WINTERBOURNE are celebrating their centenary season by pressing ahead with ambitious plans for a two-tier pavilion.

The West of England Premier League club stage first and second XI home games at the Parkside Avenue facilities they share with the footballers of Winterbourne United.

Winterbourne's third and fourth teams are based on an adjacent ground by St Michael's Primary School, which is jointly owned by the club and South Gloucestershire District Council.

And the village outfit are now aiming to build a cricket-dedicated pavilion, and eventually switch first and second-XI fixtures to the ground.

Chairman Steve Wilkins said: "Plans have been drawn up and are in the process of being submitted, and after that we will start trying to secure funding.

"In an ideal world, we would like to get something started this year, even if it is just getting the foundations down or working on the first floor.

"That would be great. Can we make it happen? I don't know, but if we could that would be perfect."

On the field, a new generation of young talent is emerging at Winterbourne and several of the names have a familiar ring, as the sons of stalwarts such as Phil Purnell (Marcus), Keith Ford (George) and Paul Taverner (James) start to make their mark at senior level.

The club are keen to bounce straight back after being relegated from the Bristol & Somerset division last season.

A cricket week is planned to mark the centenary, including facing the MCC on July 18 (11.30am), a fixture against a Britol and District XI on July 21, a youth day on July 23 and a veterans' sixes on July 25.

The curtain will come down on the season with a trip to Lord's on October 8 to face Cross Arrows.

But while Winterbourne are looking to the future with hope, members have also taken time to reflect on their past.

Centenary ties were presented to Roger Nutt, who flew in from the United States, Keith Beasley, Mike Anstey and Chris Ball.

Fran Randall, the widow of former first-team captain Pat Randall, also received a tie, and a presentation will soon be made to Mary Williams, the widow of Mervyn, the club's long-serving former secretary, who died last year.