7.30pm – 2am. Six members present.

The group started downstairs, outside Mr Peabody’s Antiques shop (with the bow window) and did some calling out. Orbs were seen through the camera coming up from the floor. The group asked for any spirits to whistle and a faint whistle noise was heard. The group asked for any spirits to knock and two knocks were heard coming from inside the shop. A tapping noise was heard coming from the area where the stairs are. Orbs were seen through the camera going around one of the members. A large, white orb was seen by one member crossing the ceiling. Cat was sitting on the floor and it’s eye lit up quite faintly (even though it was a new ball). At the same time, many flashing orbs were seen through the camera. More knocks were heard coming from the staircase area. Orbs were seen (through the camera) shooting out of the display window, and more orbs were seen right next to two members. A faint voice could be heard coming from the centre of where the group was standing and the cat’s eye lit up at the same time. One member arrived late and a ghostly hand was seen through the camera, pointing at the person as she approached the group. Knocking noises were heard coming from upstairs.

The group moved into the back room and stood at the end of the room. A figure was seen on the SLS camera, hovering over Cat who had been placed on the floor. At the same time, Cat’s eye lit up. An Ouija board was opened. As an experiment, the group decided to use no protection at all during the evening, just to see if anything different happened. Tapping noises were heard, a bit like a metal rail being moved, and one member felt their arm being tugged. A spirit on the board spelt ‘MG’ twice and said it was their initials. The spirit also said it was their nickname. A paper crinkling sound was heard coming from the comic display area. A female came through and ‘AMMW’ was spelt on the board. Note:AMMW stands for the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women. This is a regional body within ASEAN that focuses on women’s issues, promoting gender equality, and advancing women’s empowerment. The group asked the spirit to do something to get the group’s attention. One member felt their shoulder bag being tugged and a knock was heard coming from behind another member. That member said he had a sudden pain behind one of his eyes. A male spirit came on to the board to spell out their name, and spelt ‘AMMY’. The group asked the spirit to spell it again. This time the spirit spelt ‘AMNYNA’. Someone in the group suggested the spirit was trying to spell anonymous. The spirit passed in 1524. He didn’t want to tell the group his name as he was someone of great importance. He had worked in some local mills and had been caught stealing. He said he was aged six and had stolen an apple.

The group created some energy on the board and tried to engage with more spirits. No protection was used. A dark spirit came on to the board and answered ‘no’ to everything one member was asking. That member came off the board and immediately the planchette felt different. A female witch called Mary came on the board. She said she had three brothers and spelt ‘MASTER’. She said she was connected to the master and spelt ‘ADAD’. She then spelt ‘AMN’ and said this was all to do with her father. Mary said she was a traveller who had lived off the land. She was eighteen years old when she passed in 1736. She had a brother called John and their surname was Lacey. Mary was the youngest child. She died by ‘ARSN’ (arson). She had been alone in a barn which had caught fire during a storm and was buried alive. The spirit box said ‘Gale’. Her brothers had been out hunting and cutting wood. Mary spelt ‘EXA’. She confirmed she meant ‘axe’. She said there were six spirits in the room.

A whining noise was heard next to one member (Steve) on the board and a male called William said he wanted to talk to Steve. He said he was connected to Steve through the building and had died in 1967. William spelt ‘NUNS ARE A CUNMMING’. He said Steve’s spirit guide was here. The spirit box said, ‘Arch Angel’. Steve confirmed one of his spirit guides was a nun. The name ‘SCOMR’ was spelt. Note: Scomer is a surname but not a first name. Two more spirit guides belonging to other members came on to the board, both were known to the members. Another spirit guide came on to the board who was the grandmother (several generations ago) of two members on the board. She spelt ‘MAMMY’ and said she died in 1856. Her initials were NA. The two members said that didn’t mean anything to them. The spirit guides said they were all there because the board had not been blessed, and because no blessings had taken place that evening. There were nuns present to protect the board. Steve was told he had to find a book called ‘Ouija’ which was in the building. Note: there are books available worldwide with this title, and Steve did go off to the bookshelves to look for some, but couldn’t find any.

A bad spirit came on to the board. It was very aggressive and kept spelling ‘F*** off’. It wouldn’t answer any questions and just kept going to ‘no’. It appeared very negative. One member complained of having a sudden headache. The board was closed down and the group went upstairs for a tea break. As soon as the member with the headache went upstairs, the headache disappeared.

After the tea break, the group went across the road to the cellar in the Manor House. As soon as all members were in the cellar, the spirit box said, ‘You’re in.’ One member banged their head on a low beam and the spirit box said, ‘Bang.’ At the same time, a cat ball went off. The group asked the cat ball to go on and off on request, and it did several times, especially when one member was pulling funny faces. Another member sat on the steps and orbs were seen all around her through the camera. A massive orb flew right in front of another member. Two really loud knocks were heard coming from upstairs, but the group couldn’t be certain if it wasn’t someone from next door. The group knocked three times and asked any spirits to copy. A loud knock was heard coming from a corner in the cellar. One member started to sing a funny song about knocking and coughing could be heard. The member sang three different songs then said, ‘Knock once for the first song, twice for the second song and three times for the third song.’ Two knocks were heard. The member sang the second song again and orbs were seen floating around a different member. At the same time the cat ball went off. Another member started to sing a funny song and recorded it. The spirit box said, ‘Record.’ A member started to sing a very rude song. The spirit box said, ‘Wicked cow.’ The group started to sing French songs and more knocking was heard coming from upstairs. The spirit box said, ‘Daft. Hi.’ Lots of orbs were seen (through the camera) coming up from the floor near where the Ouija board was set up. Then heaps of orbs were seen flying about all over the room. Everyone started to feel cold and a large half moon feather orb was seen on the camera. The group asked any spirits to make a noise and the spirit box said, ‘Quiet.’. One member said he would run outside in two seconds and the spirit box said, ‘Hurry.’ An orb was seen next to one member and at the same time a small figure was seen through the SLS camera in the same place.

The group moved upstairs to the large front room and opened the Ouija board. The planchette immediately went to ‘goodbye’ but said it backwards. A spirit came on the board and after a few probing questions, the spirit said he was a homosexual called Dave. He was with his partner called Mike. Dave died in 2015 aged thirty and Mike died in 2016 aged fifty nine. Dave said he died from a heart attack. The spirit box said, ‘Running.’ A beam of light shot across one member on the board. Mike died from chest problems. Dave said they were from Hexham (the north of England). Dave said there were seven spirits in the room and many were family members relating to the group. ‘MAMMY’ was spelt, also ‘OLIVE’ who died in 1986. ‘MANCHESTER’ was spelt and the letter ‘A’. Some of the information was relevant to the members and some meant nothing at all.

A very nasty spirit came on the board. It said it was angry with the group for not blessing the board. The spirit box said, ‘Elizabeth’ and a massive bright orb shot across one member’s right shoulder. A loud whining noise was heard. A new spirit on the board said it was a nice spirit. The spirit confirmed there were spirit guides about and a new names were mentioned but didn’t mean anything to anyone. Everyone in the group complained of feeling utterly drained. The spirit box said, ‘Storm’. The group discussed a storm that was coming the following day and the planchette started moving about all over the place. The group were then talking about how many spirit guides had been present during the evening. The spirit box said, ‘You win.’ The Ouija board was closed and re-opened. This time a protection prayer was used. The spirit box said, ‘Demon’. The spirit on the board confirmed they were neither a devil nor an imp. The group said, ‘Tell us your name.’ The spirit box said, ‘Certainly,’ and the planchette spelt ‘CROLO’. The group asked for the spirit to spell his name again and this time he spelt ‘CIRROX,’ followed by ‘CROLTG’ and ‘CROMLX’. Note: None of these names mean anything. The closest found is Crocell which is the 49th spirit in the Goetia, a Duke of Hell who rules over 48 legions of demons. He is described as manifesting as an angel and is known for his ability to teach geometry and other liberal arts. The board was closed down and the spirit box said, ‘Run now. Goodbye.’

The group went back to Warwick Lane and headed upstairs to the attic. The group did some calling out and paper crinkling could be heard. The group asked any spirits to knock. No knocking was heard, but voices could be heard murmuring downstairs. The group were all giggling and saying silly things. The spirit box said, ‘You need breakfast.’ The group said, ‘Do something to make us all jump.’ Two K2 metres on the floor started going to green then yellow then to red – both going off at the same time. It was confirmed that there were no electrics in the attic and everyone had their phones on flight mode. An orb shot across the room and a humming noise was heard. Another orb came up from the floor and a small figure was seen on the SLS camera standing by a pile of boxes. It was small, rather like the size of a child. The group was messing about talking in silly accents and every time they spoke with a Cockney accent, both K2 meters shot up to red. The group asked, ‘Do you like Cockneys?’. The spirit box said, ‘Am not.’