Community Sports Foundation

A community hub for all of Norfolk

About The Nest

Located in Horsford near Norwich International Airport, The Nest is the Foundation’s community hub.

Our green, leafy and secure 22-acre site has a range of facilities including two floodlit 3G pitches, high-quality grass football pitches, residential bunk boxes, cafes, conference and event spaces, gym, retail and outdoor adventure playground.

It’s perfect for businesses, sports teams, school groups, private functions, children’s birthday parties and more.  We pride ourselves on excellent value and great service, and our team will be there to support your event every step of the way.

Facilities

From sports pitches to meeting rooms, gym facility to outdoor adventure playground, residential bunk boxes to retail store; explore everything The Nest has to offer now.

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Vacancies

Join the team! To see our current vacancies, please see the vacancy section of the Community Sports Foundation website.

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Safeguarding

At The Nest, the Community Sports Foundation are committed to developing an environment where everyone feels safe, valued and respected through our Canary Safe standards.

You can read our comprehensive safeguarding policies and procedures via the button below.

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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Read our EDI policy.

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Partners

See our partners – the businesses, organisations and enterprises that allow The Nest to reach thousands of people in the community every year.

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Our story

Explore the history of The Nest, from the beginning in 2017 through to the present day.

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Build the Nest supporters

Building The Nest wouldn’t have been possible without the kindness, generosity and support of our partner organisations, funders and fundraisers.

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Our partners

Norse Norfolk Hire Everywhen MH Goals Green Farm Coffee Ovamill Avant Anglian Chemicals Breyer Foundation Ben Burgess Chaplin Farrant Orange Fox Electrical Joma Origin Amenity Solutions CiM Signs & Graphics Sharp Norwich Accountancy RUA Rhino Greenhouse Direct Jett Distribution Canham Consulting Reed Wellbeing Coder Agency

Latest news

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19th May 2026

Kickstart Your 26/27 Season with Pre-Season Training at The Nest

With 26/27 pre-season planning well underway, there’s no better place to perfect your preparations than The Nest.

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15th May 2026

New pathway to Challenge Woods

The Nest is delighted to announce a generous donation from leading construction materials group Breedon, who have supplied 25 tonnes Type-2 aggregate for the sub-base of a brand-new pathway connecting the main Hub to Challenge Wood’s new entrance.  

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8th May 2026

Reed Wellbeing at The Nest – 4th June 2026

Reed Wellbeing are offering FREE NHS Health Checks at The Nest on Tuesday 4th June from 10am – 2pm. Find out more about who is eligible, what is involved and how you can book.

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