Champ Rugby side Chinnor RFC have announced plans to build a 5000 seater stadium on the site of its existing ground.

The team’s current stadium mostly consists of pitch side standing areas for spectators, with this move laying down a marker of significant ambition for the club.

“We remain committed to being a whole community club at all levels at the Club that we have developed over the last 20 years. We are particularly proud that we are enhancing our community side to make further outreaches and overwhelmed that the Community have embraced our ambitions. The Stadium will be available for community use and entertainment for community local community benefit,” said Nick Stainton, Chairman, Chinnor RFC.

“This will continue to further our ambitions to always operate at the top level of the league that we are in. Our sustainability will dramatically improve albeit so will our costs but we will always at least balance the two whilst investing further into community benefits . This may possibly be the most significant infrastructure improvement the Champ has seen for many decades , particularly from a debutant side. Nick Easter’s contract has been extended further which will greatly enhance our ability to perform both on and off field. Nick Easter is very keen to assist our ambitions and will be appointed to the Main Board to help us achieve them,” added Chinnor CEO Simon Vickers.

Nick Easter, Director of Rugby at Chinnor said: ““I’m delighted to be signing on at Chinnor and continuing to be part of a great club and its journey. There were other exciting opportunities on offer which I am hugely grateful for but in the end I put a lot of thought into the people in an establishment and at Chinnor they are some of the best I have worked with in rugby They also make me feel valued and trusted in what I do. Alongside this the club have ambition which is also important, something which has shone through on and off the field as we continue to grow sustainably in a hot bed of rugby.”

The work is subject to planning approval and is slated to begin at the end of next season.