Stanley Park Sports Ground is Chippenham Town Council’s newest facility and is located to the south east of Chippenham. The prestigious facility opened to the public on the 26th September 2004 and has provided the local community with the much sort after additional playing fields they have longed for. On 28th October Stanley Park was officially opened by the Town Mayor and Swindon Town FC Goalkeeper Rhys Evans. The opening coincided with a ‘Festival of Football’ to celebrate the occasion, which was attended by local boys and girls aged 5-14 yrs. The children undertook football skills coaching, participated in tournaments; received mementos of the festival and enjoyed a fun packed three days of football.

The £2 million project received funding from Chippenham Town Council, North Wiltshire District Council (NWDC), Wiltshire County Council, the Viridor Landfill Tax Credit Scheme and the maximum grant award from the Football Foundation.

The Environmentally friendly 47 acre site set in eye-catching surroundings is Wiltshire’s largest outdoor sporting facility and provides local sports teams’, organisations and individuals with state of the art facilities to enjoy there chosen sporting pastime. The site primarily caters for football, offering 17 first class playing surfaces, training areas, supreme players and officials changing accommodation and a warm and friendly refreshment area. Other sports are happily considered upon request.

The modern building has a purpose built training/meeting room which is available for hire, offering seating and space for 30 people. The room can be used for a range of purposes and contains tables; chairs and a range of equipment, for further information please contact Stanley Park Sports Ground.

To date Stanley Park Sports Ground has achieved excellent usage, with many local football teams’ choosing to make Stanley Park there home ground for fixtures. Currently we have many junior teams who compete in the local Wiltshire Youth Leagues and adult teams who play in the Trowbridge & District Football League, Wiltshire Football League and the Chippenham Sunday Football League.

Already a wide variety of age groups have been accommodated ranging from young children to adults. Chippenham Town Council is particularly proud to support grass roots and female football provisions.

Chippenham Town Council organises football courses, fun days, Birthday Parties, Bambino Football, After School Clubs, Advanced Sessions for outfield players & Goalkeepers, Fastfeetfootball, festivals and activities throughout the year at Stanley Park, with FA qualified coaches for all abilities. For further details please contact the Community Football Development Officer at Stanley Park Sports Ground.

Stanley Park aims to provide a friendly, welcoming and safe environment for sports provision. Chippenham Town Council hire out first class, well maintained football pitches and changing accommodation to football organisations.

For further details or information on any of the facilities and activities at Stanley Park Sports Ground please contact the; Community Football Development Officer Pete Hussey.