Chris Hughes, director and great-grandson of the store's founder, said: "A substantial memorial fund for my late mother, Jane Hughes, helped to kick start the development of the Clicketts playing fields back in the 1970s.
"As a family we have always been committed to supporting local sport and we feel that it is appropriate in our centenary year to give some further financial assistance to back the surge of enthusiasm for the enhancement of facilities for Tenby and district's young sportsmen and sportswomen."
Rotarian John Hughes, president of the Tenby Club in 2000-2001, had put forward the renovation of the sports pavilion as his chosen community project for the club and was delighted that the club agreed to set aside £1,500 towards the work.
The club also put the project forward for a 'Community Assistance Programme' grant from the Rotary Foundation, and the club was delighted to be awarded US$2,100 from the foundation's headquarters in Evanston, USA, towards the project.
Further good news was received from Rotarian Jim Fleming, who is treasurer of the now disbanded High Beech Football Club in Essex. Regrettably that club is unable to reform, and the remaining officials of the club have agreed to donate their remaining funds of £1,500 to the Clicketts project, happy in the knowledge that the funds would be used to assist such a worthwhile project in the spirit of football fellowship.
An application has also been put in for a Pembrokeshire County Council Sports Development Grant to provided disabled access which, if successful, will be the final piece of the jigsaw to allow this much needed work to be completed.
On completion it is planned to dedicate the building as the 'Jane Hughes Memorial Pavilion' with a plaque recognising the support of everyone who has supported the renovation work.
Jane Hughes (nee Davies) achieved over 60 caps for the Wales International Hockey Team in the 1960s and early 1970s. She died from a cruel illness in 1973 at the age of 34.
The pavilion and sports grounds were originally constructed and developed in memory of Jane by a small band of local businessmen and sportsmen and women who, with the full support of the community, developed the rugby, cricket, hockey and football grounds so that local youngsters could enjoy all sports.
Initial stalwarts of the development of the grounds such as the late Ashley Colley, Joe Joseph and Fred Fry would have been delighted to see the continued interest that is being shown in the multi sports playing fields.