26th September 2003

September event which was a ghost hunt to the remote derelict church at Deadmans Hill in Clophill turned up some amazing results. Strange orbs many of which had faces inside them showed up in the photographs taken by member Stephanie Lawn. Unfortunately despite our best efforts they are too dark to appear here but are available via email if anyone wants to see them. Anyway back to our ghost hunt which began back in Luton with members meeting new club member Stephanie to our small but growing club and then meeting up with other members in Clophill. Next members spent forty five minutes on a tour of the countryside in pitch black spotting only a few wild deer that had ventured out of hiding. Then eventually we parked up in a country lane and made our way over gates and along a overgrown footpath towards the church in the distance. Torches in hand, crucifixes round necks and for some hands on hidden garlic and bibles hidden in their pockets.

However the church had a well know reputation as the site of grisly black magic worship especially in the 1960’s and no one was taking any chances on the night. Once we arrived members explored the church itself and took pictures that would turn out to prove our first taste of success showing lots of orbs. Other members took to visiting the old cemetery and checking out the details on the tombstones themselves. Although the orbs appeared on film no one actually saw one on the night and the church appeared deserted. Therefore it gives one a creepy feeling to think that something not of this world was watching each and every one of us from the dark depths after looking at the photographs it sends a chill up ones back and I wonder how many of the members who went spent the next few nights not sleeping too well! After spending some time around the church and the cemetery we discovered another cemetery in an adjacent field however these were new graves and the cemetery was obviously still being used. Even here Stephanie managed to capture an orb complete with a face floating above a grave. After this the members retired to a public house next to an old church and cemetery at Silsoe for some refreshments and talk about the nights events. Stephanie showed everyone some of the pictures she had taken and everyone agreed the night had been a complete success and a new club was on its way up.

In a further twist to above and more good news for our Society the local media have taken an interest in the pictures taken and as a result the Society has featured on BBC Three Counties radio and in the Luton News. The pictures have also been sent to the oldest ghost club in Britain and Most Haunted as well as the Sun Newspaper and you will be updated of any further response as soon as it arrives.

“Hey Steve I think there’s one of them there orbs on my shoe”..."Er! no mate that’s just you shining your torch on your foot again”. Intrepid ghost hunters Steve Croucher and Steve Maguire hunt for orbs on our recent first official ghost hunt.

To view more images see: Clophill Album

For other reports about St Mary at Clophill see: 27-02-2004 and 24-06-2005