Alan moved to Wiveliscombe in 2021, and became a Director in 2022. He retired at the start of 2026, having previously worked in a variety of industries including aerospace, insurance, oil exploration, brewing and retail.
He is also a trustee of Open SU, the students union of the Open University and the Wiveliscombe Town Hall Trust. He can be found every Saturday morning at Long Run Meadow in Taunton trying to go a bit faster at the weekly parkrun and is a season ticket holder at Somerset Cricket club, where he hopes to learn the difference between square leg and silly mid off.