Nottingham Arena

Nottingham Arena, just east of the city centre, it is close to the historic Lace Market area. As well as hosting ice skating and ice hockey, it also doubles as the Trent FM Arena Nottingham, where many popular bands play, and it serves as a conference centre.

The current building was first announced in September 1995 at an estimated cost of £13 million - part of which was to come from National Lottery funds. The plans were unveiled in October 1996, by which time the British Olympic Association had got behind the proposal. The first public skating session took place in April 2000. The final cost of the project was around £40m, 10% of which came from the lottery - one of the highest grants awarded. National Ice Centre  The stadium is home to the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team, founded in 1946 (although disbanded in 1960 and reformed 20 years later).

The capacity of the main arena is up to 10,000 depending on the configuration used. The NIC is also a Wi-Fi hotspot using the BT Openzone network.A rare 1,100 year old Saxon jug was turned up during excavations in July 1998. It was put on display at the Nottingham Castle Museum.Trent FM Arena Nottingham was formerly called Nottingham Arena and was renamed on first April 2008, as part of a four year naming rights for the local radio station.

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