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Room 29

Rooms 28, 29 and 30 could be found on the top floor of the Schooner Hotel and had the reputation - specifically Room 28 - of being the most haunted rooms in the hotel.

Each of the rooms we're identically furnished (except Room 30 which had only one bed as opposed to two in the others). Once, it was said, these rooms weren't separate and the walls in between had been added at a later date to turn one large room, into three.

Group 1 Report : Jay Claire

Jay had been looking forward to his return to Room 29. On a previous visit to the Schooner, whilst alone in the room, he'd managed to make contact with one of the Schooners other-worldly residents - a ten minute question and answer spell with all the knock-knocks in the right places. He'd also interpreted a message he'd received earlier in the night in the cellar to "not forget Room 29".

Claire, at the beginning of the night, had also been looking forward to Room 29 as she had sensed something in the room and had picked up on a strong smell of ginger in the room which she sensed was linked to a woman in the room. She had also been affected by something in this room during the group seance we had held a short time previously.

Your probably expecting, though, after such a big build-up - very little was reported. Well, not quite. True, the room was quite and devoid of anything of note for the majority of our time inside, but near the end - with Jay laying on one bed calling out and Claire laying on the other listening, she began to have another episode similar to what occurred during the seance.

She claimed that she felt a presence very close to her and then her breathing became very heavy. Jay, laying in the darkness on the other bed and just talking to any spirits that may have been present, wasn't totally aware of the extent until Claire began to make some strange noises.

It sounded to Jay as if "something" was trying to talk through her voice box. She began making low guttural noises from her throat which together sounded like a series of ill-formed words.

In the interests of a Paranormal Investigation - Jay wanted Claire to work with whatever was impressing itself upon her, but concerned for her safety without any of the standard protections in place, he advised her to ask whatever it was, to leave her alone. After a short while, the presence left her vicinity and Claire was back to 'normal'.

Claire explained how she felt somebody with her and also told Jay that she experienced episodes like that at other times when on her own investigations. Maybe something for further study.

Group 2 Report : Bruce Pam Dave

EDITOR : There is no group 2 report available for this location. Assume nothing of note occurred.

Group 3 Report : Wayne Carl

The bathroom was checked for any leaks from the taps. A teabag was placed on the end of the bed, as in Room 28, to try once again for movement as we had done in previously.

Wayne tried to see if he could get any response using a pendulum. The pendulum said there was a female entity and according to Wayne it was the same lady as room 28. Carl thought he heard a noise in the corner of the room near Wayne, and also a noise near the wardrobe. Carl saw a pin prick of light move from near Wayne and towards the kettle on the dressing table.

The pendulum was used again this stated that it was not the same lady as before, she would not show herself to us but would show herself tonight.

She was aware she could use our energy but would not use it. She said that Wayne and Carl were intruding on her presence when they said that they were only here to learn she understood that and said that she would help us.

When asked to move teabag she said that she was able but would not move it for us. The lady was happy with us in the room and does not want us to leave but then conflicted that with she is not happy with us in her presence.

When asked if she needed help she said no. She was asked if there was a reason for being in the room the answer was yes, but she did not meet her end in the room but passed peacefully.

Next she was asked about her age at passing younger than 30 - no, 50 - no, 70 - no, 80 - yes, 75 -no, 76 -no, 77 - yes, 78 - no, 79 - no, so the lady said she was 78 years old.

Time was getting on so the bathroom was checked once more and this time there was water around the plughole in the sink this was strange but could have been a leaking tap.