The state-of-the-art venue will house our award winning North East charity and host the region’s most successful sports team – our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. It is anticipated…
It was our annual foundation dinner and awards evening on Monday night, which this year celebrated the 21-year legacy at the Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club. Three hundred generous benefactors and invited guests joined us at the Newcastle Marriot Hotel Gosforth Park for a night of fun and fundraising to continue the work of our Eagles…
