Sussexsport

Conference hire

The Sport Centre and Falmer Sports Complex are available to hire for conferences and events.

The Sport Centre has two large halls and a dance studio, which can be carpeted if required. They provide an ideal venue for exhibitions, sports courses, fitness forums and general events.

The Sport Centre also has a meeting room for hire. This room can be booked by contacting Neil Linstrem on N.J.Linstrem@sussex.ac.uk

The Falmer Sports Complex is situated in 40 acres of playing fields and is an ideal venue in the summer for holding sports days and outdoor tournaments. It has a full size floodlit astro turf pitch and a variety of grass areas that can be used for a number of sports. It also has a large café bar and clubroom facility which can be booked via the Catering Office. If you would like to hire the Falmer Sports Complex then please call Simon Tunley, Deputy Head of Sport, on 01273 877125 or email S.F.Tunley@sussex.ac.uk

If you require accommodation on campus and catering then there is the potential to link in with our Conference Office who can be contacted via conferences@sussex.ac.uk

Conference rates are as follows:

Sport Centre charges and dimensions

  • Hall one (36.6m x 18.3m [670 sq metres]) £1,000 per day + £250 one-off fee for carpet tiles
  • Hall two (29.8m x 18.5m [551 sq metres]) £825 per day + £250 one-off fee for carpet tiles
  • Dance studio (14.5m x 9.1m [132 sq metres]) £200 per day + £60 one-off fee for carpet tiles
  • Squash courts (9.72m x 6.41m [62 sq metres])

All charges are based on £1.50 per square metre. The rate for laying and taking up of the carpet tiles will be charged at half a day's hall hire ie £500 for Hall one etc. Any additional requirements may need to be negotiated

Sporting events

Charges for sporting events are usually negotiated. However, the prices below are used as a guideline.

  • Hire of either of the sports halls - £500 per day.
  • Exclusive use of the Sport Centre - £1500 per day.

For further information please contact Neil Linstrem, Sport Centre Senior Duty Manager, on N.J.Linstrem@sussex.ac.uk