National Pubwatch has awarded door supervisor Clive Read with the Bravery and Meritorious Conduct Award for detaining a rapist and rescuing a young girl on Brighton Beach.
Clive, who is door supervisor at club Shooshh, spotted something was wrong when he was patrolling along the pebble beach during his shift.
Clive detained the attacker and rescued the young girl, making sure she was safe. The police were called and the attacker arrested and has subsequently been convicted of rape and sentenced to nine years.
While the door supervisor works at the club and conducts patrols along the beach; he spends a large amount of time behind the scenes attending meetings such as that of the local Pubwatch.
He said:
“We are protecting the public even outside our venue because we feel that it’s important that customers are able to leave a nightclub and continue their journey or get home in safety.”
He said to be given this award was a “big surprise” as many in the industry do not get recognised. He said he wants this award to highlight to other door supervisors that they do a good job and are recognised for this.
“I want door supervisors to be recognised for doing a good job and going above and beyond to protect the public. That is the reason we do it. It is not only for the venue and the staff but for the people out there enjoying the night,” he said.
“To be honest I was just doing my job. We are there to protect and serve.”
This is not the first time that Clive has put his own safety at risk to save another life. In 2015 he was working at The Arch Brighton at the height of Storm Barney when saw a distressed young man trying to enter the sea. He followed him into the waves and wrestled him back to shore. The young man was handed over to the emergency services and he was detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act.
