Road ghost: now the experts appear
May 18 2006
By Stephanie Turner
Mysterious sightings of girl seen wandering across bypass tempt
paranormal group to investigate further

GHOSTSPOTTERS are being asked to come forward to help solve the riddle
of the mysterious ghostly sightings in Caterham.
Several motorists have contacted the Surrey Mirror to report seeing a
young girl wandering across the Caterham bypass in the early hours of
the morning.

All of the drivers reported spotting the "ghostly figure" at about 3am.
The girl is described as wearing a skirt and short boots or wellies. One
reader said she had no features.
David Willey, of the North Surrey Paranormal Group (NSPG), said he was
very keen to investigate the sightings.
He said: "Between Cater-ham, Godstone and old Oxted it's like a triangle
really. They are on lay lines - like energy channels - and when towns or
villages run through them, there's usually a lot of paranormal activity.
"What we need now is times and dates of sightings. We will then build a
graph so we can predict when the next sighting will be."
And this week more sightings were reported to the Surrey Mirror.

Council worker Dennis Goodwin, operations manager responsible for the
street cleaning team in Tandridge, claimed that his men had also
witnessed the spooky figure.
Every eight weeks they have to close off a section of the A22 while the
road is cleaned.
Mr Goodwin said: "On several occasions this ghost has been sighted
coming from the steps in Tillingdown Lane, crossing the carriageway,
climbing over the barrier and disappearing into the woods.
"According to the lads who have seen her, she only crosses over the
carriageway from the south side to the north side but she has never been
seen coming back.

"On one occasion a driver was working outside his van and when he got
into his vehicle he was positive there was someone sitting beside him.
But when he looked, there was no-one there."
The paranormal team will set up camp in the early hours using
specialised CCTV technology and recording equipment to capture any
unusual goings-on.
Mr Willey said that he was very keen to look into the matter after
several reported sightings.
He said that television programmes such as Most Haunted had helped raise
awareness about the paranormal world. But he added: "They also damage it
because a lot of people believe that it is made up.

"I must admit that I have screamed in a few places, but the Caterham
reportings are interesting because they are all outside.
"The group are quite apprehensive about being near woods, especially
when you know there is something there, but it's just your own
perception on places." l Anyone who has seen the mystery girl is asked
to contact David at inquiry@nspg.co.uk