BEES will beging their 2016 Elite League campaign with a double Easter clash against M69-neighbours Leicester.
The now-traditional Good Friday encounter between the clubs takes place on March 25 at Brandon, with the return leg taking place at the Jordan Road Surfacing Stadium 24 hours later.
The Bees will hope to continue their dominance in the fixtures, having won seven of the eight Elite League meetings since the Lions joined the top flight two years ago.
Prior to that, the season opens at Brandon with the second leg of the Elite Shield against Poole on March 18, with skipper Chris Harris celebrating his Testimonial meeting two days later on March 20.
Bees’ home fixtures are all scheduled for Fridays with the exception of a Bank Holiday Monday clash with Swindon on May 2, and their first visit to the new National Speedway Stadium to face Belle Vue will be on May 7.
Local derbies against Wolverhampton are set for April 1 and June 3 at Brandon, although Bees have to wait until June 6 for their first visit of the campaign to Monmore Green.
<b>MARCH
</b>Wed 16 Poole (A) ES
Fri 18 POOLE (H) ES
Sun 20 CHRIS HARRIS
Testimonial (H) 2pm
Fri 25 LEICESTER (H) ELA
Sat 26 Leicester (A) ELA
Thur 31 Swindon (A) ELA
<b>APRIL</b>
Fri 1 WOLVERHAMPTON (H) ELA
Thur 7 King’s Lynn (A) ELA
Fri 8 KING’S LYNN (H) ELA
Wed 20 Poole (A) ELA
Fri 22 POOLE (H) ELA
<b>MAY</b>
Mon 2 SWINDON (H) ELA
Sat 7 Belle Vue (A) ELA
Fri 20 LAKESIDE (H) ELA
Sat 21 Lakeside (A) ELA
Fri 27 BELLE VUE (H) ELA
Mon 30 Belle Vue (A) ELB 1pm
<b>JUNE</b>
Fri 3 WOLVERHAMPTON (H) ELB
Mon 6 Wolverhampton (A) ELA
Thur 16 King’s Lynn (A) ELB
Fri 17 KING’S LYNN (H) ELB
Thur 30 Swindon (A) ELB
<b>JULY</b>
Fri 1 SWINDON (H) ELB
Fri 15 POOLE (H) ELB
Wed 20 Poole (A) ELB
Fri 22 BELLE VUE (H) ELB
<b>AUGUST</b>
Mon 1 Wolverhampton (A) ELB
Fri 5 LEICESTER (H) ELB
Sat 6 Leicester (A) ELB
Fri 19 LAKESIDE (H) ELB
Sat 20 Lakeside (A) ELB
