The Dome Leisure Centre
| The Dome Doncaster Dome |
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| Location | The Dome Doncaster Leisure Park Bawtry Road Doncaster DN4 7PD England |
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| Owner | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Operator | Doncaster Culture & Leisure Trust |
| Capacity | 1,000 – 2,100 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 26 November 1989 |
| Construction cost | £26 million |
| Architect | Faulkner Brown |
| Tenants | |
| Doncaster Panthers (?–?) | |
The Dome Leisure Centre is an arena and leisure centre in Doncaster, England, informally known as The Dome or Donny Dome. It has a swimming complex, bars, a sports arena that is also used as an event venue and the United Kingdom's first ever split level ice skating rink.
The Dome as a concept was first conceived in 1985, by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. The aim of the project was to inject capital and confidence into the community of Doncaster. The Dome was to act as a catalyst for the economic and qualitative regeneration of Doncaster – at a time when the economic climate of Doncaster was depressed, the Dome was to herald a new age.
The building was designed by architect Faulkner Brown, and work was underway by November 1986, taking a little under three years for completion with the building officially being declared 'finished' in August 1989. The building was officially opened by HRH Diana, Princess of Wales on 26 November 1989. In total, the project cost £26 million.
In 2005 and 2006, it played host to the Premier League Darts.
Scouting For Girls plays at the Dome 2008.
Dinosaur exhibition at the Dome, March 2009.
Coordinates: 53°30′56″N 1°05′56″W / 53.515442°N 1.099003°W
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