A Norfolk author has recalled how an encounter with her late mother in the form of a stag convinced her to fight plans for new substations in her village.
Author Jenny Smedley, 68, from Necton, said her mother Win Bishop died in hospital of heart failure more than 20 years ago.
Since then, Mrs Smedley said her mother would send her messages in different ways whenever she thought of her, especially in times of need.
Last summer, the author was worrying anxiously about moving from her bungalow in Necton, after plans to build two new substations near her home for an offshore wind farm were revealed.
She stepped into the garden early one morning and thought of her mother, asking her for help and advice.
She said the bungalow in the countryside would have been her mother's dream home, having growing up in a council home.
'I remember the sun was coming up at the very back of the garden,' Mrs Smedley said. 'I was thinking are we going to have to move? Should we stay? Is this really the place we are meant to be?
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Mrs Smedley said the stag fled after a few seconds but the encounter played on her mind throughout that day.
She said it helped her to decide not to leave her home, adding: 'I knew it was a sign from her - this is my home and my mum thought it was her home too.'
Since then, Mrs Smedley has been determinedly campaigning against the plans, which will see two new substations built alongside an existing one, which is due to treble in size, as part of the Necton Substations Action Group.
The first time her mother's spirit came to her as a manifestation was as a shooting star on the day she died.
'I couldn't believe she'd gone without telling me or not leaving a sign,' Mrs Smedley said. 'At that moment, a large meteor or shooting star shot across the sky, as if to say I'm still here, still looking after you.'
Although many have expressed their scepticism, Mrs Smedley is adamant her mother is speaking to her spiritually.
She added: 'When my mum was alive she was obsessed with ghosts, it was her ambition to be one.
'Obviously people are going to think you are looney,' she said. 'Which is okay, but it is sad really that they have never had any magic in their lives.'
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