Archive for December, 2009

New Year Chills and Thrills

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

NIGHTIME EXPERIENCES YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS!

Blackpool’s award-winning Supernatural Events is returning to some of Blackpool and the North West’s most haunted locations this winter for more chilling, and thrilling, ghost tours and investigations!

There will be four overnight investigations in the latest series of events along with ghost walks, tours and a coach trip to one of England’s scariest locations!

The January Jitters start on Friday 8th with an overnight investigation at the Spanish Hall Suite in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. Experience for yourself some of the paranormal phenomena that has been felt, heard and seen by many in the beautiful, but scary, rooms! Tuesday 12th sees a return to the original Blackpool Illuminations Depot. This location was due to be demolished earlier this year however, a stay of execution has given Supernatural Events an opportunity to bring its tours back to the location that Derek Acorah said was “most definitely haunted and an exciting location for ghost tours” when he visited with his television show Ghost Towns. 2009 saw the ghost tours extend to Blackburn with a visit to Thwaites Empire Theatre; a second tour is being held at this small but beautiful theatre on Wednesday 20th January. On Monday 25th join the ghost tour at Blackpool’s Opera House when you have the opportunity to investigate areas of the theatre the general public would not normally get a chance to see!

Get the February Frighteners with a ghost tour of the beautiful by day, but “dark” by night Empress Ballroom and Pavilion Theatre at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on Tuesday 2nd or why not enjoy(!) an overnight investigation at the original site of Blackpool’s municipal aerodrome – Blackpool Zoo. Ian Lawman from LivingTV’s Living with the Dead said, “Blackpool Zoo is an amazing location; for those interested in the paranormal, go experience for yourself!”

March Madness might set in if you choose to take part in a ghost tour at the Spanish Hall Suite, Blackpool Winter Gardens on Monday 1st. There are also two overnight investigations held this month; with a return to Supernatural Events’ spiritual home, The Grand Theatre on Friday 12th and the Blackpool Opera House on Friday 26th. Both locations have had many reports of strange occurrences taking place and are sure to sell out quickly!

Paranormal Preview – Awesome April

All aboard! The Ghost Coach is taking to the road again on Friday 9th April with a visit to Morecambe Winter Gardens. The coach leaves the Grand Theatre, Blackpool at 6.30pm for seven hours of paranormal investigations into the reported hauntings of this Victorian theatre. As well as using paranormal investigative equipment such as thermometers, EMF meters, dowsing rods, crystals there will be a psychic medium in attendance. The theatre has been featured on many television shows such as Most Haunted – now you have the opportunity of getting up close and personal with the ghosts of the Winter Gardens for yourself – if you dare!

Stephen Mercer, founder of Supernatural Events said “There are going to be some scary events in 2010 and this is only the start of a sensational supernatural diary… more are being arranged and finalised at the moment; so do keep looking out for more information in the Gazette and on www.SupernaturalEvents.co.uk for future ghost tours and investigations coming soon!”

For further information on these events, visit Supernatural Events online at www.supernaturalevents.co.uk or call the Grand Theatre Box Office on 01253 290190.

For further information on Supernatural Events’ eerie events, visit www.SupernaturalEvents.co.uk where you will find a diary of events, details on ghost tour locations, ghostly coach trips, competitions and much more. You can even register to receive free monthly e-newsletters and sms alerts to find out about new locations and special offers before anyone else!

Have a Super-Natural Christmas…

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Have a Super-Natural Christmas

December 09 - April 2010

Friday, December 4th, 2009

diary of events

See below for a full list of Supernatural Events. For further information on any of these events, please click link next to the event or on the location/venue link in the left navigation bar on www.SupernaturalEvents.co.uk.

All bookings for Ghost Tours, Coach Trips and Ian Lawman Ghost Walks must be purchased in advance from the Grand Theatre Box Office, 33 Church Street, Blackpool FY1 1HT; call 01253 290190 or online via the links on each location/event page. You can also book at the Information Point in the Hounds Hill Shopping Centre, Blackpool.

DECEMBER 2009

Friday 11th - Overnight Ghost Investigation at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool, 11pm to 4am. SOLD OUT!

Saturday 19th - Overnight Ghost Investigation at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool, 11pm to 4am. Few tickets remaining. Book Now! Click HERE.

JANUARY 2010

Friday 8th - Overnight Ghost Investigation in the Spanish Hall Suite, Blackpool Winter Gardens, 11pm to 4am. Click HERE.

Tuesday 12th - Blackpool Illuminations Depot Ghost Tour, 8pm to 10pm. Click HERE.

Wednesday 20th - Thwaites Empire Theatre Ghost Tour, 8pm to 10pm. Click HERE.

Monday 25th - Blackpool Opera House Ghost Tour, 9pm to 11pm. Click HERE.

FEBRUARY 2010

Tuesday 2nd - Blackpool Winter Gardens (Empress Ballroom & Pavilion Theatre) Ghost Tour, 9pm to 11pm. Click HERE.

MARCH 2010

Monday 1st - Spanish Hall Suite Ghost Tour, 9pm to 11pm. Click HERE.

Friday 26th - Overnight Investigation at Blackpool Opera House, 11pm to 4am. Click HERE.

APRIL 2010

Friday 9th - The Ghost Coach to Investigate the hauntings at Morecambe Winter Gardens. Depart Blackpool 6pm for 7 hours of investigations and experiments. Return to Blackpool 4am. Click HERE.

Supernatural Events is currently programming more events for the New Year. Look out for return visits to The Grand Theatre, Blackpool Zoo, North Pier Theatre… and much more!

Happy Hauntings!

Stephen - Supernatural Events
www.SupernaturalEvents.co.uk

Return to Blackpool Illuminations Depot for 2010

Friday, December 4th, 2009

blackpool illuminations depot

The Illuminations Depot, situated on Blackpool’s Rigby Road, is an old building, comprising of offices, workshops and storage sheds which also has a history of being a donkey stable prior to becoming home to the world famous Illuminations.

Due to the nature of the work carried out there; restoring, repairing and designing the lights and tableux, staff are often in the building late at night and many have experienced what could be supernatural occurrences.

In 2005, spirit medium Derek Acorah visited the depot for his television series Derek Acorah’s Ghost Towns and experienced some paranormal activity. Now you have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the famous clairvoyant and investigate the building for yourself.

The current site of Blackpool’s Illuminations Depot was to close in 2009 to make way for a new campus of Blackpool & Fylde College; however this has been delayed and the team at Blackpool Illuminations led by our co-host on the tours, Mr Peter Parr, have allowed us to return for ghost tours in early 2010. Don’t miss out on participating in the last of the  Ghost Tours at this wonderfully haunted Blackpool location. Book now!

Tuesday 12th January - Ghost Tour - 8pm to 10pm. Tickets: £10 per person. Telephone Bookings: 01253 290190. Online Bookings: click HERE.

Visit the Illuminations Depot Gallery for photographs taken on previous Grand Ghost Tours. Click HERE.

SpookFest 2009 Image Galleries

Friday, December 4th, 2009

SpookFest 2009 galleries

Sunday 25th to Saturday 31st October 2009 saw Blackpool’s first Halloween Festival, SpookFest.
Below are some photographs taken during the events.

Click on a SpookFest Location picture below to enter each Image Gallery

 

Sunday 25th October 2009
Para Projects Workshops

 

Monday 26th October 2009
Blackpool Zoo Ghost tour

 

Tuesday 27th October 2009
Spanish Hall Suite Ghost Tour, Winter Gardens

 

Wednesday 28th October 2009
North Pier Theatre Ghost Tour

 

Thursday 29th & Friday 30th October 2009
The Grand Theatre Ghost Tour

Saturday 31st October 2009
Halloween Overnight Investigation at
Blackpool Opera House

   

Thank you to Peter Taylor for taking time to come to many of the SpookFest events and taking photographs.

Please visit the Supernatural Events Image Galleries for more photographs taken at the above locations on other Ghost Tours and Investigations. Click HERE

Enjoy!

Stephen - Supernatural Events
www.SupernaturalEvents.co.uk

 

Latest news from Supernatural Events

Friday, December 4th, 2009

November 2009 - news bulletin…

STOP PRESS… NEW DATES have been added to the Diary… including Ghost Tours and Overnight Investigations at Blackpool Opera House, the Spanish Hall Suite and Blackpool Winter Gardens. More dates and events will be added soon! Visit the Diary page for more details, click HERE.

The Ghost Coach will be departing from Blackpool to take its passengers to another (in)famous haunted location on Friday 9th April… MORECAMBE WINTER GARDENS. To book your place (limited in numbers) and for further details, click HERE.

Supernatural Events is pleased to announce that January 2010 will see a return to one of the most popular locations in Blackpool - the Illuminations Depot; as seen on Derek Acorah’s Ghost Towns.

The depot was due to be demolished in 2009, however there have been some delays and we can again return to investigate the hauntings in the new year. For further information, click HERE.

Friday 13th November saw the first ever Ghost Tour take place at the beautiful Thwaites Empire Theatre in Blackburn. And what an evening it was! Those who attended had some amazing experiences and we look forward to returning to this beautiful theatre again in January 2010. Thank you to Harriet Roberts (CEO) for allowing Supernatural Events to bring its tours to the theatre, to the Friends who met us when we arrived, and Chris and Lee who looked after us throughout the evening. Visit the new Thwaites Empire Theatre gallery page HERE to see a selection of photographs taken throughout the evening. For details of our next Ghost Tour, click HERE.

December sees two Overnight Investigations taking place at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre; Friday 11th and Saturday 19th, both start at 11pm and you will have the opportunity to go behind the scenes of this beautiful Victorian theatre and find out what happens when the doors are locked and the lights turned off! To book your places before they sell out click HERE. Why not have a look at the galleries to see what others found on their investigations and tours, click HERE.

SpookFest 2009’s Image Galleries are now online. Thank you to Peter Taylor for attending all the ghost tours and allowing us to use his photographs on this site. Also to Berni Fogg for allowing Supernatural Events to use her photographs taken at Blackpool’s Opera House on our Halloween Overnight Investigation. Click HERE.

Further details at www.SupernaturalEvents.co.uk

Happy Hauntings!

Stephen - Supernatural Events