BANGOR 1876’s plans to establish a Development Centre moved another step closer this week.

The Gwynedd League side’s proposal has secured approval from the North Wales Coast Football Association (NWCFA), with the initiative set to be ready for the 2020-21 season.

Any player attending the 1876 Development Centre can play for their local teams, and director of football Iwan Williams will oversee the ambitious project with a team of qualified coaches.

The club have already made a series of exciting appointments to the coaching staff, with Mathew Roberts, Alec Thomas, Gareth Williams and Ian Owen already agreeing to lend their expertise.

A number of other coaches, including some current players, will be announced in due course and sessions at the centre will be run in both English and Welsh.

Williams, said: “We hope our Development Centre will become a valuable youth entity working alongside grassroots clubs by providing children with extra development.

“Their grassroots coaches can also be involved within our set up as we look to educate coaches as well as children.

“We are a community club who are looking to provide development and support to children regardless of their talent levels or capabilities.”

This is one of the first stages of ambitious plans to follow the first team’s success by working towards a longer-term objective of establishing an accredited academy.

In the lead-up to the centre’s launch, invitational sessions will take place to give those wishing to attend a closer look at how things will be run once it formally opens.

A Bangor 1876 spokesman, added: “We would like to thank Gareth Jones of the North Wales Coast Football Association (NWCFA) for his support over recent weeks as we have put in place the key elements of this exciting plans.”

Anyone requiring further information can contact Iwan Williams via email at iwan185@hotmail.com.