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Harvey Hadden Stadium, Bilborough, Nottingham, September 1975. This athletics stadium was opened on 8 August 1959 by Sir Arthur Porritt and was named after a local entrepreneur. It was upgraded to a synthetic (Tartan) track on 16th June 1974. The athletics track is surrounded by a 460m cycle velodrome. A covered stand was built in the 1970s. The Notts AC clubhouse is at the track. A sports centre, adjacent to the track, opened in 1990.