Published: Tuesday, 23rd June, 2009 11:54am

Paranormal investigators turn attention to Colnbrook Inn

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PARANORMAL activity seemed to be alive and kicking for ghost hunters carrying out an investigation at a Colnbrook Inn, writes Mike Greenshields.

As part of our ongoing ghostly investigations, the Observer joined psychics from Mystic Paranormal on a real-life ghost hunt at the Ostrich Inn in Colnbrook High Street.

The 13th century inn has a notorious reputation for being home to a murderous landlord, Jarman, who slaughtered more than 60 wealthy guests, prompting the mediums to carry out the investigation along with members of the public who joined in for the thrill.

During dinner we learned that in the 17th century Jarman and his wife would retire their unsuspecting guests to the Blue Room, where the bed was flipped upside down by the pull of a lever and the sleeping victim met a gruesome end, plunging into a vat of boiling liquid.

The spookiest experience of the evening happened during a grand seance when 38-year-old Yately resident Chantelle Armstead uncontrollably collapsed to the ground. She said: 'This was the first paranormal encounter I have ever had. It just felt as though I was rocking on a boat and the next thing I knew I was on the ground. I can"t remember what happened except that I had pins-and-needles and a sharp pain in my stomach. The incident has not made me scared and I am keen to go on a ghost hunt again.'

Overall, the night was interesting and provided a lot of entertainment, but even after doing these investigations for the last three weeks, I am still not fully convinced that any spirits have made contact while I have been in the room, but that certainly does not mean that they do not exist.