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THE SALAMANDER | JULY 2017
John Kempton
Has been appointed the honour for his services to the community
Jailed and Bailed
In aid of the British Red Cross
A full escort for all the jailed Masters
The Master is taking part in the annual British Red Cross annual Jailed & Bailed event to be hosted by the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. He will be arrested at Mansion House, on charges yet to be confirmed, and then be transported by the City of London Police to the Tower of London where he will be incarcerated pending bail. On the condition that he raises £1,000 in bail in support of the British Red Cross he will be a free man again... but if not, he will be left to sample Her Majesty’s hospitality indefinitely!
This year is the fourteenth “Jailed & Bailed” event which to date has seen 203 normally upstanding members of the City Of London arrested for heinous crimes. These have included falsely impersonating Robin Hood, concealing 3ft pokers and even one of our being denounced as impersonating a Fireman!
This year is no exception to this event and our Master will be partaking to line up and be counted with the other 29 felons. It is a fun day throughout and in aid of the British Red Cross. While he has been assured that he will be made ‘as comfortable as possible’ at the Tower if all
Liveryman John Kempton receives his MBE
John Kempton joined Surrey Fire Brigade (later to be known as Surrey Fire & Rescue Service) as a retained (part-time) firefighter in 1981 and retired as a crew commander after serving for more than 20 years at Oxted Fire Station. John was quoted as saying that he feels “privileged and proud” after being appointed an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to the community.
John Kempton, who has lived in Oxted for 37 years, was recognised for his contribution as firefighter, school governor and first aider. He became a community first responder in 2005. John helped to form, and now manages, the team known as Oxted District Community Responders who provide an emergency response to all 999 medical emergency calls in the Oxted and surrounding areas.
John also served for 27 years (retiring in 2015) as a foundation governor for St Mary’s C of E Junior School, in Oxted, mainly responsible for the care and improvement of the School buildings.
Well done John
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