A serious project needs a clear case for delivery.
The Warwickshire Valkyries Foundation is building the case for a female-first model that connects grassroots sport, wellbeing, education, community, research and future destination infrastructure.
Why → What → How → Impact → Progress → Partnership.
Every section carries a visible project-status label so future ambition is not mistaken for a completed facility, confirmed site or approved development.
The Opportunity
A female-first sporting and community model designed around participation, wellbeing, learning, performance and long-term place impact.
Explore the case for change →Why Warwickshire
Warwickshire provides the project context: communities, transport links, education, business, sport and a regional identity capable of supporting a distinctive long-term destination.
Explore the roadmap →Grassroots First
The campus is the destination. Community impact is the journey. The model should create value before any future campus is delivered.
Explore community impact →The Valkyries Model
Sport, education, wellbeing, community, skills, research and performance are designed to reinforce one another rather than sit in separate silos.
Explore the model →Valkyries House
Valkyries House is the proposed first major hub: a visible base for community, sport, development, learning and partnership activity.
Explore the campus vision →Future Campus
A phased future campus could bring together community sport, performance, wellbeing, education, research, family facilities and supporting uses.
Explore the campus vision →Community Impact
Participation, belonging, volunteering, skills, stronger clubs and accessible opportunities are central to how the project should be judged.
Explore community impact →Women & Girls
Female-first design addresses barriers in participation, pathways, confidence, visibility and opportunity while building an environment that remains welcoming.
Explore the evidence →Health & Wellbeing
The model should connect physical activity with prevention, mental wellbeing, social connection and healthier communities.
Explore health and wellbeing →Education & Skills
Learning, employability, coaching, leadership, volunteering and workforce pathways can be designed into delivery rather than added later.
Explore skills and opportunity →Roadmap & Delivery
The project is structured as a staged journey from foundation-building and evidence through feasibility, land, design, approvals, capital delivery and long-term operation.
View the project roadmap →Partnership
The project is designed to be built with partners. Different organisations can move specific stages, outcomes or capabilities forward without funding the entire vision.
Explore partnership routes →Governance & Trust
Ambition must be matched by clear governance, safeguarding, privacy, evidence, transparency and visible responsibility.
Visit Trust & Governance →Show me the case that matters to my organisation.
Choose an audience and the prospectus will surface the sections most relevant to that conversation.
You do not need to fund the whole vision to move it forward.
The project is deliberately structured in stages. Support can unlock a programme, a study, a site conversation, technical work, capital delivery or long-term operation.
Foundation
EstablishedCore governance, team capacity, early community programmes and operating foundations.
A credible base from which evidence and partnerships can grow.
Founders, corporate supporters, trusts, professional advisers.
Community activity can begin before a permanent campus.
Evidence & Programmes
In progressFunded pilots, community delivery, evaluation and data collection.
A stronger evidence base and better understanding of what works locally.
Funders, universities, health partners, governing bodies, community organisations.
Direct benefit to grassroots participants and organisations.
Feasibility
NextSite studies, demand work, business planning, technical studies and development advice.
A tested proposition rather than an unverified concept.
Councils, land/property partners, professional advisers, strategic funders.
Helps protect long-term community value through better decisions.
Land
ProposedA suitable site or structured route to securing one.
The ability to test a real location against access, planning, community and operational needs.
Landowners, councils, developers, property partners.
Location can determine accessibility and community reach.
Design & Masterplan
ProposedArchitecture, engineering, landscape, cost planning, accessibility and operational design.
A phased, costed and increasingly deliverable campus proposition.
Design teams, construction partners, funders, technical sponsors.
Community and female-first needs can be embedded from the start.
Planning & Approvals
FuturePlanning strategy, consultation, statutory work and approvals.
A route from vision into an authorised development proposition.
Local authorities, planners, technical advisers, community stakeholders.
Consultation and mitigation can shape local benefit.
Capital Delivery
FutureCapital funding, procurement, construction and commissioning.
Delivery of agreed phases rather than one all-or-nothing build.
Capital funders, social investors, construction and infrastructure partners.
Facilities can be phased around community and operational priorities.
Operation & Legacy
Long-term visionOperating partnerships, programmes, maintenance, workforce, research and continuous evaluation.
A sustainable destination with measurable long-term value.
Operators, governing bodies, universities, health, education, business and community partners.
Long-term community use and impact remain central.
The right site could shape the entire future of the project.
No site is presented here as selected, secured or approved. These are the considerations that would need to be tested through proper feasibility, due diligence, consultation and planning.
Do you know of a potential site? →Accessible Warwickshire location
The site should be reachable by communities, workforce, partners and visitors.
Feasibility note
Assess public transport, road access, active travel and realistic catchment.
Sufficient developable area
A phased campus requires enough usable land for buildings, sport, landscape, access and supporting infrastructure.
Feasibility note
Confirm net developable area, ownership, constraints and phasing potential.
Planning fit
The planning context will shape what can realistically be delivered.
Feasibility note
Review local plan, land use, green belt where relevant, flood risk, ecology, heritage and other constraints.
Community integration
The project should connect with local communities rather than operate as an isolated destination.
Feasibility note
Consider neighbouring uses, walking/cycling links, community access and shared facilities.
Utilities & infrastructure
Energy, water, drainage, digital connectivity and servicing can materially affect feasibility and cost.
Feasibility note
Undertake utilities and infrastructure due diligence.
Environmental opportunity
Landscape, biodiversity, low-carbon design and climate resilience can be part of long-term value.
Feasibility note
Assess ecology, energy, drainage, heat, transport and nature-positive opportunities.
Phased delivery potential
The project should be capable of growing in viable stages rather than depending on a single capital event.
Feasibility note
Test early-phase access, independent operation, servicing and future expansion.
Commercial and supporting uses
Appropriate supporting uses may strengthen viability and create year-round activity.
Feasibility note
Test only where aligned with planning, mission and operational need.
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Big projects move because the right people unlock the right next step.
Whether you can help with community delivery, evidence, land, expertise, funding, research, health, education or long-term partnership, there is a route into the project.
Explore partnership routes →Understand the project quickly.
Clear answers help people, search engines and AI systems distinguish current work from future ambition.
What is Warwickshire Valkyries Foundation?
The Warwickshire Valkyries Foundation is being established as a female-first sport, community, education and wellbeing initiative in Warwickshire.
Is Warwickshire Valkyries only about rugby?
No. Rugby is the starting sport, but the wider vision includes other sport, education, wellbeing, community activity, skills and performance pathways.
What is Valkyries House?
Valkyries House is the proposed first major hub in the long-term Warwickshire Valkyries vision. It should not be interpreted as an existing or approved facility.
Has a site been secured for the campus?
The public website should not describe a site as secured, selected or approved unless the Foundation formally confirms that status.
What is the Founding 100?
The Founding 100 is the original founding cohort concept: 100 places, 100 founders, one shared legacy.
How can organisations support the project?
Organisations can support individual stages such as community programmes, evidence, feasibility, land, design, skills, research, capital delivery or long-term operation.
Does someone need to fund the whole campus?
No. The project is structured in stages so a partner or funder can help move a specific part of the journey forward.
How does the project support grassroots sport?
Grassroots and community delivery are intended to begin before any future campus. The campus is the destination; community impact is the journey.
Image note: Architectural and campus visuals are concept imagery unless specifically stated otherwise.