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Lakeside Leisure Complex
The Lakeside Leisure Complex is a hotel, conferencing, entertainment and associated leisure complex in Frimley Green in west Surrey, England. It hosted the open/men's and women's BDO World Darts Championship every January from 1986 to 2019.
The complex was established in 1972, when Bob Potter bought Wharfenden House and the surrounding grounds and lake. He soon doubled the hall to 1,000 seats principally for hosting comedians and musicians, including North American and internationally acclaimed acts. Lakeside was almost completely destroyed in a fire in November 1978, but was subsequently rebuilt, reopening in October the following year.
During the 25th year of hosting the World Darts Championship, in 2010 the lake had largely iced over by 7 January. That day the body of a man, a hotel guest for the competition week, was found. Landowner-managers, Bob Potter Leisure Limited, were fined £85,000 for health and safety violations.
Bob Potter died on 14 April 2023, at the age of 94.
The Lakeside became the venue of the World Darts Championship in 1986. The Club sponsored the event from 2004 to 2019. It has hosted the new WDF World Darts Championship since 2022.
The venue has hosted acts such as Tommy Cooper, Morecambe and Wise, Sammy Davis Jr, Frankie Vaughan and Bob Monkhouse.
The 'Small Business Bureau Conference', held in 1987, was claimed by the organisers to be the largest business conference in Europe.
The largest venue is the Main Cabaret Suite which has a capacity of 1,170 with conference and banqueting facilities.
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Lakeside Leisure Complex
The Lakeside Leisure Complex is a hotel, conferencing, entertainment and associated leisure complex in Frimley Green in west Surrey, England. It hosted the open/men's and women's BDO World Darts Championship every January from 1986 to 2019.
The complex was established in 1972, when Bob Potter bought Wharfenden House and the surrounding grounds and lake. He soon doubled the hall to 1,000 seats principally for hosting comedians and musicians, including North American and internationally acclaimed acts. Lakeside was almost completely destroyed in a fire in November 1978, but was subsequently rebuilt, reopening in October the following year.
During the 25th year of hosting the World Darts Championship, in 2010 the lake had largely iced over by 7 January. That day the body of a man, a hotel guest for the competition week, was found. Landowner-managers, Bob Potter Leisure Limited, were fined £85,000 for health and safety violations.
Bob Potter died on 14 April 2023, at the age of 94.
The Lakeside became the venue of the World Darts Championship in 1986. The Club sponsored the event from 2004 to 2019. It has hosted the new WDF World Darts Championship since 2022.
The venue has hosted acts such as Tommy Cooper, Morecambe and Wise, Sammy Davis Jr, Frankie Vaughan and Bob Monkhouse.
The 'Small Business Bureau Conference', held in 1987, was claimed by the organisers to be the largest business conference in Europe.
The largest venue is the Main Cabaret Suite which has a capacity of 1,170 with conference and banqueting facilities.