Jimmy Jones MBE
Sunday 14th June 2009

Jimmy Jones, 70, has been honoured with an MBE in the Queens Birthday honours list for services to sport in Yarmouth, and he said he had “loved every minute” of his 36-year connection with Gorleston Football Club as chairman and president.

Mr Jones, whose family runs the resort's Pleasure Beach, said the accolade was for everyone connected with the club that represented old-fashioned values in the game.

As a former board member at Carrow Road from Norwich City's days in the Premiership, Mr Jones said: “All directors at big clubs should start out a grassroots level. It's like serving an apprenticeship. You learn you can only afford to pay out what you bring in.”

Congratulations from us all at GFC to President Jimmy Jones.

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