Our Background.
Lockleaze Sports Centre provides the space and venue for teams, groups or individuals that are looking to get involved with sport and the community that comes along with it.
With two professional-sized pitches for either Rugby or Football (or both) to be played on, LSC offers the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art sports facilities in Bristol for matches and tournaments.
Our Background.
Lockleaze Sports Centre provides the space and venue for teams, groups or individuals that are looking to get involved with sport and the community that comes along with it.
With two professional-sized pitches for either Rugby or Football (or both) to be played on, LSC offers the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art sports facilities in Bristol for matches and tournaments.
Despite only being operational since 2018, LSC has already become a key part of the community, bringing people from all backgrounds together, improving and elevating lives.
We welcome a diverse 3,000 weekly users to join in a variety of social and sporting activities every week, including 1,600 under 18 year olds.
LSC hosts a number of local community sports clubs as well as educational courses, events, business conferences, networking meetings, music and family celebrations.
Our History.
The story of it’s Development ~ 1948 – 2019
After the Second World War there was a dearth of sports pitches in the Bristol area and in 1948, the Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination (B&DRFC) purchased 16 acres of land in South Gloucestershire on the border with Bristol City Council (BCC) land for the use of member Clubs. A Charitable Trust (301694) was formed with the Objective “..physical training & recreation…. ”
2010
A Working Group (B&DRFC, BCC, SGC, UWE & Alder King) was formed to look at options for the BCC & B&DRFC playing fields.
2013
2014
2016
2018
Upon the completion of the facility, it was handed over to Bristol City Council, and was proudly opened by Mayor Marvin Rees
2019
Bristol City Council handed over managment to Lockleaze Sports Centre Ltd and the facility became fully operational!
The Users in the period 1950 – 2000’s were:
- Broad Plain RFC 1953 – 1993 – moved to Brislington;
- Old Cathedralians RFC 1953 – disbanded 1985
- Ashley Down Old Boys 1958 – 2017 moved to the LSC;
- Old Colstonians & Bristol Constabulary briefly in the 1950’s;
- Shaftesbury FC 2006 – moved to the LSC
- Other users were Fairfield School and many other Sports Clubs.
By the early 2000’s the number of Adult Rugby games was reducing and the pitches underutilised. The Changing Rooms on both the B&DRFC & BCC land were in urgent need of modernising & neither had funds to upgrade. The Objectives of the Trust were not being met.
The Business and Charity.
Bristol City Council and Bristol Combination lease land to LSC Trust Charity, owner of LSC Ltd. The center operates as a business under the charity’s guidance. Profits are reinvested in facilities and the mission of promoting sports. Voluntary trustees oversee the company, ensuring legal compliance. Join us as a trustee from the local community – contact us if interested!
Business Structure of LSC
The LSC Team.
The LSC team here work exceptionaly hard to deliver the best they can here at the centre for both sport and events!
Along with our commited bar and kitchen staff, we ensure the place is running at it’s best.
Our Community.
Lockleaze Sports Centre, in partnership with Bristol Rovers Community Trust works with a wide spectrum of the community offering social inclusion, health, education and sports participation projects to give people the opportunity of enhancing and improving their life choices.
This Community Trust has evolved; achieving charitable status in 2001, six years later coming under the governance of the Football League Trust and can now offer projects to people aged from 4 to over 80 years old to get involved with football!