THE Ribble Valley has many mystical legends and historian Simon Entwistle can bring them back to life.

Dressed in his authentic Victorian costume, the Clitheroe-based story teller will be delighted to recount some of his favourite local ‘spooky’ encounters complete with sound effects.

Simon is renowned for his flair for storytelling and his knowledge of East Lancashire life in centuries gone by.

He has the ability to make local history come to life, with his accounts of stories from a bygone age.

Most people know a ghost story or two but Simon has more than 30 under his belt that he can call on whenever the time or the surroundings are eerie enough.

l SIMON ENTWISTLE – MONDAY CLUB: Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn, today at 2pm. Tickets £5, and £2.50 members from box office on 01254 685 500 or online at www.thwaitesempiretheatre.co.uk.