Susie and Beth Barrow were staying with their Aunt Mary in the seaside town of Barlington while their parents recovered from a road accident. When Beth disturbed the spirit of a local witch, Black Bess, while exploring an old bell tower, Susie realised that the spirit of the witch entered Beth whenever she heard a ringing bell.
Beth and the Bells – Judy & Tracy: #1316 (30 March 1985) – #1325 (1 June 1985)
Plot:
Some 200 years ago, the villagers of Meddington put to death an old woman, Magda, as a witch. She swore revenge through her crow, which had caused nasty accidents. Among the victims of the curse were Melanie Bryant and Peter Grimes, who were determined to prove the evil of the bird to the sceptical present -day villagers.
Curse of the Crow – Judy: #998 (24 February 1979) – #1006 (21 April 1979)
Bess Turner wanted to turn her inheritance, Black Fell Farm into an animal sanctuary, but it was haunted by Elda, a witch drowned by the people of Charn village four centuries before. The present-day villagers wanted Bess to fill in the pond, but some swans nested there, and Bess decided to drain it to another place nearby. Dickon Hayter, whose ancestor Elda had loved, tried to help her, but the angry villagers stopped them. The villagers grew even more hostile after the church bell began ringing by itself.
Located next to the town Ballyvale is the cave where Bumble the last witch of Ireland lives. She is upset by this new town disturbing her peace and regularly casts spells to try and drive the people away. She is always defeated by a young girl Colleen, who, as a 7th daughter of a 7th daughter, is immune to the witch’s spells.
Other Appearances:
After a disastrous fire which left her lame, Lindy Martin moved with her parents to the Suffolk village of Whitmarsh where she found that their cottage was once the home of a girl called Charity who was burnt as a witch. With her new friend, Kay, Lindy was searching for a book of herbal cures that Charity had hidden. Lindy suspected the sinister Professor Starkridge of being a descendant of the witchfinder who burnt Charity and that he, too, was looking for the book.
Miss Alice Shipton was a new teacher at Whilley Grange School. She was also a new witch, and while she was a learner, she was allowed only —three spells a day. This often led to hilarious results. The girls in Miss Shipton’s class were the only people who knew her secret.
Melinda James and Nora Hope, two young skaters were about to star in an ice musical of Snow White in the brand new Ivyoak Ice Theatre. Melinda was playing the title role, Snow White, while Nora had been cast as the witch. However the rink had been built oon an ancient oak grove where a coven of witches met every 7 years. This meeting was to take place the same night as the show so the witches set out to stop the performance. One of the witches, Alicia, bound Nora to her will by means of a sinister silver chain.
Three hundred years ago , Joseph Smithson brought to justice the Blandingham witch, who swore that the number thirteen would bring about her revenge on the Smithson family. Thirteen generations later, on Tina Smithson’s thirteenth birthday, the witch’s stuffed cat disappeared from its glass case in the town’s museum . . . and an identical cat mysteriously attached itself to the Smithson household!
Under the influence of a witch’s curse, Gina Farley was playing cruel tricks on the de Sackeville family, whenever she saw a flame.
Patty Lester was a talented young artist, but one day she did a drawing of a witch that had been bricked up behind a wall in an ancient house. After that Patty’s picture started to cause trouble – as if the spirit of the witch had been released to take revenge!