These Are Strange Times
At the time of publishing, the world is experiencing a pandemic
The like this generation has not seen before
The Covid-19 outbreak caused lockdown measures to be enforced
Social distancing the new norm
Life coming to an abrupt halt for many
Adaptations needed by all
These Truly Are Strange And Unprecedented Times
Not too many events in Bournemouth can be described as strange, but for one household in the early 1980's nothing was normal about their experiences.
The local Daily Echo reported in their 18/11/2009 & 29/11/2010 editions
The first sign that not all was well in that house was the eerie howling of the family’s pet Labrador.
Living at the house was a window cleaner, his wife, 17-year-old adopted daughter and foster son, eight.
It was the evening of August 14, 1981.
Alan Wood served 31 years in the Dorset Police Force. His most unforgettable case occurred when he went to the house of 37 Abbott Road, Bournemouth, where he was told “something strange was going on”.
“In spite of the warm August sunshine, it was deathly cold inside,” he explained. “I saw the television was lying on the floor and the kitchen floor was covered in broken glass and china. As I moved in I saw a six foot dresser in the kitchen fall over and crash to the floor. I was the only person in the house.”
Other objects had been flying around the ground-floor rooms and eventually a priest was called who conducted an exorcism, but when he sprinkled holy water in the house, it was thrown back in his face.
Eventually, the family were forced to move house. Since this time there has been no further reported incidents.