Well-known Burton legend gets MBE from Prince William at Buckingham Palace
He's a talisman for the town
Ben WaldronTrainee Reporter
The award was received at Buckingham Palace, London (Image: Getty Images)
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A legendary Burton man has received an MBE at Buckingham Palace for his services to the community in the town.
Ben Robinson, chairman of Burton Albion Football Club, was presented the award by Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge on Tuesday, November 26.
The Brewers' long-standing chief took the helm in 1976 when the club was in the seventh tier of English football.
The 74-year-old stepped down in 1984 to concentrate on setting up his own financial firm.
He returned to the role in 1995 and has since overseen the club's meteoric rise up the football pyramid, peaking with two seasons in the nation's second division, the Championship.
Mr Robinson also boasts an impressive involvement in the community and charity work across Burton - and he has been rewarded with by being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
Ben Robinson receiving his award (Image: Yui Mok/PA Wire)
He said: "I am honoured and delighted to receive this award, especially as it recognises the community work which has always been so important to me.
"Whether it has been through Burton Albion or the charities which I have had the pleasure to serve, trying to put something back into the community where I have always lived and worked has been at the heart of what I have tried to achieve and will continue to do."
Mr Robinson is chairman of the Consolidated Charity of Burton, president of the town's crisis and homeless charity, the Burton YMCA, and a trustee and director at Burton Addiction Centre.
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The award comes after he was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire in 2017, and has also previously been awarded a BEM in 2012.
He collected his award at Buckingham Palace, the home of the Queen, in front of his family.
An MBE is a top honour given to people for outstanding service to the community that merits public recognition.
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