West Midlands Ghost Club Explained

West Midlands Ghost Club
Formation:1989
Type:Paranormal Investigators
Location:Willenhall
Region Served:West Midlands
Language:English
Leader Title:Founder
Leader Name:Nick Duffy
Num Volunteers:13

The West Midlands Ghost Club is a ghost-hunting club formed in 1989. The groups stated goal is 'to study and investigate (alleged) paranormal activity within the West Midlands'. They are the oldest paranormal investigative group in the West Midlands.

The group was founded by Nick Duffy in 1989[1] [2] [3] and began with five volunteer members; this has now expanded to thirteen. They are based in Willenhall.

The group claims to have collected evidence in support of the existence of ghosts including 'inexplicable footsteps' in the Court Oak pub in Harborne.[4] They have completed investigations for Alton Towers[5] and have been hired as consultants by the BBC, ITV & Channel 4.[6] They have performed over 100 investigations at haunted locations all over the West Midlands.[6]

Unlike other ghost clubs in the area, the group has a policy against taking psychics or sceptics along to investigations.[5] [7] They do not conduct scientific experiments as a matter of principle and the group's founder has said repeatedly that he thinks no one has an explanation for what ghostly phenomenon is.[8] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ghost club launch blog. Birmingham Evening Mail. September 2, 2009.
  2. News: Ghostbusters create web hotline. Walsall Advertise. August 20, 2009.
  3. News: Ghost club in hunt for spooky sightings. Birmingham Evening Mail. January 7, 2009.
  4. News: Dave Freak. M2: WEB WATCH - SERVING UP SPIRITS. Birmingham Evening Mail. February 26, 2002.
  5. News: Dominique Brady. 'Shop poltergeist threw knife at me'. Walsall Advertiser. January 8, 2009.
  6. News: Nicki Robinson. 'Just tell us where to find ghosts'. Tamworth Herald. January 8, 2009.
  7. News: Zoe Chamberlain. THIS JOB'S A BIT SPOOKY; GHOSTBUSTERS IN THE FRAME. Birmingham Evening Mail. October 26, 2000.
  8. News: Kirsten Jensen . Weekend: Not Giving Up The Ghost On Spooks: Searching For Poltergeists in the West Midlands if More Popular Than You Might Think, as Kirsten Kensen Discovers When she Visits the West Midlands Ghost Club. Birmingham Post. June 8, 2002.