THEY are brave or mad, depending on whether or not you believe in ghosts.
Fitness fanatics Natalie Robinson and Sally Thewlis are turning ghost-hunters to support people with leukaemia.
The friends will spend a night in a haunted hall for the Anthony Nolan Trust.
They will be ghost-hunting, taking part in a seance and speaking to a medium during the fright night.
It will take place this Halloween, which is also Natalie’s 33rd birthday.
Natalie, manager at women-only health club The Feelgood Factor, said: “I tried to donate bone marrow on the back of Adrian Sudbury’s campaign and went to the first clinic, but I couldn’t do it.
“But by coincidence on that same day we got a fax from the Anthony Nolan Trust asking for people to take part in ghost-hunting events to support them.
“Sally really wanted to do it so we thought ‘let’s go for it’.
“When I saw there was a ghost-hunting night on my birthday I just knew it was meant to be.
“Neither of us have done anything like this and we’re absolutely dreading it, but at the same time I think it will be amazing.”
Natalie and assistant Sally will spend the evening at Haigh Hall in Wigan.
It is the site of a former military hospital and, legend has it, the scene of a brutal murder in the 1300s with visions of a white lady seen in and around the hall ever since.
Natalie added: “I think it will be like featuring in an episode of Most Haunted – it will be brilliant.
“I actually hope we see something because I’ll then have proof that ghosts do exist.
“We’re not allowed to sleep, we’re on the lookout all night, but I don’t think we would have slept anyway as we’d be too scared for that.
“So far we’ve raised more than £500 and I hope that by Halloween we can raise so much more for the Anthony Nolan Trust.”
To sponsor Natalie and Sally visit The Feelgood Factor at the Queen Square Business Park, Honley or visit www.anthonynolanevents.org.uk/natalierobinson or www.anthonynolanevents.org.uk/sallythewlis
The story of Sudders
getting backing for his idea from them all. Last week he made one final big outing to Downing Street to hand in a 11,301-name petition in support of better education.
His dying wish is for the 16,000 people in the world waiting for a transplant to have the same chance as he had.
Sudders had a bone marrow transplant, but sadly it has not worked.
He now has about two weeks left to live.
