Right up to the end Alan was a fighter. He attended Club meetings when he could hardly walk, let alone get up the stairs at the Bent. He played bridge with his pals until almost the last minute.
Even when he had difficulty walking he would turn up for events where he could do jobs sitting down such as the money at coconut shies, the calculator at Darts Marathons and car parking at Ansty.
Of all the members of RCCL, Alan was the one who probably rendered service the most, constantly, consistently, both visibly and much behind the scenes. He was presented with the Paul Harris Fellowship Award for outstanding service.
You can read about Alan’s life and his love for his cars in the Gazettes of March and April 2016. The picture shows him chauffering at a wedding in his beloved Rolls.