Five members present. The group started the investigation downstairs in the large room at the back of the building. As soon as they got halfway into the building, several members felt light-headed, head-achy and nauseous. The temperature in the room was 22.5 degrees. An Ouija board was opened right at the end of the room. A male spirit came through and kept spelling out ‘yes’ to questions. A stick-man was seen on the SLS camera standing between two of the members on the board. Dolly’s eyes lit up a couple of times. Another stick-man was seen on the right as you look back towards the entrance of the room, then another was seen on the left, crawling up a cabinet. Several spirits just passing through jumped on to the board, but nothing significant was said.

Then a female came on the board and spelt their name as Gert Kolewy, and said their surname was from Holland. Note: Koley is a proper surname, but not from The Netherlands whereas Colleye IS a Dutch surname. A ticking noise was heard coming from behind someone on the board. The name, Norris, was spelt out. A stick-man was seen standing next to someone else on the board. This person said they felt as if they were being pushed towards someone else on the board. Teddy’s eyes went off and the Ouija board felt as if it was being moved by itself. People could felt cold breezes in front of them, then they became really hot. Two stick-men were seen on the SLS camera and the planchette appeared to lift itself off the board. Gert said there were five spirts in the room and that they were all bad people. Members on the board continued to feel incredibly hot and then extremely cold. The group asked if their spirit guides were around the board. Gert said there were nine of them. The group asked what their spirit guides were and what their names were. There was Mews the lion, Lucky the cat, Jane the butterfly, Chappy the dog and Angel the viper. Gert said she was attracted to one person on the board. It was the person who was being leant on by the member who felt as if they were being pushed. A message was spelt out – “Do keep safe”. Gert said she was taking over the person who was being pushed because she wanted a hug. Teddy’s eyes lit up again. The person being pushed was given a hug and Gert left the board.

During this investigation, a Necrophonic was used. This is a spirit box application used for spirit communication and EVP research. EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) are sounds found on electronic recordings that are interpreted as spirit voices. (Throughout this write up, the author will refer to the Necrophonic as a spirit box).

The spirit box said, ‘The Buckering Hunt‘. Note: ‘Bucker’ is a person employed to carry, shovel, lift or load coal, farm produce, etc. A new female spirit came on to the board. Her name was Bonnie Hunter (is there a connection here?) and she was born in 1945 in Portsmouth. Her mother was called Agnes Hunter and she was an unmarried mother. The father of Bonnie was an investigator’s grandad but Bonnie never knew him. The investigator confirmed their grandad had moved from the north of England to Portsmouth during the second world war, then moved back to the north after 1945. Bonnie said she lived in Charles Dickens Lane, Portsmouth (the same place where the investigator’s grandad had once lived) and she died in 1951 aged six after a car ran her over. The spirit box said, ‘At it’. Bonnie said her mother had been a lady of the night. She spelt out a message – ‘Take Fate For Granted’. Teddy’s eyes lit up. The involved investigator said we had to go but Bonnie could visit whenever she liked. The spirit box said, ‘Me watch you.’ The temperature in the room was 18 degrees.

The group had a quick tea break then headed across the road the the manor house. As the blessing was being said, ‘……only good spirits may join us ….’ the spirit box shouted, ‘No!’ Then the person saying the blessing heard their name on the spirit box followed by a growl. Several random words were said on the spirit box and a few times it sounded as if a female was crying. Several light up toys had been placed on the steps leading up to the trap door. Cat’s eyes went off. The group said, ‘Make the cat light up again.’ The spirit box said, ‘Easy’. The cat’s eyes lit up again. The spirit box said, ‘Evil’. Two of the members said they felt really cold. A few words were coming from the spirit box that sounded Russian. One of the members commented on that, and the spirit box said, ‘Russian’. The group asked, ‘Can you count?’ The spirit box said, ‘Count’. A little girl was heard crying on the spirit box. Lots of French words were said on the spirit box, including several numbers which the group recognised. The group asked, ‘Can you say a swear word?’ The spirit box said, ‘Shit’. The group asked how many spirits were in the room. Twice the spirit box said, ‘Four’. Dolly’s eyes lit up. Footsteps could be heard upstairs. Teddy’s eyes lit up. The spirit box said, ‘Teddy’s going off’. The group asked, ‘What are our names?’ Several of the group’s names were said on the spirit box. The group asked questions like, ‘Who is sitting on the steps’ and ‘Who just spoke’, and each time the spirit box correctly said a member’s name. Teddy’s eyes were continuously going off. The group said, ‘Stop the teddy if you want us the go on the board’. Teddy’s eyes went off. The spirit box said, ‘Lets’.

An Ouija board was opened. No-one would communicate with the group though, but the K2 meter kept going up to green, even after it was placed in a different location. The board was closed down and as the group said ‘goodbye’, several different voices could be heard on the spirit box saying ‘goodbye’. The group asked, ‘Are you happy for us to go?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yep’.

The group moved upstairs to the large front room and did some calling out. The temperature was 15.1 degrees. A group member asked, ‘What’s your name?’ The spirit box spoke in an American accent and said, ‘Don’t tell him’. The group asked, ‘Are there any French here?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yep’. The cat’s eyes lit up and an orb was seen in the doorway. Some French words were spoken on the spirit box. The cat’s eyes lit up again and the spirit box said, ‘Cat’. The group asked, ‘Can you close the door?’ The spirit box said, ‘Why? Bollocks’. The group asked, ‘Can you whisper someone’s name?’ The spirit box whispered the name of one of the investigators. The group asked, ‘Can you hiss?’ The spirit box made a hissing noise. One member saw a spirit cat enter the room then walk back out again. The spirit box said, ‘I can see you’. One member whistled then said, ‘Can you copy that?’ The spirit box made a whistle noise. The group said, ‘Do it again’. The spirit box said, ‘We can’t’. A few more random words were spoken then the session was shut down. The group said. ‘Scream if you want us to leave’. Screaming was heard on the spirit box. The temperature was 19.5 degrees.

The investigators went back to Warwick Lane and stood outside the shop downstairs with the bay window, just before you enter the large back room. Lots of orbs were seen. The group asked for a noise to be made and a clicking noise was heard. Not much else happened though. The group could hear loud footsteps moving about upstairs and walking on the stairs. Tapping noises were heard upstairs, so the group moved upstairs and spread around sitting in different locations within the cafe area. A few flashing orbs were seen and some wisps of smoke Note: this often signals the presence of something paranormal. Nothing else happened so the group moved to the front of the building, but nothing happened there either so the evening ended.