Entertainer Jason Sutton aka Miss Jason has been presented with a special community award by Chief Superintendent Nev Kemp from Sussex Police acknowledging the help he gave police officers during a bomb scare at the start of the Brighton Pride Parade in 2015.
The start of the Pride Parade was delayed by two hours while police investigated a suspicious package strapped to a lamppost outside the Brighton Hotel, opposite the Bandstand on Brighton seafront.
Jason who had been hosting a Pride breakfast at the Brighton Hotel, kept the crowds outside calm and entertained while police investigated the package and then evacuated the crowd while bomb squad officers carried out a controlled explosion.
The package turned out to be a pinhole camera intended to take photographs over an extended period of time.
The citation on the award, reads: “Miss Jason is thanked by Sussex Police for assisting in the evacuation of a large number of people during Brighton & Hove’s Pride 2015 celebrations following the discovery of a suspicious package. Miss Jason displayed great professionalism and helped to ensure a calm and organised evacuation putting the safety of the local community first.”
Chief Super Nev Kemp, said: “My officers reported that Miss Jason was a considerable help in keeping people calm and in a good mood during the long wait to establish if the package was dangerous. We did not want to let his contribution in keeping the crowd good-tempered and safe go unrecognised.”
Miss Jason added: “It was so camp my dears! I had a wonderful time keeping everyone entertained in the long wait to establish how serious the situation was. Everyone played their part and the most important thing is that no one was hurt, everyone had a great day and I am very happy to have played my part.”
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