Tony began the meeting by thanking Brenda for organising the meal at the “Brasserie” .

A meal enjoyed by everyone who attended.

He then welcomed Heather back after her long absence due to a serious fall.

John announced the coach for the trip to the Isle of Man in April would be leaving the Lickhill Community Hall car park at 7.35am.

With the lights dimmed Anne Bradford began her tales of ghosts, murders and scandals.

Ghosts it seems abound a plenty in Stourport, all our local pubs boasting of plenty of spirits not necessarily out of a glass.

The Bridge has more than its fair share and apparitions of a lady in crinoline are often seen.

At The Tontine lights and figures moving across the windows were witnessed often even though the building was empty at the time.

At the old Drill Hall three soldiers arriving for parade in 1974 found the ghost of a WW1 sergeant waiting to greet them.

In 1960, at 5am in the morning, a long distant lorry driver came across a removal van parked in the High Street.

On passing the vehicle he looked back in his mirror to find the van had disappeared.

Oh that we could emulate this feat with our cars when a traffic warden appears.

At the next meeting on Thursday March 20 Rod Wilson will give a talk entitled “Stories from the water bailiff”.

Meetings are held at the Lickhill Community Centre, Memorial Park, Lickhill Road, Stourport starting at 10am.