Sunday, June 22, 2014
John Clarke Hero of the day because of Sambo
Sittingbourne held its annual Carnival the longest and
hottest day, I say Sittingbourne Carnival it should be called the High street
Carnival, as East Street and Snipeshill seems to have been annexed from the
festivities. I used to enjoy the Carnival and the Young Judo Club entered
floats on several occasion, it would pass our Swale Martial Arts Club in East
Street and Hundreds of people would watch the Bands floats etc., we would then
have a party in the Club others would go to the carnival Dance normally at the
Town Hall. This year it was only by
chance that I heard about the Carnival and was told it would not go through
East Street again so no party for us and does anyone know whether there was a
Carnival Dance? Because now the Town
Hall is to close its main Function Hall and put a Gym in its place where will
they go in the future? The Town Hall used to be the celebrated venue for
wedding, 21st etc. I can remember the fanfare when it was built, a
venue for all the Towns People! So now you hire the massive sports hall, I
wonder how many will want a wedding there? The Swallows is great for Sports and
Sambo/judo events but wedding and parties I do not think so.
JOHN CLARKE HERO OF THE DAY
One of the problems with the Carnival on a Hot Day is that
our young adults are inclined to drink to access and with late night drinking
the inevitable happens yes Punch Ups. Now I cannot say to much as a young I had
my fair few Pub brawls but today it the extreme violence the want to nearly
kill your opponent. Even now I use a sporting term opponent not enemy.
On Saturday at about Midnight a fight spilled out of the
Snooker club with about 20 young men involved, my son John was sitting in
Witherspoons with his girl friend when he saw a young man knocked to the ground
with a man kicking him in the head while he was semi conscious on the floor
with no one intervening. John said, “ When they started to jump on his head I
thought enough is enough” he pushed through the mealy and shields the man
telling the yobs he has had enough. While this was happening his girl friend
got knocked to the ground, the Landlady of the Pub came to give First Aid and
for her troubles she was knocked out, John had to carry her to safety
eventually they all dispersed and the Police told John if he had not stepped in
the lad could have been killed.
John who is the National Coach for the British Sambo Team
done the right thing BUT he could have been knifed or beaten to death by these
cowardly hooligans. The things that saved him was that he did not going fist
flying, he kept calm and talked people down. John said afterwards "It was my Sambo training that kept me calm and in control" Well done John Dad’s proud of you
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