'The war of the witches', Bexhill Observer, 7 March 1985

Bexhill Observer, 7 March 1985. Inside-page report by Patrick Balchin, pictures by Jimmy Burke, headed 'Revealed . . . the secret rites of witches' coven'. Four followers of Wicca, given only as Kevin, Jane, Tony and Alistair, one of them a former member of Sanders' coven, met in an attic room in a Bexhill flat that had once belonged to Sanders and set up a magic circle with daggers pointing at the previous week's front page. The reporter describes the circle being cast, the choice of 'justice' over revenge, and a binding chant, after which the curse was said to have been reversed back onto Sanders. The four are not named in full here; the front page, item 166, names Kevin Carlyon. Photographs from the evening are items 168 to 171. A related picture of Sanders in his crown is item 172, not in this batch. Byline: Patrick Balchin; pictures Jimmy Burke. Bexhill Museum item 167. Bexhill Observer cutting held in the Bexhill Observer archive at Bexhill Museum. Shown in UNSEEN: The Alex Sanders Archive at Bexhill Museum, Part Three, The Vacant Throne (6 September 2026), presented by Julian Porter of Bexhill Museum and hosted by Sharon Day for Alexandrian Witchcraft. 'The war of the witches', Bexhill Observer, 7 March 1985. (1985). Bexhill Observer archive, Bexhill Museum. Alexandrian Witchcraft Timeline & Archive. https://www.alexandrianwitchcraft.com/archive/bexhill-museum-167-the-war-of-the-witches