Hayley Stadium was a purpose-built

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located at Queensway Meadows on the eastern side of

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. The stadium was long, and home to the

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speedway team.

History

In 1997, Tim Stone helping to create a purpose-built speedway facility known as Queensway Meadows or the Hayley Stadium, on an open field next to an industrial site. He still had seating taken from the old

Somerton Park Somerton Park was a football, greyhound racing and speedway stadium in Newport, South Wales. Football In April 1912 Newport County had been accepted to play in the Southern League for the 1912–13 season. Shortly afterwards, the site ...

venue. The opening meeting was held on 4 May 1997. In March 2010, the Wasps engaged a minister to lift a gypsy curse on the stadium. In 2012, the Wasps folded, and within a week of closure, the offices in the main stand sustained fire damage; Hayley Stadium was subsequently demolished.

References

Defunct speedway venues in Wales Stadiums in Newport, Wales {{Wales-sports-venue-stub