General News
3 January, 2023
Jarklin was a crackin'
THE joint was jumpin’ when world champion Nathan Griggs whipped up a crackin’ show at Jarklin. Barely a year after the Four Posts Hotel re-opened as new owners Heide and Adrian Polkinghorne started a massive restoration makeover, Griggs packed in...
THE joint was jumpin’ when world champion Nathan Griggs whipped up a crackin’ show at Jarklin.
Barely a year after the Four Posts Hotel re-opened as new owners Heide and Adrian Polkinghorne started a massive restoration makeover, Griggs packed in a crowd of more than 250 people.
It was a massive night for the local community and drew people from across the region. Among them were aspiring 10-year-old whipcrackers Jacob Matthews from Cohuna and Maiden Gully’s Jimmy Brown.
Jacob had seen Griggs in action before and joined the five-time Guinness world record holder in wooing the crowd.
Griggs said rural pubs were the hub of communities.
“I perform here because I want to ... to support pubs like this,” he said.
Heide said: “We were surrounded and supported by the most amazing community.
“It was so good to see everyone so happy and the kids cracking their whips ... it was hilarious but heart-warming,” she said.
After the show, Griggs was swamped with fans snapping up his merchandise, grabbing the whipcracker’s autograph or posing for a selfie photograph.
- CHRIS EARL