Positive Feedback

Today I received some positive feedback via an email, they said

"Hello Lisa,
We both thought it was really good fun and very interesting, we did a ghost tour in penzance a few years ago and also last year we done Jack The Ripper tour in London and they were both really good But the one you did was good the speaker he came over really well and the kids who were shouting and screaming they were very good to, If you do anything like that again could you let us know, perhaps you could do one on Halloween night and that would be good.
Once again thank you for a really good night.

Many Thanks

Andrew"

We Weren't Alone!

And I don't mean the Youth Council who were in the bushes. I have just spotted that we weren't alone, and Neil definitely wasn't. Behind him on the picture above is an orb (centre of his back). On the picture below there are a small collection of orbs - unless there is any other explanation? I'm looking forward to seeing the film that Jack has done of the ghost tour even more so now, to see if we spot anymore orbs! Spooky.

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Evidence that the Youth Council were there

The Youth Council and friends go off to get ready to haunt us in the woods. They had arrived early and had put things around like spider webs and other special effects.

Whilst the stories were being told we also had rustling noises, breaking branches, a few chilling screams. Some of the audience were looking quite disturbed!

The Headless Ghost Tour - ArtCafe Style

------------------------------Nick led us around Nevendon Bushes, narrating with great gusto. We also had great sound and visual effects from the Youth Council.

Nick's voice must have reached the far corners of the woods as he told the story, we were entertained with tales of Voysey the criminal youth. Basil the owl-headed hunter, a duel in a clearing in the woods. The Coven and the Gangster's Torso, and to finish it off Neil made up the finale.

Here is Neils first proper piece of script-writing:

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The Haunted Bushes

As you have heard, there are many stories related to Nevendon Bushes. Some colourful characters have roamed the woods and used it for their unsavoury acts. But the spirits of those killed remain, trapped in the thickets and scrub, and at night they are especially active. It is no coincidence that there are few who venture into these woods at night.
Dark shadows can be seen silhouetted against the sky at dusk, often on a warm summer evening.
Strange rustling noises can be heard in the woods and there are even tales of a figure in the bog where we stopped earlier, most commonly seen after a wet summer.

We would not recommend walking alone at night as the spirit of old Abraham Voysey is said to roam here in the hope of taking revenge on his son. There are some reports of the Headless Hunter frequenting the clearing.
But the most chilling story is of the spirit of a bare-chested man.
Could this be Voysey? Or a Vane brother? It is said that the face is black but that a red scar can be seen clearly on the neck.
There are also reports of an awful smell like someone has not washed for weeks and the skin has started to rot and weep. Some say the smell is foxes, but even the foxes will not venture into certain parts of the woods – why?

One thing is for sure, these bushes contain something far more sinister than other woodlands.
The reports of a bare-chested figure rising from a concrete grave at night, close to the edge of the woods, faceless, and fleet of foot – you wouldn’t want to meet him. So steer clear of odd concrete structures in the darkness of the night.

Thank you for attending this evening.

Sleep well!

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We had to have a drink after this and all headed for the Watermill.

A Reminder of the Time Change

I must point out that the time has changed from 7.30 to 8.45 as Nick and the Youth Council both thought it would be too light and not eerie enough.
Spooook to you sooon!!

Inspirations for 'Headless Ghost Tour - ArtCafe Style'

Ghost Walk by Andrea Mason for Art U Need Needs U from the 'Nevendon Tales' by Simon Bill.
This was read by former London Tour Guide Chris Lowthorpe who is also a member of the Arcadian Collective http://www.myspace.com/arcadiancollective .
Myself and others enjoyed the experience very much. I have permission from Andrea to use this story in my events. It is as written but we have changed the end story, the new story which is a sort of summarising of the other stories was written by Neil Horner. So we are calling it 'The Headless Ghost Walk - ArtCafe Style.'


When we were on holiday in Cornwall we went on this one man show ghost walk, it was quite inspiring. Although the guy himself wasn't terribly terrifying the stories got you hooked and listening.
At first some people laughed because he was rather posh and nice sounding but by the time we heard a couple of his tales we were listening intently.
He was guiding us around St. Ives which is a very old town with lots of winding narrow roads.
I was quite impressed with the profit he would make from telling a story, he was charging £5 per adults and £3 for under 16 and there were about 30 people there, mainly adults.

What's Next

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Met The Youth Council Today

At the meeting last Friday I put towards the group the idea of doing the 'Headless Ghost Tour' with the involvement of the Youth Council at Northlands Park - that I was going to meet them on Tuesday (today) and would they help me. Jack, Lisa and Nick said they would, and said it sounds exciting. The Headless Ghost Tour could be a Tour Guided performance, or it could be Narrator and actors which sounds quite challenging but v.exciting.
Today I went to meet the Youth Council and was thinking..'what if they don't want to do it... Oh well, only one way to find out'.
So I bravely stepped into the Youth Council meeting and was very pleased to find out that the Youth Council really wanted to do it and many had quite a passion for acting.
This should be at the very least interesting.