Remembering Alan Mooring, 1936-2026

UNISON Brighton & Hove mourns the loss of Alan Mooring, a devoted union member and the Secretary of the Brighton and Hove Retired Members of Unison Section for many years.

Born 1936, Alan had joined Brighton Borough Council in 1952, aged 16, initially as a clerk in the Health Department. He took two courses in Environmental Health over four years. Later on, he applied for a post in the Hove Council and had a team under him making inspections. When the Councils become amalgamated into the Brighton and Hove City Council, he decided to retire.

Mooring, second from right

As Secretary of the Retired Members of Unison , Alan attended many Retired Members' Conferences around the country, as well as many of the local Unison Branch meetings representing the retired members. He organised the annual lunch at the Metropolitan College restaurant for many years, and was an Albion season ticket holder.

Alan was taken to hospital following a fall at his home, and then affected by a stroke on 13 March. He died on Monday 16 March 2026. His friends and family remember him as a kind and happy gentleman. The branch sends their deepest sympathies to his relatives and will miss him dearly.