Community Sports Hub

This is an exciting project which will provide much needed sport and recreation facilities for the community, located just off of the Boship Roundabout to the North of Hailsham. The build will be completed in Summer 2026.

As part of the Football Foundation’s Hubs Programme the project received a grant of £3.5million from the Premier League, The FA and government’s Football Foundation, the rest of the project is being funded by the Council. The site will be operated on a not-for-profit basis by the charity, Leisure United and managed by The National Football Trust. Any surplus income generated from the facility will be reinvested into local grassroots sports.

We are currently holding events and meetings with local clubs and other sporting bodies to update them on the progress of the build and introduce them to Leisure United who will operate the site.

What will be provided?

This project will address in part the identified deficit of community sports facilities available across Wealden and encourage healthier, more active lifestyles for all age groups by providing:

• two floodlit full size 3G pitches

• four dual use floodlit netball/tennis courts

• two padel tennis court

• skate park

• children's play area

• and a sports building with community café and meeting space, changing rooms, toilets (including Changing Places toilet)