Stapleford Community Pavilion
Located at the Hickings Lane Recreation Ground, the state-of-the-art Pavilion, funded through the Stapleford Towns Fund, features an accessible, energy-efficient, multi-use building with high-quality recreation and sports facilities for people of all ages to come together to meet, learn, play and keep fit:
- A welcoming community café – Insight Community Café
- ‘Health Hub’ gym
- Ducklings Nursery and Pre-School
- Sports changing rooms and classrooms
- Five bookable multi-use event and activity spaces
- Enhanced onsite car parking and cycle storage
Outdoor sports facilities include:
- Eleven-a-side 3G all-weather pitch – which is great for people with disabilities or limited mobility, helping more residents stay active all year round
- Seven-a-side multi-use pitch
- Two five-a-side pitches/one seven-a-side grass pitch
- Padel courts
Home to the Steven Gerrard Academy
The Steven Gerrard Academy, which opened its first Midlands academy in Stapleford in 2024, is also based onsite. The Academy delivers football training and education while supporting the health, wellbeing and future careers of young people. This incredible partnership helps establish Stapleford as a centre of sporting excellence.
Rooms to hire
The Pavilion is managed by Liberty Leisure, the council’s leisure services provider. For more details of about hiring any of the five activity and events spaces visit Liberty Leisure's Stapleford Community Pavilion webpage (Opens in a new window).