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Poltergeist activity at Army post

'Army post sees more Activity'

Explain this one. An old army look out post now derelict has once again received action of a different kind. The lookout post was left just after the war and has over time been vandalized and now is just decayed.
But stories have eminated over the years about ghostly goings on near or around the building. The latest being when walkers on route through to a nearby village, spotted a man waving at them near the window.
Nothing unusual there but as they got closer to the man he sounded as though he was telling them off, but both walkers had noticed only the top halve of the man showing. Letting their minds sort this out they assumed he was behind the wall looking out of the window.

Upon reaching him he abruptly walked through the front of the building into the back of what was the original building and just disappeared. Both seeing only halve the man and both witnessing him disappear, they naturally gave flight and ran to the village.

Oh! Just one other point This was Broad Daylight being only 2.30 pm on a lovely sunny peaceful Tuesday. The lookout post is by the way fairly open with woods lower down the hill and open fields behind it as you look at it.

We came to visit a few days later, and decided to go straight to the site without visiting anyone. Only armed with the walkers story we investigated. Within a few minutes on another sunny day (Monday) we were having bushes moved as though someone was moving along them. To our amazement we all heard the sound of a rusty window opening.

Having spent more time in and around the building a man called 'Chalky' made himself known. He told us the post was manned by volunteers and he looked after it. He also mentioned that he would ride his bike there and loved a 'cuppa tea', sitting outside with the glorious views. We could see why as the views were wonderful, overlooking on our left a wide river bend into the countryside with the sea out to our right

'Chalky' didn't like visitors near the site as he felt it let the world know the lookout post was there and it was supposed to be secret. To be polite after a couple of hours we decided he should be left alone, so off to the local pub for more info (not a bad idea really).

The locals we saw told us many stories about the site over the years and its history. Many funny stories about the character 'Chalky' and his dry sense of humour. 'Chalky' over time has scared locals passing by the site and has on one occasion apparantly scared a local bull into running down the main street. He was seen to be waving at the bull to scare it but it gave chase at him and ran through him, one can only suppose it scared the bull into jumping the small fence.

As far as we can make out, this lookout post was manned continually during the second world war. There is a major town and port along this route and from this particular spot you can clearly see for a very, very long distance.
'Chalky' was a proud man who had his sense of humour but his nature was one of extreeme professionalism, he really doesn't like you to go near this piece of history. In true volunteer style this village and its lookout posts have a ghostly 'One Man' army still defending them today.