Peter had a lifelong association with the club and continued to be a director of West Hartlepool RFC Ltd. He performed many roles over the years including being Treasurer while funds were raised for the Brinkburn clubhouse development. He also continued to carry out the difficult task of managing our RFU International ticket allocation.
Peter was a deputy Lord Lieutenant of County Durham and his many years of experience, as a Chartered Accountant and partner at Waltons, led to him being involved in helping many organisations. Those included Housing Hartlepool and then Thirteen Group, Anglian Water, Hartlepool Business and Economic Forum where he was the Chair, the Trincomalee Trust and most recently a governor at both the Brinkburn Sixth Form College and High Tunstall.
He was also proud of his Norwegian roots including being the owner of a 116 year old Christmas Tree which he brought out every year. The 1ft high tree first came to the UK in 1908 when Peter’s grandmother Anna married his grandfather Hans Olsen and brought it with her from her home in Oslo.
He will be sadly missed by all he helped.