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00:17hello and welcome along to Invicta Sport the only show on your TV dedicated to wrapping up all of
00:23Kent sporting action I'm Megan Shaw and here is what to expect on this Monday the 2nd of February
00:30peddling for change a maidstone father cycles 12 hours to break mental health stigma reviving the
00:37ring Genesis pro wrestling host family-friendly match to expand Kent fighting community and a
00:44hundred kilometer cardio medway man takes on ski erg machine challenge to raise money for mental
00:50health charities but first a roundup of the headlines Gillingham FC's captain Armani Little
00:58is looking ahead to a league 2 trip to Notts County after a 4-1 defeat by Bromley captain Armani
01:04said
01:04that Gillingham will have a reset ahead of its trip to Notts County only three days after losing 4-1
01:10to
01:10leaders Bromley Little stated that we have to dust ourselves off now we can't dwell on that and that
01:15will reset our heads and we'll put full focus to that and be confident and ready to go again during
01:21their 4-1 game Gillingham was seen not to give up and to keep on fighting until the end we
01:26had a bit
01:26from Gillingham's manager Gareth Ainsworth about the Bromley defeat now yeah listen I picked a team
01:32it's on me that one fans I am good for you because I know how important that one is you
01:39know two teams
01:41in Kent Bromley top of the league and they showed a lot of why they are top of the league
01:46you know took
01:46some fantastic chances but there was some unrecognizable stuff from us which again
01:52we've been so good lately you know and you know not just lately for a long time that's probably our
01:58worst home performance for quite some time now made Sun United summer signing Jamie Yela has been
02:05handled by his debut by manager George Ella Kobe after a lengthy spell out injured you'll have been
02:11suffering a stress fracture in his back not long after joining from Chatham Ella Kobe says he's
02:16working hard on getting back to the team he was named as a substitute and came on for the last
02:21few
02:21minutes of the game in a one-all draw against Tombridge Ella Kobe on Yela's return said it's
02:27absolutely fantastic to see Jamie Yela out there and it's been frustrating and not having him in the
02:31first half of the season next Canterbury rugby team's eight game winning streak has come to an end
02:37after 28 21 defeat by Havant a mixture of missed tackles poor ball retention and questionable decisions
02:43has led to a crashing defeat for Canterbury's own rugby team after eight consecutive wins in the
02:47National League two Easter games it's mishaps lead to Havant gaining a 14 point lead at the beginning of
02:53the game something can to break was able to slightly catch up on but didn't work out for the side
02:57in the
02:58end then our fourth place Canterbury will return to league action on the 14th February against leaders
03:02old Albanians now Chatham town and an unfortunate end to their FA trophy run as they were beaten one
03:09nil by Southland United it was a heartbreaking way to lose Southland having their penalty save but the
03:14ball rebounded straight to the opposing player for an easy finish the chat thought they equalize in the
03:19dying minutes when the ball appears to have crossed the line but the goal wasn't given the Chatham Towns
03:24manager Kevin Haake said I don't want to be sorry I don't want the focus to be on the referee
03:28because
03:29that would just be pointless the focus should be on the boys who've taken the club into the
03:32last 16 of a national competition for the first time in history and Matt Evans from Bortemont Chelsea
03:39near Maidstone is determined to break the stigma around mental health and improve access to support
03:44services his motivation comes after the death of his son Kelsey who took his own life at the age of
03:5026
03:51to mark what would have been Kelsey's 30th birthday Matt is hosting a charity spin-a-thon in aid of
03:57mid-kent
03:57mind this Saturday the charity will see 12 consecutive 45 minute spin classes held back-to-back
04:04over a 12-hour period participants can take on the full challenge themselves or share the experience as
04:10part of the team and our reporter Maisie Walker caught up with Matt during one of his training
04:15sessions
04:25inside this gym a man from Maidstone is taking on an impressive physical challenge to raise money
04:31for mid-kent mind in October 2022 Matt's son Kelsey took his own life the spinathlon which consists of 12
04:40consecutive 45 minute spin classes held back-to-back over a 12-hour period was created to raise money
04:47and awareness for mental health not just highlighting the suffering of young men but also the detrimental
04:53effects it had on Matt's mental health too well it started off um my son Kelsey took his own life
05:00uh four
05:00years ago um and i decided to do something for um mental health so three years ago and in February
05:08we
05:09did the first spin-a-thon here 25 bikes involved and then and the decision was to try and expand
05:14that further
05:15around 150 people are expected to take part in the event with 50 static bikes set up across five locations
05:24the event will be hosted in person at lock meadow health club on Barker road in
05:28mate stone with additional participants joining remotely via a live stream my experience and being
05:35bereaved by suicide has changed the way i feel about mental health and and subsequent to that i've
05:40suffered my own mental health problems um and i think you know people talk about oh it's all about
05:45talking and talking is important it's also about listening and people need to listen i think kelsey
05:50talked but i don't think people listened enough so i think i think it's it's a two-way street we're
05:56saying men should talk especially young men and if they don't or when they do people don't listen i
06:02think that's important it's a challenge built not just on physical endurance but on encouraging people
06:08to speak up and support one another and while the challenge may be tough the message behind it is a
06:14simple one no one has to face it alone maizey walker for kmtv mate stone now established in 2019 genesis
06:25professional wrestling was created of kent community a brand of wrestling they can truly call their own
06:30from as young as eight juniors are taught in a safe supportive environment and when they're ready
06:35get the opportunity to step into the spotlight and our reporter maizey walker went down this weekend
06:39to see some of the academy's horn grown talent in action genesis professional wrestling is on a
06:49mission to provide the kent community with a brand of wrestling that they can follow and call their own
06:55having a company that is basically made in kent for kent by kent people when i first started wrestling
07:01back in 1997 i lived in phoenix stone and suffolk and i had to travel all the way down sitting
07:06born
07:06to train and then the shows are all based in kent and there's a lot of traveling around that we
07:11have
07:11to do so the idea is that we we source local talent we train them up and then we put
07:16them on shows and
07:16they perform in front of our audiences and you're not then on the road 300 days a year we we're
07:21catering
07:21to our own community their academy is a safe place for juniors from the age of eight to learn and
07:27develop
07:27across all aspects of the wrestling scene when they are ready students are offered the opportunity to
07:32showcase their talent during the shows i went down on the weekend to see some of their homegrown stars
07:37from their very own academy in action here at the balling in maystone things are starting to really
07:43fire up as you can probably see from behind me people are starting to pour in and the rest is
07:48at you any second now we have a children's club and an adult's class um and i know every single
08:03one of
08:03them by name um it's a whole family my son is currently taking the british wrestling circuit by
08:10storm so it not only has he progressed to the genesis main shows he's out working the british wrestling scene
08:16so yeah we definitely can see them through from the childhood dream right to achieving it and it's
08:22clear the sport is loved by adults just as much as it is by kids i watched as a kid
08:28and kind of fell
08:29out with it for several years in a sports bar one day just having a drink and it came on
08:34tv and i was
08:34like that looks like fun and i need to go to the gym more and it feels like you know
08:39taking a shower in
08:40front of a crowd of people that's a good like incentive to actually work out more i just looked for
08:44local
08:45schools found the gem pro academy i was always a huge fan as a kid growing up uh just pretty
08:50much
08:51like everyone saw it on tv and got the bug and at the time when i started was in 95
08:56so it was i've
08:57been doing it 30 years now was a a lot different landscape than it is today i've always loved wrestling
09:03from the age of eight or nine uh grew up watching it thoroughly enjoyed it knew i'm never athletic
09:07enough to actually do it i've done one session and i can't trade myself to land whether in the ring
09:12or
09:13in the crowd for many here it's not just about the show it's about being a part of something that
09:18feels close to home maizey walker for km tv mate stone
09:30now did anyone have a news resolution to run a marathon well dancing claire from walmers rnli
09:37lifeboat station is taking this mammoth feet one step further as i've been finding out suited and
09:43booted rnli's dan sinclair might look like he's on the brink of another risky rescue but he's actually
09:51preparing for a different kind of endurance challenge so in two weeks time we're going to be doing the deal
09:55half marathon and then on the 26th of april we're going to be doing the london marathon but the slight
10:00twist is that we're going to be wearing full rnli kit i thought 26.2 miles for a charitable cause
10:06seemed noble enough until dan talked me through the very heavy and very warm layers of clothing he
10:12pledged to do it in full kit consists of a thermal base layer a dry suit which has got integrated
10:18welly
10:19boots with steel toe caps a life jacket and a helmet so it's the full kit what the crews go
10:24out to help
10:25people in the sea we're going to be running 13 miles and then two months later 26 miles so it's
10:30it's going to be quite an ask but it wasn't all just about dressing up now warmer lifeboat station
10:36is one of around eight rnli stations in kent and this one here is made entirely of volunteers
10:42and dan is one of them having signed up to volunteer almost two decades ago as an 18 year old
10:48fundraising to keep the charity he loves going after years of service is only one of the benefits
10:55to working there it's not my whole life but it's a big part of my life you know and it's
10:59um the
11:00fundraising thing i get a lot from doing the fundraising and the educational stuff like
11:04teaching my daughter's six so to teach children how to float to live you know what to do if they
11:10get an emergency who to call how to do it you know what what not to do um and then
11:15have them kids
11:16come up to you on a saturday you know and be like dan dan um you taught me how to
11:20do this and when you
11:21you might be having a bit of an off day but when you see a child and and you forgot
11:25what they look
11:25like because we've educated up to children and they and they know you by name and they come up
11:29to you and say thank you so much what you've taught us is really really great that just restores
11:34everything and it's like oh that's why i do it and with just over two months to go until the
11:38big race
11:39dan has his sights set on making sure everything is ship shape megan short for came tv in warmer
11:46and because of the mentions of suicide in this first part of the program you can contact samaritans
11:52on one one six one two three should you be affected and that's half time the break's coming up and
11:57we'll
11:57catch you later
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15:12Hello and welcome back to Invictus Sport live on KMTV. Now it's time to remind you that you can keep
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15:31The women's FA Cup has been around for 56 years and during the last 20 of them very select teams
15:37have dominated. Manchester City have won it three times, Chelsea six and Arsenal have a record 14 cups. And it's
15:44not just the WSL clubs, Chatham Town women's are also breaking records. It's the first time the club has ever
15:50gotten to the round of 16 and their manager Keith Bonas is a previous winner of the cup with Charlton
15:55Athletic.
15:55So to find out who their opponents would be in the next round, the players, manager, fans and youth teams
16:01gathered around and there were a few favourites.
16:03What team do you want to go up against? Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea!
16:09They had brought down higher league opposition like Sutton United and York City to get to this stage so the
16:14pressure was on and when the result came through, opinions were split.
16:23They were hoping for a match right here at the Beauville but instead they'll be travelling to Birmingham. Many of
16:28the fans said they wanted Arsenal, they wanted Chelsea, maybe even a sneaky bit of Spurs but it was not
16:33to be.
16:34And they'll be hoping to see if they can punch their ticket to the quarterfinals against the Blues. But what
16:38did the players and the manager make of their last 16 fixture?
16:42Yeah, like I say, people I've been speaking to, they're like, who do you want? And I was like, oh,
16:46I'd love Arsenal or something like that. But again, Birmingham's a big team, we'll definitely go there and try and
16:52give it a go. So yeah, we're happy with the draw.
16:56There was a few other choices we'd have preferred and we definitely would have preferred a home game, for sure.
17:01But it's a top tier side and we knew we were going to get that in this round and I'm
17:06aware of who's in the background of Birmingham.
17:09I know Opel quite well, my wife played under her for England and I know the manager. So yeah, we'll
17:17look forward to it, we'll work towards it and we'll go up there and do our best.
17:19It feels good. I mean, I think mixed emotions when it first got read out. We wanted a big club,
17:24but I wanted Arsenal. We were so close to getting that ball drawn as well. But no, mixed feelings. I'm
17:30really sort of pumped to get Birmingham as well. I think I've got friends, close friends who plays there that
17:36I grew up with. So it'd be good to see her again. So yeah, I mean, it would have been
17:41nice to get a home draw as well. We obviously keep saying that after the attendance yesterday was incredible. We
17:45just want to build on that. So, but away it is. I'm sure our supporters will follow.
17:49Yeah, I think the word that comes to mind first is just proud. Like I'm just so proud of like
17:54all the girls and all the staff. We've just done so well to get here. We've, you know, we've grafted
17:59a lot. So yeah, just so proud of everyone.
18:02No matter what, this cup run will go down in Kent's footballing legend as the Giant Killing Chats march to
18:08their next battlefield, the St Andrews Stadium in Birmingham. Finn McDermid for KMTV at the Beauville Stadium.
18:19And don't forget, you can keep up to date with all the latest football news by reading Kent Online.
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18:47And now I'm joined by George Flattman, who later on this month, on the 21st of February, will be taking
18:53on 100 kilometres on the SkiErg in one continuous session.
18:58On the day, there'll be a small, there'll be some small fitness challenges and prizes up for grabs to keep
19:03everyone involved.
19:04He's embarking on this day of full body cardio to raise money through donations for Samaritans and check in on
19:11a mate, sorry, which are both charities that focus on mental health.
19:15And I've got George with me here. So, George, first of all, explain to us why a SkiErg?
19:22So I rode quite a lot as a kid and I thought that'd be one way of really pushing myself
19:28physically.
19:28But I thought, you know, there's a lot of stigma and suffering associated with men's mental health.
19:33So I thought, why not make it a really difficult challenge and a kind of machine that no one really
19:39enjoys doing.
19:40It's a killer.
19:40It's horrible. It really is horrible. But I thought if I can do it on that, I can do it
19:44on anything.
19:46And which gym will you be will be at when you're when you're on this?
19:49So it will be down at Sisu Fitness, which is in the Medway City Estate.
19:54I've been a member there for just over a year now.
19:56Is it something like during during the I suppose the 100 kilometres people can pop in and cheer you on?
20:04Or is it just you in the machine?
20:06So I'm starting about 6 a.m.
20:08The idea is that people can pop in and kind of keep me company more than anything, I guess.
20:13It's going to take probably about eight hours, all going well.
20:17But there'll be kind of fitness challenges going on.
20:19We've got a few companies that are donating some some prizes, things like that.
20:23There's a local running club that are donating some some some merch for the fastest 400 metre run.
20:30There's another company donating stuff for for rowing, for running, things like that just to keep people engaged.
20:35And also Paddy, the founder of one of the charities, is going to be giving a talk about mental health
20:40and kind of things to look out for to help other people.
20:42Definitely. And we will get back to those charities. But we also do have a video of a SkiErg, what
20:48it looks like.
20:48It looks intense. I suppose, as you said, it's not your. Let's have a look at that.
20:55So tell us about this. What's going on here? What muscles are we using?
20:58So SkiErg is pretty full body, really. It's a lot of it's a lot of arms, core back and surprisingly
21:04quite a lot of legs.
21:05You'd be amazed at how difficult it is to keep hinging for for kind of hours.
21:09And then, like you say, it's a pretty good full body workout, really.
21:13Absolutely. That does look grueling. I definitely couldn't do that for more than eight minutes, never mind eight hours.
21:20So how are you preparing for such a strenuous day?
21:24So I've been training pretty hard. I keep myself in relatively good condition generally, but I've been really up in
21:31the metres.
21:31I think the longest I've gone so far is 55 kilometres.
21:35Halfway there.
21:36To speak freely, I think once you hit 17, no one really knows what's going to happen.
21:39And I think that's where the good cause and hopefully some some physical support will really kind of kick me
21:45through the last 30 K.
21:46Absolutely. And we'll pivot there. So you are splitting the money that you raised between Samaritans and Checking On A
21:52Mate.
21:52So what is it about this particular charities that made you want to do this for them?
21:57So I've raised money for Samaritans before. Three or four years ago, I did 24 workouts in 24 hours in
22:03eight of Samaritans.
22:04And Checking On A Mate is a is a small, younger charity.
22:08It's actually run by a friend of mine who founded it.
22:11And it's all about having that conversation and giving people awareness of mental health before it becomes an issue.
22:19And I guess Samaritans almost a 24 hour helpline and Checking On A Mate is almost a how do we
22:24how do we solve this problem?
22:25And it gives you the real kind of scope of that whole mental health kind of progression, I guess, is
22:31the best way of putting it.
22:33Absolutely. And obviously, both the charities are around mental health and mental health awareness.
22:38Is that something that is particularly important to you?
22:40Yeah, it's pretty close to me. Like, it's something that I'm quite open.
22:43I've struggled with it before in the past. And I think it is really important that people are open and
22:47willing to share that.
22:49There's a lot of stigma around it, especially being being a man or being a man of kind of large
22:53stature myself.
22:54People always assume that, you know, there's not a lot going on, but it's really important to have those kind
22:59of conversations.
23:00And hopefully this day is an opportunity for people to share those stories and learn a bit as well, as
23:05well as supporting to what I think are pretty cool causes.
23:09And would you recommend this challenge for anyone else at home who maybe maybe wants to raise a bit of
23:13money for charities that are important to them?
23:15I think it's really important that they raise money. I'm not sure I'd recommend anyone try to ski 100 kilometres
23:20without some serious training.
23:22But definitely, I mean, if people can raise money and the money is one thing, but also just having that
23:27conversation.
23:28And a real thing that Paddy really strives on is kind of, you know, check on your friends, not just
23:34your phone.
23:35It's really important to have those conversations. And if they can raise money at the same time, that's amazing.
23:40Yeah, of course. And obviously, you mentioned before, there are going to be small fitness challenges and price up for
23:44grabs on the day.
23:45So how can any of our viewers perhaps get access to these activities?
23:49So the information on that will go live in a couple of days through the gym's Instagram.
23:54So we're holding some fitness competitions down at Sisu.
23:59People can pop in, have a look around the gym, see if it's maybe something they like as well,
24:04but also gives them a real chance to get involved and stick around and learn a bit.
24:09And like I say, we're trying to build that kind of community feel around that day.
24:13So it's not just me suffering for eight hours on the spot. It's a little bit more than that.
24:18Absolutely. You kind of touched on that where you thought, you know, as perhaps a big physically active man,
24:23people might not assume that the struggles that you have.
24:26Do you think in general, in gym culture, in fitness culture,
24:29mental health is something that is brushed aside or not spoken about?
24:33Yeah, I think in culture in general it is.
24:35I think in the gym there's that balance or that sphere of people that are in the gym
24:40are normally there to improve themselves physically.
24:43Quite often that doesn't really touch on mentally.
24:46If something was broken, you'd go to the hospital to fix it.
24:49Mentally, if we're broken, we tend not to do a lot about it.
24:52I think it's something that needs to be shined on in loads of different spheres,
24:56not just in the gym, but I think especially in the gym, it's a really good, nice, close environment
25:00and people feel safe there.
25:02It's a great chance for them to have those kind of conversations
25:05that they might not have outside of that.
25:07Absolutely. And I suppose it's these actions big like your own and small
25:10that can break down these barriers.
25:12To anyone in the gym who finds themselves in a fitness space, how would you advise people
25:18or give any advice for doing their best to try, I suppose, raise awareness
25:23or break down these barriers that we have?
25:25Yeah, I guess ironically you can raise awareness, but the best thing you can do
25:29is just check on other people and that's the real message through one of the charities.
25:34Can you start a conversation with people you know?
25:36Has someone been a little bit slow replying?
25:39Could you do a little bit more?
25:40And the more we talk about it, the less stigma comes attached,
25:43the more open people normally are to sharing their stories.
25:45And I have to ask for people at home who are perhaps moved
25:49or they've got personal involvement in these charities,
25:52how can people go to support you and these charities too?
25:56So I've got a GoFundMe page set up for it and like you said earlier,
26:01we're going to split the money directly in half.
26:05If they don't want to sponsor me in particular,
26:07or they don't think the challenge is worthy of it,
26:10they're more than welcome to visit those sites themselves
26:12and they can donate however they wish on their websites.
26:14Absolutely. Thank you so much for joining us, George,
26:16and for speaking to us more about that in detail.
26:21Well, that's all we've got time for tonight at Kent Tonight at KMTV.
26:25Should you've been affected by anything spoken about on tonight's episode of Invicta,
26:31you can contact Samaritans at 116 123.
26:36But that's all we've got time for on this week's Invicta.
26:39Sorry, I called it Kent Tonight. This is Invicta.
26:42I hope you have a lovely evening and we'll see you next week.
26:44Good night.
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