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The East of England Showground is a large showground area (667,731sqm) located on East of England Way near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The Showground is owned by Bellway as of around 2019 and the site currently includes the East of England Arena and Events Centre and a motorcycle speedway stadium. [1]
References. East of England Agricultural Society. Grimme GZ 1700 DL 1 potato harvester on display at the East of England Show, 2010. The East of England Agricultural Society is an agricultural society in the east of England. The Society which is a registered charity owns the land known as the East of England Showground in Peterborough, England.
History Origins and 1970s East of England Arena. Speedway in Peterborough began in 1970, following a failed attempt to race at the Peterborough Greyhound Stadium and a subsequent successful application by Allied Presentations (headed by Maurice Littlechild) to race at the East of England Showground.
The DHL storage and maintenance depot has been operating at the East of England Showground near Peterborough since February. One of the developers said many of the objections were "duplicate ...
In 2006 the Cambridgeshire Jamboree moved from the East of England Showground, in Peterborough, to the Huntingdon Racecourse. CamJam 2006 was the fifth such jamboree to be arranged by Cambridgeshire Scout County.
The East of England Showground sold off some of its land to developers to expand the housing towards Alwalton, linking Dunblane Drive with Loch Lomond Way. However, there was a moratorium on building in October 2008, and as of February 2010 the site remained dormant. Orton Waterville Orton Waterville St Marys Church
The East of England Showground lies to the south of the village. The 240-acre (0.97 km 2 ) site is used for shows and commercial exhibitions. Until 2012 [15] it was the home each June for the East of England Show.
The first Great Eastern Run took place in 1982, boasting only a half marathon. The event was much less popular and well-known than it is today. This format existed until 1996, when the half marathon ceased and was replaced with two different events: A 10km run around the East of England Showground and a shorter race known as the Arthur Bowden 5.