For the latest Stockport news sign up to the MyStockport newsletter here Robinsons Brewery has announced the death of its talismanic former chairman, Peter Robinson, at the age of 89.
Known as ‘Mr Peter’ to brewery staff and licensees, he joined the family business in January 1957 as company secretary, before becoming a director in 1962, and chairman in 1978 — a position he held for 42 years.
Peter’s brother Dennis paid tribute to the man who also dedicated a significant portion of his life to charity endeavours. “It is with the deepest sadness that I announce that on Saturday May 8, 2021, Peter passed away peacefully with his family at his side,” he wrote in a letter to licensees and employees. “A beloved brother to David and I, father to
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