Re-Investigation Of The Sauchie Poltergeist
I decided to launch an appeal through the local Alloa newspapers for anyone who knew Virginia Campbell to come forward with any information concerning the events in 1960-61. A local lady responded who, although she had not been in Virginia’s class, was friendly with her teacher at Craigbank Primary School.
The lady, who wished to remain anonymous, supplied the telephone number of the teacher, formerly Miss Margaret Stewart, but since her marriage to a minister, it’s now Mrs. Margaret Davidson.
I remember that call well. As I lifted up the receiver and started to dial the number I thought that if anyone could confirm or deny these amazing claims, then it would certainly have been Virginia’s teacher. I was not to be disappointed. Here is what transpired on that telephone call when I spoke to Margaret, Virginia’s teacher.
Virginia was a shy withdrawn girl, but very pleasant. Although she wasn’t really forthcoming, she was in every other way quite normal.
She was also good at her lessons. I had never really heard the word poltergeist before, indeed, I thought it was the name of some kind of medicine, that’s how naïve I was.
The first time I became aware of anything strange was when I had given the class an essay to do. The class was quiet and all the children had their heads down bent over their jotters busily writing away. In 1960 we still had the old desks that had a lid top. Anyway, I looked over at Virginia and noticed that she was sitting with both hands pressed firmly down on top of her desk lid.
I rose from my chair and walked over to Virginia. I was then surprised to see the desk lid rise and fall with Virginia trying her best to keep it shut with her hands.
At this point a child in front of Virginia rose to take her jotter over to my desk, no sooner had she left her seat, than her desk rose a few inches off the floor on its four legs.
I then explained to the class that I would be back in a few minutes and during this time I went to see the school headmaster, a Mr. Peter Hill. I told him that there was something funny going on in my classroom and explained to him what I had just seen.
Mr. Hill said that he had heard talk of strange things going on in the Campbell household. He then asked to see Virginia and asked me to explain to her classmates that Virginia would be going home for a few days because she was feeling unwell.
I was also to say that there might be talk from others of ghosts centred around her but they were not to believe this that they were just rumours, this is what he more or less told me to say.
Anyway, I went back to the classroom and summoned Virginia over and told her the headmaster wanted to talk to her. As Virginia left the room, I found that I could not shut the door behind her and had to summon help from three of the children to help me push the door shut.
I remember saying to the class, “It must be very windy today!“
Virginia was not distressed at this time. I then mentioned to the class telling of what the headmaster had told me to say and I found that the class was quite responsive and very supportive.
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In Paranormal Case Files of Great Britain (Volume 1) Malcolm Robinson Investigates, Robinson shows evidence of ghosts that will make even the biggest of sceptics sit up and take notice. Britain is known worldwide for its ghostly tales and this book contributes to the growing testimony that shows that whatever we may think ghosts are, there is no denying that come what may, they are as real as the cases and the testimony from frightened witnesses.
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