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Who are we?

Executive Commitee

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  • Steve Cluer
    Chairman,
    Child & Vulnerable Adults Protection Officer,
    Funding, Books Collator

    Steve
    Profession: Child and Family Worker
    Belief: Generaly a total believer who has the odd cynical moment!
    First SWPR Event Attended: St Briavels was my first members event but my first paranormal event as part of the group was when a group of us went to Craig Y Nos for a one off event
    Favourite Location:  Margam Castle without a doubt! (Though Lanzarote is lovely in January!)

    First Paranormal Experience:
    Hearing the weekly footsteps of a deceased member of staff in the residential centre for children I used to live and work.
    An Interesting Fact: Apart from my obsession with Arsenal football club which is extremely interesting, I have an ever growing collection of bizarre Paul Robeson memorobilia and have even convinced Clare to allow me to have a Paul Robeson room!

  • Clare Cluer
    Vice Chair, Charity Events Coordinator,
    Publications Editor, Website Development Officer
    Clare
    Profession: ILT Development Officer
    Belief: Used to be 'on the fence', but now a sceptic with an open mind!
    First SWPR Event Attended: St Briavels for our first members event, but Craig-y-Nos before then.
    Favourite Location: St Briavel's Castle or the Newbridge Memo

    First Paranormal Experience:
    Still waiting really.
    An Interesting Fact: Worked at Llancaiach Fawr as a volunteer initially, and then fully paid, since the age of 15. So fully versed in 17th Century english and the ghost tour stories!

  • Graham White
    Vice Chair, Lead Investigator
    Graham
    Profession: Business Analyst
    Belief: Sceptic - waiting for personal proof!
    First SWPR Event Attended: St Briavels 
    Favourite Location:  Newbridge Memo
    First Paranormal Experience:
    Still waiting for a REAL one.
    An Interesting Fact: Having done fencing and archery in school (all those years ago), is it any wonder I enjoy the historical aspects to our paranormal locations?

  • Lesley White
    Treasurer, Membership Management
    Lesley
    Profession: Ex-Laboratory Technician
    Belief: Jedi! Oh you mean, do I believe in ghosts? - Open minded!
    First SWPR Event Attended: St Briavels (I think!) 
    Favourite Location:  Newbridge Memo
    First Paranormal Experience:
    Nothing concrete yet.
    An Interesting Fact: Can recall all the books of the bible, and can say the alphabet backwards!

  • Gareth Francis
    Secretary, Health & Safety Officer
    Gareth
    Profession: Nursing Support Worker
    Belief: A believer but would like more confirmable evidence
    First SWPR Event Attended: Margam Castle 2005
    Favourite Location:  Would probably have to be Newbridge Memo
    First Paranormal Experience: Seeing a ghost of Matron on night shift on my ward
    An Interesting Fact: I run by GMT (Gareth Mean Time) which means I'm normally late for everything!

  • Anthony Adams
    Technical Officer, Merchandise
    Anthony
    Profession: Carpet Fitter
    Belief: Believer
    First SWPR Event Attended: St Briavels was my first members event
    Favourite Location:  Margam Castle and St Briavels as a close second
    First Paranormal Experience:
    A dark mist decending the stairs at Llancaiach Fawr
    An Interesting Fact: I love going to watch motocross and messing around with computers.

  • Tracey Ellis
    Lead Researcher (South West Wales)
    Tracey
    Profession: Housewife
    Belief: I need proof before I can commit to believing!
    First SWPR Event Attended: Margam Castle
    Favourite Location:  Llancaiach Fawr Manor - it feels like my second home now!
    First Paranormal Experience:
    While working at Gorseinon Hospital and attending to a patient, the cot sides of the bed started to shake violently for no apparant reason.  It was a little scary.
    An Interesting Fact: I don't have an interesting fact! (Yes she does - she does a wonderful drunken olde worlde ghost tour!!)

  • Mark Gulliford
    Lead Researcher (South East Wales), EVP Researcher
    Mark

    Profession: Carpenter, Stone Mason, Stone caster
    Belief: Believer 
    First SWPR Event: Margam Castle 2005
    Favourite location: Llancaiach Fawr Manor
    First paranormal experience: Back in around 1984 whilst walking through pontypool park with my father and sister, I saw a  smartly dressed lady in victorian clothes, with a large hat and waking with a closed frilly umberalla, she was walking by which used to be the childrens activity area swings, slide etc, around by St Albans school, she was also seen by my sister at the same time.
    An Interesting fact:  I have over 25 years experiance with training dogs and was best junior dog handler of wales in 1988.

  • Neil Pocknell
    Investigation Information Collator

    Neil
    Profession: Finance Manager with a Housing Association
    Belief: Used to be a strong believer, now getting more sceptical.
    First SWPR Event Attended: Margam Castle 2006
    Favourite Location:  Got to be Margam!

    First Paranormal Experience:
    Not a lot has happened, but did see someone walk past me from the corner of my eye in Llancaiach, and when I looked around there was no one near me.
    An Interesting Fact: Trained advance SCUBA diver.  I also had a pioneering operation in 1975 and am still alive to tell the tale!

  • Sarah Rees
    Members Events Coordinator

    Sarah
    Profession: Development & Customer Support Chemist for a company which provides corrosion preventatives for the automotive industry - cavity wax if you prefer, and it's not nearly as glamorous as it sounds.
    Belief: I want to beleive but I think I need positive proof.
    First SWPR Event Attended: Believe it of not it was the training day! I haven't been a member for long and all the previous events had clashed with other commitments.
    Favourite Location: I don't think I've got one really. I think there's something unique about each alleged haunted place.
    First Paranormal Experience: Not sure if this counts but here goes. My maternal grandparents died when I was four and they died within a month of each other. One morning I told my mother that I had been with my gran and grandad, we were in a garden filled with light and love. It really upset my mother when I told her that I couldn't have come home if my grandparents hadn't made me.
    An Interesting Fact: My inside leg is half my body height i.e inside leg = 36" total height = 72", and I have one thumb smaller than the other!

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