A charity football match was held in memory of a retained firefighter who was “taken too soon”. Alan Gillings was 72 when he died at the Norfolk Hospice, Tapping House in May 2022. Alan, of Heacham, had been a retained firefighter for 35 years as well as West Norfolk Council’s clerk of works. The annual Alan Gillings Memorial Charity Match was played on the 3G pitch at Lynnsport. All the players are part of the Tuesday Night Football Club in King’s Lynn, with two teams battling it out for honours while raising £625 for the hospice. The blue team, captained by John Lee, won the game 7-4. John t…