Nineteen people present. Everyone was split into three groups (A, B & C) and this write-up follows group C.

The evening started with everyone downstairs in Warwick Lane. The group gathered in the area outside the far back room and opened a sacred circle. The spirit box said, ‘I’m hitting your leg.’ A stick-man was seen on the SLS camera standing outside the bowed window shop area. Child shadow figures were seen by one person standing near the circle. Inside the circle, a spirit was communicating saying they had once worked in the area as an assistant to a chemist in 1875. The spirit box said, ‘Surgery.’ The spirit said there had been a fire in the building. The spirit said one person in the circle reminded them of their sister. The spirit box said, ‘Emma.’ A small stick figure was seen hovering behind someone in the circle. A noise sounding like a mixture of a groan and a sigh was heard coming from the corridor. The spirit said there were many spirits near the circle but none of them wanted to talk. The spirit box said, ‘Next to this. Follow.’ A stick-man was seen in front of the bowed shop window again. The spirit box said, ‘I don’t. Don’t confuse. Sir.’ A movement was heard coming from the corridor and another stick-man seen on the SLS camera. It appeared to be jumping from the circle towards the bowed window shop front. Then two stick-men were seen standing in-between the circle and the shop front (next to a spirit box which had been placed on the side). A new spirit had come into the circle – a female aged fifty three years. She said her name was Emma and she was the sister of the spirit the group had been communicating with earlier and that they had been born in Shedfield (not far from Wickham). One member felt as if they were being pushed backwards. The spirit said there were three children next to the circle and one had a name beginning with ‘T’. It was confirmed the child spirit was called Tom.

A new person went into the centre of the circle. A different spirit came through – a male who was connected to the building but didn’t work in the building. The spirit had worked on a farm in the area and had managed animals, particularly sheep. Two stick-men were seen on the SLS camera standing next to the spirit box on the side. The spirit started talking about horses and the spirit box said, ‘Horses. Any.’ The group asked, ‘Did you work with all animals?’ The spirit box said, ‘Ride ’em.’ A loud thud was heard coming from the spirit box on the side. The spirit said they had once worked with a horse and cart and used to go to Wickham for the horse fair. The sprit said that some people in the circle had a connection with the Wickham horse fair. Three people in the circle (all cousins) confirmed their grand[parents had met at the Wickham fair (the person the the centre would not have known this). The group asked, ‘Was it you pushing someone in the circle earlier?’ The spirit box said, ‘No. Trial.’ The group asked who had pushed the person and the spirit box said, ‘Him.’ The spirit said that someone else in the circle reminded him of his mother. The spirit box said, ‘Pigeons. Sixes. Surprise. Mummy. Stood here.’

One person in the circle suddenly felt their arms tighten, as if they had been bound by ropes. The person said they could not move their arms at all. A different spirit was now communicating with the group, and the person with the sore arms could sense it was not a friendly spirit. The spirit box said, ‘Rifles.’ The spirit refused to stop affecting the person with sore arms. The spirit box said, ‘Horrible things happen here.’ The spirit said there were some people in the group who it did not like. It continued to affect the person with sore arms and would not stop. The person with the sore arms said the spirit felt very aggressive. The person in the centre said they felt very aggressive themselves and felt like they really wanted to hurt the person with the sore arms. The group decided to close the circle.

Group C went across the road to the Manor House and into the cellar. Two people felt as if something had touched them and one person felt as if spiders were crawling over their hair. An Ouija board was opened. The spirit box said, ‘Oh my God.’ A spirit came onto the board and said they couldn’t spell. A lot of French was being spoken on the spirit box. A small stick figure was seen on the SLS camera standing at the foot of the main staircase. A child had come on to the board. Lots of noises and hisses were heard on the spirit box. The group asked, ‘Are you happy?’ The planchette went to ‘yes’ and the spirit box said, ‘Yes.’ The group asked, ‘Do we still have the child spirit?’ The spirit box shouted, ‘What?’ A new spirit came on the board – a male. Several possible Christian names were called out but the planchette kept going to ‘no’. The group said, ‘Give us your name.’ The spirit box said, ‘Loud. Train.’ The spirit said they did not work on a railway, but worked to help build it. The group asked how many spirits were in the room and the planchette hovered between ‘2’ and ‘3’. The spirit box said, ‘Three.’ The spirit box then said, ‘We go by. It me.’ The group asked, ‘Were you French workers?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yes.’ The male spirit said he was aged thirty six then spelt his name as being ‘Deem.’ The spirit box said, ‘Deem. Emile.’ Note: Deem is a real name, originating from the old English name – Deme. It’s usually a surname, but can also be a Christian name. It means ‘judge’. The spirit said Emile was his wife. One person on the board said their hand felt very cold. The spirit box said, ‘Steve.’ The group asked, ‘Do you know Steve?’ Both spirit boxes said ‘Oui’ at the same time. One person on the board said they felt really hot whilst others said they felt very cold. The spirit box said, ‘Kesu.’ Note: Kesu has many meanings including; a plant, a silk cloth, a container, a legal action, a cover, a person being helped, an occurrence that has happened. The group asked Deem how many years did he work on the railway. The planchette moved to ‘4’ and the spirit box said, ‘Five. Six.’ One person came off the board and a low moaning noise was heard. Stick-men were seen on the SLS camera standing at the end of the cellar (the front end). The spirit box said in a female voice, ‘Yes.’ Then the spirit box said, ‘Elsa.’ The spirit on the board said Elsa was his daughter and she was three and a half years old. The group asked, ‘Is Elsa in the room?’ The spirit box said, ‘Child screaming.’ The group asked, ‘Is Elsa hurt?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yes. Throwing up. I come with friends.’ Lots of German voices were heard on the spirit box. The group asked, ‘Do we still have Deem with us?’ The spirit box said, ‘F**k Deem. Shit.’ The group asked, ‘Is someone else trying to get through?’ The spirit box said in a very sinister voice, ‘Me.’ The name ‘William’ was spelt on the board. The spirit box said, ‘Help.’ William said in 1845 he worked and died in a brewery in The Square in Wickham. Note: Breweryhistory.com – In 1847, a brewery is mentioned as being in The Square in Wickham. It moved to be closer to the river in 1887. William said he was aged forty five and had died in the cellar because he had been pushed. It was an accident. William said he broke his neck and back. Someone on the board said they could feel a pain in their neck and in their back.

Whilst this was going on, the member from Group B who had sore arms in the circle earlier, was still experiencing pains and severe discomfort in Warwick Lane. They had to been cleansed with sage and a prayer to remove demons was said. This was carried out by someone from Group C. The affected person said they felt as if they had been possessed by an evil spirit and it felt just like the spirit who had been released from a second-hand Ouija board he had used a few weeks ago See the Cauldron’s Brodrick Hall write-up dated 19^th October.

Group C moved upstairs to the front room and opened a board. Dolly was laying on a table and her eye lit up. An Ouija board was opened, and as this was happening, the spirit box said, ‘Let us speak.’ The group asked, ‘Does anyone want to speak to us?’ The spirit box said, ‘Hello.’ A female child spirit came on the board. The group asked the spirit how old they were and the planchette moved to ‘8’. At the same time, the spirit box said, ‘Eight. Human years.’ Some negative noises were heard on the spirit box. Dolly’s eye lit up again. One person on the board starting to feel really, really hot. The spirit box said, ‘Burn now.’ Dolly’s eye was lighting up continuously. More evil noises were heard in the spirit box. The group said, ‘Give us your name.’ The spirit box said in a female voice, ‘No. You’re f**ked, F**k you.’ Dolly was still going off. The group asked if this was the spirit who had affected the person from Group B with sore arms earlier. The spirit box immediately said ‘Mac’. The spirit said they had come back with the person who had carried out the cleansing to the person with the sore arms. Now someone in Group C was being affected by this same evil spirit. The new person being affected said they had a sharp pain in their stomach. The spirit box said, ‘I’m red.’ Note: the colour red is often associated with evil, blood and death. In Egypt, red was the colour of Seth, the god of evil and chaos. In Christian culture, red is associated with Satan and the devil. The group asked, ‘Are you a negative entity?’ The spirit box said, ‘Qui. Leave him.’ Some people felt cold and a bit weird. The name ‘Garx’ was spelt out on the board. Note: this is a surname. The spirit box said, ‘Steve. Human. Ray. You’re old. Garnie.’ Note: Garnie is a French word meaning filled with, topped with, garnished with, etc. The Planchette spelt out ‘HQ’. One member (not on the board) had mentioned ‘HQ’ on Facebook earlier. That member said, ‘Did you read what I wrote on Facebook?’ The spirit box said, ‘Of course,’ The group said, ‘Can you spell your name on the board?’ The planchette spelt ‘Harri’ then ‘Hina’ Note: Hari came up on a written spirit box earlier in the evening. The spirit on the board (Harri) said they were aged nine. Unfortunately, time was up and the group had to end for a tea break in Warwick Lane.

During the tea break, someone from Group A said they had been doing an investigation in the cafe area earlier. One member had placed a cat ball on top of a cabinet and had found a shiny, dangly ear-ring which had been shown to the group. The member said to any spirits in the room, ‘Do something to show us you’re here.’ The ear-ring was placed back on top of the cabinet. A while later, the same member was looking for something in their jacket pocket, and pulled out the same shiny, dangly ear-ring. As this story was being told, a cat ball on one table was going off.

After the tea break, Group C stayed upstairs in Warwick Lane and went to the front of the building. Two stick-men were seen on the SLS camera walking one in front of the other. Some people were feeling nauseous, head-achy and had jelly legs. A stick-man was seen standing next to one member. The group asked, ‘Is there anyone who wants to communicate with us?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yes, there is.’ Two stick-men were seen standing next to the member. The spirit box said, ‘Yep.’ Another member felt their hand being touched. Then the SLS camera turned off all by itself. The spirit box said, ‘Why. Afraid so. Skinny.’ A child’s voice was heard. The group asked, ‘Shall I put a cat ball down on the floor?’ The spirit box said, ‘Ball. Stand back. Hold.’ The K2 meter flashed twice. One member felt as if something was on their back. The SLS camera had been turned back on and a stick-man was seen touching the member’s back. The spirit box said, ‘Alex.’ One member in the group was laughing at something. The spirit box said, ‘Don’t laugh.’ The group said, ‘If the children are here, give us a cuddle.’ The spirit box said, ‘Hear me.’ A small stick figure was seen standing next to one member. It appeared to be trying to kick that member. A child’s voice said on the spirit box saying ‘Hi.’ The member said, ‘ Can you give us your name?’ The spirit box said, ‘Deem.’ The member said, ‘Deem, are you here?’ The spirit box said, ‘Oui.’ The K2 meter went off again. The member sat on the floor and a small stick person was seen trying to stroke the member. Then three small stick people were seen on the member’s shoulders. The member said their arm felt heavy. The spirit box said, ‘Touch hair.’ The SLS camera turned itself off again (the battery had been drained, even though the camera was fully charged up). The group said, ‘Hello, are you still here?’ A sinister voice on the spirit box said, ‘Yes.’ The group said, ‘Are you sad the battery has gone?’ The spirit box said, ‘SLS.’ The group asked,’ How many are here?’ The spirit box said, ‘Four. Five.’ Laughing could be heard on the spirit box, then it said, ‘That’s us.’ The group asked, ‘Have you spoken to us before?’ The spirit box said, ‘ Not you, Jade. I think Gil would hear us. I see you all.’

One member felt someone touch their head. The K2 meter went off and another person said they were feeling very cold. The group said, ‘Can you make the K2 light up to red?’ The spirit box said, ‘Enough. Deem. Playing. Door out. Play with us. There’s a security camera. Deem. Camera.’ Some of the group went into the office to observe the security cameras looking at where the rest of the group were standing. Several orbs were seen near one member still in the area. Other orbs were seen next to another member, then more orbs and a streak of light. One member could be seen on the camera touching their head and looking behind them, as if someone was standing there. The group in the office had a spirit box with them and said, ‘ Can you show yourself to someone?’ The spirit box said, ‘Nope.’ The spirit box then said, ‘Lucy. Easy.’ The group said, ‘Is your name Lucy?’ The spirit box said, ‘Here. Is.’ The group asked, ‘ Was that you playing with the person on the floor earlier?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yep.’ The members in the office went back to the front of the building and one member sat on the floor again. The member said, ‘Can you play a knocking game?’ The spirit box said, ‘I am knocking.’ The member said, ‘Can you do it louder?’ The spirit box said, ‘Testing. Comes as one.’ The group said, ‘Make the K2 light up.’ The spirit box said, ‘Oui, oui.’ The member on the floor said they felt as if their neck was being touched. The spirit box said, ‘Neck.’ Someone picked up a teddy and placed it on the floor. The spirit box said, ‘It’s a teddy bear. Who is it.’ One member felt their hand being pricked and jabbed by a needle. The spirit box said, ‘Shit.’ The group said, ‘Come and play.’ The spirit box said, ‘Don’t understand. Good evening. Ball. Gil. Fridge.’ The person on the floor had a cat ball. They said, ‘If you roll the ball to me, I’ll roll it back to you.’ The spirit box said, ‘And me.’ The group said, ‘Do you know any of our names?’ The spirit box said, ‘Say hello to me.’ The group said. ‘Hello.’ The spirit box said, ‘Hello. Goddammit.’ One member felt something on their head again and several orbs were seen by the naked eye on the wall just above where the vinyl records are on display.

Group C moved to the cafe area and opened an Ouija board. The spirit box said, ‘This will be good. Relax.’ A spirit came on to the board and spelt the letter ‘S’. The group asked, ‘Do you know how to spell?’ The spirit box said, ‘Lazy.’ Both the K2 meters went off at the same time on different tables. The group asked, ‘How many of you are there?’ The spirit box said, ‘You want the rest.’ One member felt their face being touched. The spirit box said, ‘We’re messing around.’ The group asked, ‘Are you a child?’ The spirit box said, ‘Invite me.’ The group invited the spirit to join them on the board and asked it to spell out their name. The word ‘sacred’ was spelt. The group asked, ‘Is your name Sacred?’ The planchette moved to ‘no’ and the spirit box said, ‘Next. Shit.’ The group asked, ‘Is someone stopping you from speaking to us?’ The planchette spelt out ‘mother’. The group asked the spirit how old they were. The planchette moved to ‘4’ and the spirit box said, ‘Easy.’ The child spirit confirmed their mother had lived and worked in the building. The group asked, ‘Does your mother like us being here?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yes. Sir.’ A child’s voice was heard on the spirit box but the words were inaudible. The child spirit confirmed on the board that their mother would like to speak to the group. The K2 meter went off and a loud beep was heard. The mother came on the board and spelt her name as ‘Rose’. She said she was forty five years old and believed the year to be 1825 (this is probably the year she died but time had not moved on for Rose). The group asked, ‘Did you work here?’ The spirit box said, ‘It’s a game. Get used to it.’ Rose said she did not live in the building but had once worked there. The spirit box said, ‘Me.’ The planchette spelt ‘crust’. The group asked, ‘Did you work in a bakery?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yes. Stabbed in the bushes.’ The word ‘Reading’ was spelt out. One member said they lived near to Reading and Rose confirmed they had come with that person. Rose said she was a passing spirit. As she answered questions on the board, the K2 meter kept going off. Rose spelt her surname as being ‘Rudd’.

A new spirit came on the board and spelt ‘Deem’. He said he couldn’t speak English. The group tried to speak in French but the spirit box said, ‘Give it up.’ The group opened up a translate app and used that to communicate. Deem said he was fifty one years old and lived in Bostas. Note: Bostas translates to ‘boss’. Bosta is a company in France. It is also a beach in the outer Herbrides. The word ‘bosta’ translates to ‘dung’. I have found no place in France called Bostas. Deem said his surname was Nard. Note: Nard is actually a surname, and a shortened version of Bernard in French. Deem confirmed he had died in 1846 whilst working on the railway line. He spelt out ‘Warding’ on the board. Note: the railway at Worthing was opened in 1845. The group asked, ‘Do you mean Worthing?’ (Worthing said in a French accent could sound like Warding?). The planchette moved to ‘yes’. The group asked, ‘How did you die?’ The planchette spelt ‘crush’. The group asked, ‘What crushed you?’ The planchette spelt out ‘rail track’. The group asked, ‘Can you confirm your wife’s name?’ The spirit box said, ‘France.’ The planchette spelt out ‘Eme’. (Nickname for Emile?). The group said, ‘Can you confirm your daughter’s name?’ The planchette spelt ‘Es’. (Nickname for Elsa?).

The board was closed down and all groups joined together for a short break. During the break, Group B were talking about their investigation upstairs in the front room of the Manor house. When Group C were in that room, they had noticed some coins on the table – three coins were grouped together on the table and one was on the floor by the table Group C did not touch the money. When Group B went into the room, two coins were on the table and two were on the floor. One coin on the floor was next to the table and the other was a distance away by the window.

After the break, Group C went downstairs and into the back room. Lots of orbs were seen through the camera. The group heard a sigh/whisper. Some people were experiencing a hurting head whilst others felt cold and nauseous. A knocking noise was heard coming from the ceiling. Not much else happened so the group moved to just outside the shop front with the bow window. An Ouija board was set up, and as this was happening one member saw a shadow figure walk in front of them and away down the corridor. Footsteps were heard by several people. A female came on to the board and spelt ‘Tuuir’ when the group asked for her name. Note: Tuuri is a surname from Finland. The group asked the spirit to spell out another name. The spirit spelt ‘Tiul’. Note: this is also a surname. The spirit box said, ‘Pray’ and the spirit admitted they couldn’t spell, although the spirit was able to say she was forty three years old. The spirit then said she was aged thirty six. The group asked, ‘Are you evil?’ The spirit box said, ‘Get out.’ The group asked, ‘Is there an evil spirit stopping you from speaking?’ The spirit box said, ‘That’s one.’ The group asked, ‘What’s the name of the spirit stopping you from talking?’ The spirit spelt ‘Shp’.The spirit box said, ‘Where’s it going. Freak.’ The group asked loads of questions but the responses were very slow. Everyone was feeling very cold. The group said, ‘Are there any other spirits who would like to speak to us?’ The spirit box said, ‘Evil. Growling. Take it off. Three to four.’ The group asked, ‘Are you an evil spirit?’ The spirit box said, ‘We are. Bavarian.’ Some cat balls in a bag started to go off. The group closed the board and the spirit box said, ‘There isn’t any. Tom said. Floor. Touch it.’ Some people were complaining of having a burning sensation on their arms. The spirit box said, ‘Does your wrist hurt.’

Someone suggested the group should go back into the back room to look at the security cameras. The spirit box said, ‘Wave. Evil actually. He knows it.’ All the security camera monitors had been turned off, which is something that never happens. They monitors were eventually re-opened and the group saw heaps of orbs in the areas where they were standing. The spirit box said, ‘I’m here. Listen.’ A bang was heard on the door. Several more orbs were seen towards the rear of the back room and by the security camera, but then it just went quiet and nothing more happened at all.