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Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, in
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, England, is a sports and recreation hub for health and wellbeing collaborative research and learning.


About

Legacy Park Ltd. is a joint venture between
Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield railway station, while the Collegiate ...
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust in Sheffield, England. Founded in 2001 and awarded foundation status in 2004, the trust covers Sheffield's two major adult hospitals, the Northern General Hospit ...
and
Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors. It is currently under No Overall Con ...
, created to deliver the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. On the 35-acre Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is the
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(EISS), iceSheffield, Altitude, Don Valley Bowl, Sheffield Hallam University's Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC), Oasis Academy Don Valley,
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is a University Technical College which opened in September 2016 on the Olympic Legacy Park site in north-east Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The UTC is sponsored by The Sheffield College and Sheffield ...
campus, 3G pitch, Indoor Arena, Stadium, Hotel and park environment including 100m sprint track, Outdoor City Run Route cycle paths and green open spaces. Since 2018, Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park has served as the home ground for the
Sheffield Eagles The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club that play in the Betfred Championship. The club play their home games at the Olympic Legacy Park (OLP) on the former site of Don Valley Stadium, their former ground. The original club w ...
Rugby League club. In August 2020 the Don Valley Bowl hosted a drive-in cinema.


Facilities


Stadium


Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre

Sheffield Hallam University's Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC).


UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park campus

University Technical College (UTC) Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, part of the UTC Sheffield Academy Trust, is a college for 13- to 19-year-olds, specialising in Health Sciences, Sport Science and Computing. Students can start in Y9, Y10 or Y12 to study a combination of GCSEs/A Levels and a technical specialism (OCR Cambridge Technicals and Nationals).


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