With the resent wave of TV programs and tabloid interest in all things weird, it seems that more and more people are believing in monsters, ufo’s, ghosts and previously poo-pooed subjects, but why? Are we all so totally fed up with reality TV and stories of war that we need something new to stimulate our tiny minds? Maybe? But I think this is an exciting time, if more people are looking for these things, the greater the chance of actually finding something tangible, and the more evidence they find the more they will want to look. But it’s interesting how we can swing from cynic to believer so quickly. More than half of the UK population believe in UFOs, and a staggeringly large amount of Americans are convinced the US Government are in contact or in league with Aliens. Are they? Should we be worried?

Six Beavers have been released into the wild near South Cerney, Gloucestershire (UK). This marks their return after they where hunted to extinction (for its fur and the pain-relieving properties of its anal gland secretions) almost 500 years ago. The six adults come from Bavaria and spent several months in quarantine before being released into a 500-acre site. As soon as they have settled into their new home, they will be able to roam free [...]

… oh, and … Richard “Dragon” Freeman. SELFS (South East London Folklore Society) has had talks on a wide range of subjects, from local folklore and paranormal events such as Greenwich ghosts and earth mysteries, the Deptford Jack-in-the-Green, Southwark witch trials and May Day customs & sacred sites in south London to an eclectic range of talks covering our interests of paganism, folklore, forteana, high-strangeness and the occult. Recent talks have included subjects such as [...]