'Ilkeston vicar joins black magic onlookers', Evening Post, 23 March 1970

Evening Post (Nottingham), Monday 23 March 1970, page 9. A short follow-up on Black Widow's show at the Co-operative Hall, Ilkeston, on the Saturday. The Rev. A. C. Robertson, Vicar and Rural Dean of Ilkeston, was in the audience and called it 'harmless entertainment': 'The black magic aspect, to me, was just a gimmick.' No evil spirits appeared, although Alex Sanders, spelt 'Saunders', had said they might. How to cite: 'Ilkeston vicar joins black magic onlookers', Evening Post, 23 March 1970, p. 9. Alexandrian Witchcraft Timeline & Archive.

Ilkeston vicar joins ‘black magic’ onlookers [Photo] The Rev. A. C. Robertson “Just a gimmick” AMONG a large audience watching a black magic ritual in Ilkeston on Saturday was the Rev. A. C. Robertson, Vicar and Rural Dean of Ilkeston, who described the show afterwards as “harmless entertainment.” No evil spirits made their appearance, although Alex Saunders – self-styled European “King of Witches” - had earlier said they might. Mr. Robertson, a nonbeliever in black magic, said he went along because he respected the opinions of others and thought the Black Widow Group who put on the show at the Co-operative Hall were “interesting, intelligent people.” “The black magic aspect, to me, was just a gimmick,” he said.