Emotional crowds clapped as Robin’s funeral cortege arrived outside the Darlington Market on Wednesday morning (August 5). Robin Blair with the JJ Blair & Sons cart at the Skerne Gardens, Barmpton Lane. Hundreds turned out in Darlington for the funeral of beloved greengrocer Robin Blair (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)Hundreds turned out in Darlington for the funeral of beloved greengrocer Robin Blair (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)“It wasn't because I was the market's manager and I knew him for a long time - he would do that to all his customers. Hundreds turned out in Darlington for the funeral of beloved greengrocer Robin Blair (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)“If you're a small business within the town centre, sometimes you need somebody who can speak for you. Flowers at the Darlington Market for Robin Blair (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)“People have come out in their masses to pay tribute to him.