- Many of us refuse to believe they exist, while others
are not so sure.
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- Some people are just too plain scared even to think of
them.
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- But for Norfolk landlord Andy Coleman the existence of
supernatural beings has never been less than a certainty - and now he has
proof.
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- A couple of years ago the 39-year-old installed 10 CCTV
cameras throughout the White Horse pub in Trowse, which he runs with partner
Pam O'Reilly, 41.
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- The aim was to deter uninvited visitors - and so far
they have been doing the job.
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- But Mr Coleman got more than he bargained for when one
of the cameras brought him face to face with what he could only describe
as "something inexplicable".
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- He had been closing up behind the bar with Ms O'Reilly
and one of the bar staff when he caught a glimpse of an orb-like object
swirling around one of the function rooms. "It was as quick as a flash,"
he said.
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- Mr Coleman, who also works as a cellar technician, rushed
into the room to see what was going on, but there was nothing to be seen.
When he replayed the tape he found a solitary still of the mysterious object
close to the camera lens. Since then he has checked and double-checked
the lighting, the camera, the electrics and just about anything else to
give the mysterious sighting a logical explanation - but nothing has stood
up. Two further sightings have since been made. Ghostly goings on at the
19th century former inn are by no means uncommon. When mother-of-three
Ms O'Reilly took over the running of the pub 11 years ago, locals warned
her it was haunted.
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- Since then there have been numerous reports of screaming
children, footsteps on the landings and pictures flying off the walls.
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- When Ms O'Reilly's eldest son Liam, 11, was younger he
claimed to have been visited in his room by a blonde girl called Chloe.
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- Years later her eldest son with Mr Coleman, Luke, aged
four, claimed that he too had been visited by a blonde girl - even though
they had never told him about Liam's story.
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- Mr Coleman said he felt at ease in the pub and that he
had always been convinced that there are "some things we just can't
explain".
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- However, Ms O'Reilly has not been able to bring herself
to lock up at night since the CCTV episode. "I don't like it,"
she said. "It left me very unsettled and I couldn't sleep for several
nights afterwards. "Just as I was beginning to come to terms with
it, I came downstairs only to see Andy showing the video to someone in
the bar - I went nuts."
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- Mr Coleman said that he had been in contact with a couple
of paranormal societies to get their slant on things.
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- "They'll only come over if the place is notoriously
haunted," he said.
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- "A psychic girl in the village said it was an angel
passing through."
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