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there is a ghost in heber apparently - not seen I myself but it was discussed a few years back and the tale seems to have spanned a few generations of students from what people were saying. Maybe not good to mention this to the current cohort as it seems to have dropped of the rumour radar.


eta an onsite caretaker who dies in mysterious circumstances years ago was mentioned as being the ghost

flocker spotter Wrote:

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> Maybe not good to mention this to the current cohort as

> it seems to have dropped of the rumour radar.


I'd hope the "current cohort" were smart enough to know that ghosts aren't actually... you know... real.


Do let me know if this is not the case, and I'll be sure to strike it off the shortlist for biscuits jr.

Gives me the Heber Jeebies


flocker spotter Wrote:

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> there is a ghost in heber apparently - not seen I

> myself but it was discussed a few years back and

> the tale seems to have spanned a few generations

> of students from what people were saying. Maybe

> not good to mention this to the current cohort as

> it seems to have dropped of the rumour radar.

>

> eta an onsite caretaker who dies in mysterious

> circumstances years ago was mentioned as being the

> ghost

  • 9 months later...
The lights were on in the school at night, all night, throughout the whole of the Christmas Holidays and, over the past weekend, the lights were on and some windows were open- so our council tax money is being spent 'wisely'- it looks like a case or two of 'the lights are on but there is no-one home'

seenbeen Wrote:

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> The lights were on in the school at night, all

> night, throughout the whole of the Christmas

> Holidays and, over the past weekend, the lights

> were on and some windows were open- so our council

> tax money is being spent 'wisely'- it looks like a

> case or two of 'the lights are on but there is

> no-one home'



If you only had the Internet, you could find their number and call them. what a shame.

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> seenbeen Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > The lights were on in the school at night, all

> > night, throughout the whole of the Christmas

> > Holidays and, over the past weekend, the lights

> > were on and some windows were open- so our

> council

> > tax money is being spent 'wisely'- it looks like

> a

> > case or two of 'the lights are on but there is

> > no-one home'

>

>

> If you only had the Internet, you could find their

> number and call them. what a shame.


Fair point- but I never remember in the cold light of day.....(I will refrain from pointing out that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit!)

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