The stereotypical image of the ‘Northerner’ and his greyhound will take a serious battering soon as Sheffield’s Owlerton Greyhound Stadium prepares to build one of South Yorkshire’s finest hospitality facilities, a £5m banqueting suite.
And it has extended a ‘Come Dine With Me’ offer to HBPWs engineering team who have been helping shape the early-stage project.
The significant investment by stadium owners A & S Leisure Group Ltd is part of a wider company restructure.
Work is set to start on the 500-capacity facility imminently with an Easter 2019 opening projected.
HBPW Partner, Emyr Parry, said: ““We have done the phase one and two ground investigations and preparation of tender designs for the civil and structural elements, so that the client can go out for competitive tenders.
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“A&S recently closed its iconic Napoleons casino on Ecclesall Road in Sheffield, however, this investment clearly illustrates the company’s on-going commitment to the city and we are excited to be part of it.”
The banqueting suite will be built on the site of the Hare and Hounds bar with the terraced area at the finish line end of the track also making way for the new development. As one of the largest entertaining and conference spaces in the city it will create up to 200 jobs.
Owlerton Managing Director John Gilburn said: “This is an important development in the long history of Owlerton Greyhound Stadium. For some time, Sheffield has lacked a venue with the flexibility that this will provide. The new facility will give us the ability to host weddings, conferences, large banquets, indoor sporting events and concerts.”
The planned design will allow for the top floor suite to be open to 500 guests or split into separate rooms with 250, 150 and 100 people capacities, all with fantastic views across the track. On the same level there will also be five brand new executive boxes catering for 20 people each.