Is there any truth in the rumour that Brian Flynn's next Radio Robins commentary match will be sponsored by 'Venos' ?
Now I am showing my age !
If you really were showing your age you would know that Sir William Henry Veno, who brought the recipe for Venos from America in the early 1900s, was mayor of Altrincham 1923-24.
Sir William Henry Veno was born William Reynard Varney in 1866 in Castle Douglas. In August 1894, aged just 28 years, he moved to Canada and registered his company Veno's. Whilst there he invented Veno's Lightening Cough Cure and Germolene among many others, and these famous brands are still known and used to this day.
He met Mary Pearson whilst abroad and they married and moved back to live in England, where William set up his company, Veno Drug Company Limited, in Manchester on Chester Road. (Though this building was in existence in June 1922 when permission was given for an extension, it seems to no longer exist).
William was knighted 15th June 1920 and became the Mayor of Altrincham.
Following a scare regarding a growth on his lip which was believed to be cancerous, he offered tens of thousands of pounds for anyone who could find a cure for cancer.
The Veno Drug Company was bought in 1925 by Beechams. Sadly, in 1933, Sir William was found shot dead in the grounds of his house. A verdict of suicide was given.
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