Stories from the dark side of Milton Keynes
Tonight's story is different. It's mine, an account of my first ever ghost-hunting experience which took place at Westbury Arts Centre as a guest of Paranormal Investigators. Thank-you again to Claire and her exceptional team of investigators for the chance to be part of your evening, and for making me so welcome! I've also done... Continue Reading →
Tonight’s story takes us to a setting that might be hard for some: a residential care home for people living with dementia and other complex needs. It also touches on grief, and on personal bereavement. If that’s something you’d rather not sit with right now, I completely understand—feel free to skip this one. I thought... Continue Reading →
Some places feel as though they've been woven together from moments in time. You walk in, and something catches — a flicker, a feeling, a faint sense that the past isn’t quite finished here. That if you looked closely enough, you’d see threads running between then and now, drawing forgotten moments tight against the present.... Continue Reading →
Before Revenants on the Redway began, I thought I’d have to hunt for stories. I imagined long walks, obscure Living Archives searches, knocking on doors. What I didn’t expect was how many stories would come to me. Or, more unnervingly — how some stories seemed to be waiting for me, just beyond the edge of the light.... Continue Reading →
Tonight’s story begins with a photograph — and ends with a mystery. It was taken on the edge of Broughton, beside one of Milton Keynes’ fast-flowing grid roads. A figure appears, standing still on the verge. Not moving. Not blurred. Just there. And then, just as suddenly… not. Gone. If you’re anything like me, next... Continue Reading →
We're just over two weeks into the project, and it's been an absolute privilege to hear so many stories. They're all special, but there's something really trusting when people take the time to show me exactly where their experience happened. Tonight's story comes from Keely in Springfield, who not only told me about the experience... Continue Reading →
For tonight’s story, we’re following the Redways west into the low-lying quiet of Wolverton Mill. It’s a trek worth making — though not one I’d recommend after dark. Children are often drawn to the places we try to keep them from. They seem to feel the presence of old boundaries even when the signs have... Continue Reading →
Tonight, we’re going to be heading back to Stony for a deeply unsettling story. This time, it's about a house that seems to have been cursed by water, fire, and a restless spirit. I knew that sooner or later, I'd encounter some dark corners of the grid, but before I start Rita's story, I’d like... Continue Reading →
My day job, for the time being at least, is being in charge of all the surveys that go out to students at the Open University. Collecting and analysing data is my bread and butter, so when I had this idea for finding and sharing stories from the dark side of Milton Keynes, it was... Continue Reading →
I’m delighted to be able to share this, the first true story from my Revenants on the Redway project! Confession time—it was a little scary, and not just for the reasons you’re probably expecting. To be honest with you, I never expected to find myself a custodian of spooky stories. It’s all sort of just—happened.... Continue Reading →