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You could win a delicious Sunday roast dinner at the Lakeside Restaurant at Hidden Valley Holiday Park All you have to do is correctly identify the Ilfracombe street In this picture from Google Street View. Email your answer, name and full address to be in with a chance to win. Send it to us at: theilfracombemagazine@outlook.com

The winner of last month’s competition is Kitania Popple who correctly identified Hermitage Road. Congratulations!

The founders of a spooky new business in Ilfracombe believe the town’s haunted history could hold the key to bringing in more tourists. Devon Ghost Tours has been created by locals Mark Langworthy and Huet Bartels, both of whom have a passion for paranormal investigation. The pair spent much of lockdown ‘investigating’ organising virtual history and ghost tours around the town which were met with positive feedback. Huet said: “As a result, we decided it would be a good idea to share our experiences with the local community and those who come here on holiday. We are planning to start in person walking tours in the Summer 2-3 times a week on different routes around the town and neighbouring areas. The tours will have a mix of history and ghost stories and will last around 45 – 60 minutes for groups of 20 people. Private walks can also be arranged for groups of 7 and above.” As well as the tours, the pair are planning to run winter ‘investigation’ events for paranormal teams from across the UK and will also host experience nights at local venues. Huet said: “We want to help get more people into our town throughout the year and will work with local shops, restaurants, hotels, cafes and pubs to help them get more foot fall into their premises. We will be running other events in the town from history presentations with guest speakers to discussing the paranormal activity of buildings we have been researching.” Both Huet and Mark believe their new venture will add value to the town’s economy and are on the hunt for other businesses who might want to team up with them for their paranormal proposals. Huet said: “As we are residents of Ilfracombe, we want the town to be successful in everything it does, and we want to help achieve this with our project. We know there are many haunted locations in Ilfracombe and would like to speak to owners about using their venues for paranormal investigations. Hotels and Bed & Breakfasts are also important for this project as guests need somewhere to stay while visiting Ilfracombe and we would like to offer this in our bookings. If you think your venue has paranormal activity and you would like to be involved, then get in touch and we can arrange a Covid-safe discussion about how we can work with you.” Anyone looking for more information can contact Devon Ghost Tours via email at info@devonghosttours.com, by visiting https://devonghosttours. com or you can look them up on social media by visiting Facebook.com/DevonGhostToursParanormal.

Huet (top) & business partner Mark