SPIRITS will be summoned during a paranormal investigation to be held at the Church Inn in Birtle tomorrow.

Psychic explorers are hoping to encounter ghostly goings-on at the pub on Castle Hill Road, as part of a paranormal television documentary.

Mediums from Club Zero will carry out experiments and séances during the all-night investigation, which will be filmed for the documentary with Spirit Productions.

Filming for the programme has already begun at other locations but the club hopes to meet a local legend when they visit this weekend.

Club medium Antonia Bowers, of Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom, said: “I’ve been going to the Church Inn for over 20 years and have always known about the legend of old Sarah.

“It’s believed that she has haunted the place since the 1770s and the people who regularly use the pub all say they feel her. We are hoping to feel a poltergeist move on Saturday and would certainly like to find out if Sarah really does exist.”

Work on the documentary will be finished in October and the film is set to air on the Paranormal TV channel next spring.

“The aim of the documentary is to give the general public an idea of what happens when ordinary people hold a paranormal investigation.

“We want to tell the public that there are no restrictions and anyone can take part,” added Antonia.