Haigh Hall Charity Ghost Hunt in aid of MND. Nov 9th 2012

Well, it happened. We had a great time and over £500 was raised for MND. There is a gallery with pics from the night. You can see it BY CLICKING HERE.

A full report will be added soon.

Stork Hotel, Billinge, Nr Wigan

Barry and myself took a ride up to The Stork Hotel in Billinge for a look around. The landlord kindly gave us a tour. We even went down into the cellar which is supposedly very active as it was once used as a Cromwellian gaol where poor inmates were incarcerated whilst awaiting their fate. Much activity has been reported by previous teams (and some workmen doing jobs in the hotel). We are currently planning a visit there next year. I will keep you posted via our website www.ghostgrapplers.co.uk or the associated twitter twitter.com/GhostGrapplers

Places will be limited to 15 people as we want this to be a thorough investigation. If you are interested then contact us via the website above.

Charity Ghost Hunt at Ordsall Hall, Salford 22nd Feb 2013

Ghost Grapplers are at it again. This time in aid of Joseph's Goal. You can read more about the charity here http://josephsgoal.org

We are holding a ghost hunt an the haunted location of Ordsall Hall near Manchester. It commences at 9pm and you can get tickets by ringing Barry on 0771 234 7652 or email barry@ghostgrapplers.co.uk 

This should be an absolutely brilliant event. Please note, tickets are going rapidly.

Ghost Grapplers launched in time for ghost hunt

As we already have a Charity Ghost Hunt planned for Haigh Hall in aid of MND on the 9th Nov, we thought we had better have a name for our team. Barry came up with the idea of Ghost Grapplers - so that's us. We are the Ghost Grapplers. We even have a website. There's very little on it at the moment, but please feel free to take a look at it and bookmark it. After we have done the Haigh Hall ghost hunt we have another VERY special ghost hunt planned, but it's all hush-hush at the moment until everything is finalised. All I can say is it isn't on the usual ghost hunt tour on any other websites.

Here's our new website http://www.ghostgrapplers.co.uk

Haigh Hall Charity Ghost Hunt - pre ghost hunt reconnaisanse

Here is a brief video showing the derelict nursery at the top of Haigh Hall. The EMF and K2 meters were blipping for no apparent reason. This will be one of the places where we will be holding a vigil.

Charity Ghost Hunt - Haigh Hall, Wigan. 9th Nov 2012

I told you it wouldn't be long before I was dusting down the kit and getting back on the road. We (that's Barry and me) are doing a Charity Ghost Hunt. This will include refreshments. There will also be a psychic in attendance. Tickets are going well, but we want a sell-out if we can to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. You can contact Barry on 0771 234 7652 or email him barryworthington@hotmail.com

It commences at 9pm on 9th Nov 2012 and finished around 2am. Tickets are £25 each and are an absolute bargain. All proceeds to charity.

More paranormal investigation teams needed

I have been checking the UK ghost investigation teams on my website for dead links. I lost about 5 that no longer appear to be in existence. If I have deleted you in error and you have merely changed your web address then drop me a line. Also, if you aren't listed but would like to be, also drop me a line.

I will be doing the US, teams next to check for dead links, so if you have changed address please let me know ASAP.

A funny week

Yesterday evening (sunday 17th Sept 2012) I received an email casting doubt on a paranormal team (who I will not name) and their activities, claiming they were basically conning people and that they were under investigation by the authorities. I was asked to remove them. I may have taken this seriously if 1) He/she hadn't signed the email "a concerned citizen". 2) Accused them of conning people without sending any proof (press cuttings or whatever). Apparently, by listing this team under my "Investigators" section on my website " it can only bring disrepute to your website" (to use the email's exact words). Please don't send me this crap. Either put up or shut up. SIGN your email with YOUR NAME and PROVIDE DOCUMENTED PROOF.

OK, rant over.

A quiet summer but i'm back!!

I have only just realised that it is 4 MONTHS since I last made a blog entry. UNFORGIVABLE I hear you shout. Not really - summer is traditionally a quiet time for ghost hunting. The longer the nights, the creepier the feelings, the more reported ghost sightings etc. I have been dusting down all my electronic kit and buying batteries in readiness for the autumn season (or fall, to anyone in USA and Canada). I tried using rechargeable batteries, but I found they didn't last as long. Back to good old Duracell for me.

I have been given a bit of a challenge in helping to organize a charity ghost hunt some time in the future. Not usually my thing as I usually like to investigate on my own or with a very small and selected crew, but this is for a MND charity, so it's all in a great cause. I'll keep you posted when a date and a venue have been decided. Meanwhile, anyone wishing to donate can go here http://bit.ly/P7iXOo