THE RIDINGS DEVELOPMENT
Chipping Sodbury Town FC (CSTFC) and St Nicholas FC (SNFC) have come together to create a 3-Star Thriving Community Club.
Now, we are seizing the opportunity to deliver a flagship facility development project that meets the needs of our community, supports grassroots to elite football and becomes a beacon for inclusive sport in South Gloucestershire.
This project is more than a 3G pitch, it’s a transformational plan to:
- Unite two clubs under one vision
- Redesign and repurpose existing infrastructure to create the best possible home for football and the wider community
- Deliver inclusive, future-ready facilities that will inspire participation, opportunity and belonging for decades to come.
Project Vision
To create the most inclusive and future-ready grassroots football hub in the region – a vibrant, sustainable and united space for football and community development.
The Ridings Development
WHAT WILL THIS DELIVER?
New 3G floodlit pitch
expanding access to year-round, high-quality football
Transformed site layout
shifting the pitch, expanding boundaries, and enhancing the overall playing environment
Consolidated clubhouse
unlocking the full potential of existing buildings to provide a stronger, unified hub with better facilities
Dedicated programming
for:
- Women and girls player, coach and leadership development
- Tackling health, socio-economic and inclusion inequalities
- Community access and multi-sport opportunities
The Ridings Development
COMMUNITY IMPACT
WOMEN AND GIRLS
- Pathway to girls and women’s football (grassroots to elite)
- Coach mentoring
- Gender equity through our governance model
THRIVING COMMUNITY CLUB
- Expansion in use of bar, cafe and function room for community events
- More football, for more people (grassroots to elite)
TACKLING INEQUALITY
- Growth of Sods Stride Together mental health programme
- Growth of walking football
- Growth of disability football
MULTI-SPORT (Secondary Priority)
- Explore opportunities for wider physical activity use, school holidays, community health programmes
Find Us
The Ridings
Wickwar Road, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol BS37 6GA