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May 2021
Do you believe in ghosts? Have a lively sense of humour? Can be a bit spooky? If the answer is yes to these questions then the Ripon Ghost Walking Team want to hear from you.
The group is looking for new volunteers to take the unafraid on evening tours of the city.
The tours cost £3 per person, are held on the last Thursday of the month and all proceeds are donated to Ripon Museums.
Having stopped due to covid, the tours are to resume this month but a few members have retired so the team is looking for new recruits.
The tour starts in the Market Square and takes visitors to the cathedral grounds to hear the story of a keen fisherman who drowned and is seen wandering around the area he is buried. It also encompasses the Workhouse Museum, which Mr Pratt said "was one of the most haunted places in England" given its grim history.
The thoroughly spooked group ends back at Market Square in time to hear the Hornblower at 9pm.
The next tour starts on May 20 at 7.15pm. For more information on the Ripon Ghost Walks and how to apply to be a volunteer visit the Ripon Museums website.
The faint hearted need not apply.
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