On Sunday 11 September 2016 Barnard Castle School held an Old Barnardians day, which brought together students past and present to compete in a variety of sporting events. The Rugby Sevens’ tournament was played in memory of Alan and eight teams competed for The Lumley Cup.

Alan’s sister, Julia, put together a team of friends and family – Al’s Gals. The team was made up of people that had never even touched a rugby ball, never mind played the game. However, as the tournament was in memory of Alan, everyone gave it their best. Other teams were made up of Alan’s old school friends and rugby team mates.

Al’s Gals came fifth out of the eight teams (a miracle!). The cup was won by the Barnard Castle Rugby Club team.

Refreshments were sold on the day with proceeds being donated to CRY. The total amount raised was £290.

Barnard Castle School holds dear memories for Alan’s family with many a weekend spent standing on the touchline watching him play numerous rugby matches.

We hope that The Lumley Cup will continue as an annual event.

The school has kindly nominated CRY as its charity of the year for 2017, so we look forward to supporting them with many more fundraising events in the future.