Sam Blake

December 10, 2022

Foundation Receives Donation From Newcastle-Based WilliamsAli

Proud Eagles sponsor WilliamsAli continues to support Eagles Community Foundation as its inaugural Charity of the Year. “As many people know we have proudly sponsored the Newcastle Eagles basketball team in the past and continue to do so”, said Phil Williams, co-founder at WilliamsAli. “Therefore it only felt right to consider the Foundation when we were choosing…

Foundation

November 3, 2022

Comedy Night Fun Raises Funds For Academy

A comedy night held in the Vertu Motors Arena Brian Manning Suite run by networking group Golf in the City (GITC) has raised £500 for the Newcastle Eagles Academy. Marc Millar from North Wealth Management, Senior Partner Practice of St. James’s Place Wealth Management and founder of GITC, visited the Vertu Motors Arena this week…

Academy

Arena

October 27, 2022

Cardiac Screening for Young People at Our Arena

This weekend the Vertu Motors Arena is donating space to a charity that identifies people at risk from sudden cardiac death with a screening programme for young adults. Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) will be checking the hearts of young people from across the region aged 14-35. The Scotswood Road venue, owned and operated…

Arena

Foundation

May 11, 2022

Academy Celebrates Successful Season

On Saturday night our Vertu Motors Arena hosted a night all about the future stars of North East basketball as our Newcastle Eagles Academy celebrated their successes at the end of a record season. Players in our Junior National Basketball League teams were joined by their coaches, team managers, family and friends for the annual…

Academy

Foundation

February 16, 2022

Hoops Happy Kids Powered By Water

Two North East organisations committed to healthy living reinforce a special relationship rooted in community support when top-flight basketball returns to the Vertu Motors Arena on Friday. The groundbreaking partnership between Northumbria Water and the Eagles Community Foundation continues to make a splash across the North East. And Friday’s BBL clash between Newcastle Eagles and…

Foundation

January 28, 2022

First Hoops 4 Health Regional Tournament Returns To Arena After Two Years

On Friday 28 January, the Vertu Motors Arena hosted its first Hoops 4 Health regional tournaments after a two-year hiatus throughout the pandemic. Almost 200 children took part in the competition bringing together nine schools from across North Tyneside at the home of the Eagles Community Foundation. Sam Blake, Chief Executive Officer of the Eagles…

Arena

August 2, 2021

All-Star Comedy Weekender Comes To Vertu Motors Arena

RESCHEDULED TO OCTOBER 2022: MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW THE ALL-STAR LINEUP INCLUDES SOME OF BRITAIN’S FUNNIEST COMEDIANS THIS OCTOBER AT THE VERTU MOTORS ARENA! Britain’s Got Talent winner Lost Voice Guy, The Chase star Paul Sinha and Mock The Week’s Andy Parsons are all set to perform. An all-star comedy festival is coming to Newcastle’…

Arena

June 9, 2021

Ritson Returns To Sell Out Crowd As We Get Set For Blockbuster Summer

One of the North East’s leading indoor venues is fighting back this summer with a world class boxing card ushering in a summer of red hot action. The state-of-the-art Vertu Motors Arena is at the forefront of the region’s indoor entertainment sector. And Saturday sees live sport return to the venue for the first time…

Arena

March 11, 2021

Vertu Motors Acquire Arena Naming Rights

Vertu Motors plc, the Gateshead-based motor retail group, has acquired the naming rights to the Eagles Community Arena in Newcastle in a five-year deal. The purpose-built community, events and sports arena, which is home to the Newcastle Eagles basketball club, the most successful British Basketball team of all time, and the award-winning Eagles Community Foundation,…

Arena