The Weird and the Wonderful
It is said that the restaurant in Fowey Hotel is haunted. Visitors sensitive to spirits have reported seeing a man – perhaps a soldier or a sailor – in a state of distress and pleading his innocence.
The third floor hallway is also believed to be visited by a ghost as guests have reported the sounds of footsteps in the night.
Could Fowey Hotel’s wine cellar be haunted? Some have suggested the room is unusually cold and that a dark presence can sometimes be felt in the corner.
All Angels Day is a holistic healing event dedicated to spreading Light and Love. The event on the 22nd of May attracted positive reviews from mainstream media and the second event for 2009 is scheduled for December 5th.
Angelic Orb
Angelic Orb
Held in the Athenaeum on Angel Hill at Bury St Edmunds the day offered angelic readings, crystal energy, Reiki, EFT, spiritual guidance and children meditation sessions.
Cosmo Verner, one of the group of nine lightworkers supporting the event, described the day as a great success. Cosmo, who owns the Crystal Merchant, told press, “The community embraced our holistic approach to life and our wish to encourage communication, inspiration, love and light.”
The ghost in the haunted hotel room in the listed Cambridgeshire building is believed to hate fire. Known as Mary, she is believed to have died of smoke inhalation in the same room.
Jean Axelsen, cook at the George Hotel, told the press, “It is strange that the fire was contained to that one room and did not spread.
The Chequers pub on Reading Road in the Hampshire town of Eversley is believed to be haunted by up to eight different ghosts.
The pub has been the centre of haunting phenomena for some time now; lights turning themselves on, sudden cold spots and kitchen items moving themselves. The presence of a little boy known as “Jack” has been reported by others – including the previous landlord.
Angela Turner, the landlady, told local press one story which featured a young girl who became separated from her parents. She was found in the restaurant toilets, “Her parents heard her scream and she said ‘Mummy, there has been a lady talking to me’, but there was no-one there.”
Arthur Pendragon, formerly known as John Rothwell before his deed poll name change 30 years ago, has been ordered by the English Courts to leave Stonehenge.
The pagan protester is 10 months into a Stonehenge sit-in against the enforced restricted access to the world famous stone circle. Pendragon believes not only should visitors be able to walk through the stone circles at any time but they should be able to touch them.
In particular, Pendragon is upset at the fence that has been added to the site in order to keep visitors away. The druid suggested the religious site was now “in a stranglehold like a snared animal”. The visitor centre is also under criticism. He said: “It was supposed to be a temporary building. It’s awful. It is a national disgrace so what I am hoping to do by my protest is embarrass the government.”
On Saturday spiritual healers turned their attention towards beloved family pets. The North Oxford Christian Spiritualist Healing Church has run spiritual and holistic healing for a number of years but this year the session was opened up to pets.
The idea is credited to Oxford Brookes University tutor Humphrey Truswell. He told Oxford press, “Healing works for human beings, so I thought we could try it with animals.”
Families and pet lovers travelled for miles to attend the event. Lynwood and Lorraine Hagin travelled over 240 miles so that their dog Elbie could benefit from the healing. Elbie suffers from suspected mouth cancer.
The Ultimate Pet Show this year will attempt to find Britain’s Most talented Pet. Held in the NEC Birmingham, this year, between the 2nd of May and the 4th of may the Ultimate Pet Show will feature dancing dogs, singing horses and piano playing pussy-cats.
Britain’s Got Talent winner George Sampson will feature alongside judges Kevin Sacre, the UnderDog winner, and Marc Abraham, TV vet and the dog behaviourist Caroyyn Meneith.
The winner of the competition – held on the 2nd of May – will walk off with prizes worth £250 including a digital camera and a professional pet photography shoot.
Summer solstice in Pendle this year will feature the Pendle Witch Camp but not a Shamania Festival.
The Pendle Witch Camp is due to be held in the field adjacent to last year’s event. Last year the events took place at Brown House Farm which is just off Giburn Old Road and this year it will be at Blacko.
The Pendle Witch Camp in 2009 will be significantly quieter than the Shamania festival of 2008. There will be no activities which require Pendle Council granting a license although organisers have not yet suggested they were facing difficulties in obtaining licenses.
A new documentary on Pendle Hill and the Pendle Witches was brought to a dramatic stop this week when three of the production crew were struck down with a violent illness. The incident happened during the filming of a séance.
Roy Basnett, the renowned broadcaster and ghost-hunter, and investigators from Pathfinder PI had been attempting to contact the spirits of the witches in a barn on the hill.
Houses in Hatton, Warwick, England face the risk of flood after flytippers clogged a vital overflow ditch with hundreds of abandoned tyres.
The culvert at Brownleigh Green Lane, near the Waterman pub, has been visited by Warwick District Council environment officers who have spent hours trying to clear the blockage. The ditch is used as a vital overflow area for an active stream, with the tyres present and the ditch blocked the flood water heads straight for Hatton.
