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Peckham Springs-style business to rake in millions
A father-of-two who discovered water with miraculous healing properties in his back garden is set to make millions.
David Pursglove, 64, discovered the ancient natural spring in his garden in Eastbourne Road, Uckfield, 11 years ago.
He said a dream told him treasure lay beneath the tree.
He has been selling the bottled water since in a Del Boy-style business, but after clinical tests confirmed the water's properties were "jaw-dropping", his sales increased six-fold.
Grateful users of the water flood his website every day, extolling the virtues of the magic liquid.
Mr Pursglove at first refused to believe the water possessed other-worldly powers until scientific tests confirmed the case earlier this year.
Since then he has been the centre of attention with appearances on prime time television, including the Richard and Judy show.
Mr Pursglove said: "One day long after I am dead and gone it will make a fortune but it's just beginning take off in a direction I had never envisaged.
"I struggle to accept it myself so hadn't pushed it down the health route. I used to laugh, it sounds ludicrous, a ridiculous story.
"But some of the things I get told by people who have tried this water is amazing and brings a tear to your eye."
The source is a very small natural mineral water spring, about two metres below ground.
The first sample was tested in 1998 and Mr Pursglove was told it was clear spring water. He was denied planning permission for a bottling plant for four years by Wealden District Council.
The retired interior designer did not give up though and sold his Rolls Royce car, house and land to pay legal fees.
He was granted planning permission in 2002 and the following year sold shares to raise the £45,000 needed to drill through the rock.
Mr Pursglove sells the water for £1 a litre. He currently sells around 600 litres a week but anticipates demand will rocket. He claims the water can cure illnesses including migraines, arthritis, high blood pressure, asbestosis and diabetes.
For more information about the miracle water visit www.peartreewell.co.uk.
Have you tried the water? Tell us your experiences below.
3:46pm Friday 28th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: John on 4:29pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Every time I turn on my tap I get a refreshing drink that is doing me good. It cures headaches, thirst, makes a restorative cup of tea, ice cubes for my G & T.
Maybe I should bottle it and sell it.
He has had "tests" done. Has he had a double-blind set of tests to check any claims he is making....?
Every time I turn on my tap I get a refreshing drink that is doing me good. It cures headaches, thirst, makes a restorative cup of tea, ice cubes for my G & T.
Maybe I should bottle it and sell it.
He has had "tests" done. Has he had a double-blind set of tests to check any claims he is making....?
Posted by: Jayne, Brighton on 4:42pm Fri 28 Mar 08
A father-of-two who discovered water with miraculous healing properties in his back garden is set to make millions.
Yer it's called the garden tap!
A father-of-two who discovered water with miraculous healing properties in his back garden is set to make millions.
Yer it's called the garden tap!
Posted by: Flat Foot Soozie, Brunswick Square on 4:47pm Fri 28 Mar 08
I tried it and it certainly works. I don't have flat feet any more.
I tried it and it certainly works. I don't have flat feet any more.
Posted by: John, Cyberwell on 4:52pm Fri 28 Mar 08
"sold his Rolls Royce car, house and land to pay legal fees."
So how is he able to sell water from a spring in a garden he no longer owns?
"sold his Rolls Royce car, house and land to pay legal fees."
So how is he able to sell water from a spring in a garden he no longer owns?
Posted by: censored, Brighton on 4:59pm Fri 28 Mar 08
"But some of the things I get told by people who have tried this water is amazing and brings a tear to your eye."
Ah, so that's all right then. People have told him things, so they must be true.
I had a unicorn in my bathtub last night.
"But some of the things I get told by people who have tried this water is amazing and brings a tear to your eye."
Ah, so that's all right then. People have told him things, so they must be true.
I had a unicorn in my bathtub last night.
Posted by: Flat Foot Soozie, Brunswick Square on 5:05pm Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Flat Foot Soozie[/bold] wrote:
I tried it and it certainly works. I don\'t have flat feet any more.[/quote] Not my post. The impersonator will need some of the water to cure the misfortune which will result.
i am surprised that Mr Pursglove describes his water as "jaw dropping". That is what happens to the body after death.
Perhaps he will sell a deluxe version with tobi's toenail clippings in it.
Flat Foot Soozie wrote:
I tried it and it certainly works. I don\'t have flat feet any more.
Not my post. The impersonator will need some of the water to cure the misfortune which will result.
i am surprised that Mr Pursglove describes his water as "jaw dropping". That is what happens to the body after death.
Perhaps he will sell a deluxe version with tobi's toenail clippings in it.
Posted by: Ivor Faucett, Waterlooville on 5:24pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Can we be sure that this water has been passed by the management?
Can we be sure that this water has been passed by the management?
Posted by: FRED, brighton on 8:41pm Fri 28 Mar 08
The above is a watered down version of the real story.
The above is a watered down version of the real story.
Posted by: a gardener, on my plot on 10:24pm Fri 28 Mar 08
lol, in the peckham spring epp they filmed the allotment scenes in brighton, behind brighton uni
lol, in the peckham spring epp they filmed the allotment scenes in brighton, behind brighton uni
Posted by: Puzzled John, a quandary on 11:37pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Richard and judy = prime time TV? how does that work then? last time i looked thet were on C4 in the afternoon =:-S
Richard and judy = prime time TV? how does that work then? last time i looked thet were on C4 in the afternoon =:-S
Posted by: Blessed, Hove on 7:55am Sat 29 Mar 08
DONT KNOCK THIS
I TOO AM IN THE FORTUNATE POSITION OF HAVING SUCH A MAGIC HEALING SPRING IN MY GARDEN.
IT CAME TO LIGHT ON APRIL THE 1ST LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS PUTTING IN THE FOUNDATIONS FOR MY HOUSE EXTENSION, AND NOTICED A SMALL SPRING APPEARING NEAR A WALL.
HAVING BEEN DIGGING ALL MORNING MYSELF AND THE BUILDERS WERE VERY THIRSTY, AND SAMPLED THE MAGIC SPRING. YOU PROBABLY WONT BELIEVE THIS, BUT IT COMPLETELY CURED OUR THIRST.
SUCH BENEFITS ARE AMAZING AND A GIFT FROM THE LORD, BUT I WISH TO SHARE THE BENEFITS WITH THE WORLD AND CAN DO SO FOR A SMALL HANDLING CHARGE OF £1.50P PER BOTTLE.
SUCH WONDEROUS BENEFITS DO OF COURSE COME AT A PRICE, AND I SEEM TO HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH THE WATER SUPPLY TO MY BATHROOM NOW, BUT I CANNOT HAVE EVERYTHING I SUPPOSE.
THANK THE LORD.
DONT KNOCK THIS
I TOO AM IN THE FORTUNATE POSITION OF HAVING SUCH A MAGIC HEALING SPRING IN MY GARDEN.
IT CAME TO LIGHT ON APRIL THE 1ST LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS PUTTING IN THE FOUNDATIONS FOR MY HOUSE EXTENSION, AND NOTICED A SMALL SPRING APPEARING NEAR A WALL.
HAVING BEEN DIGGING ALL MORNING MYSELF AND THE BUILDERS WERE VERY THIRSTY, AND SAMPLED THE MAGIC SPRING. YOU PROBABLY WONT BELIEVE THIS, BUT IT COMPLETELY CURED OUR THIRST.
SUCH BENEFITS ARE AMAZING AND A GIFT FROM THE LORD, BUT I WISH TO SHARE THE BENEFITS WITH THE WORLD AND CAN DO SO FOR A SMALL HANDLING CHARGE OF £1.50P PER BOTTLE.
SUCH WONDEROUS BENEFITS DO OF COURSE COME AT A PRICE, AND I SEEM TO HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH THE WATER SUPPLY TO MY BATHROOM NOW, BUT I CANNOT HAVE EVERYTHING I SUPPOSE.
THANK THE LORD.
Posted by: Roy Hills, Heathfield on 11:24am Sat 29 Mar 08
What's he going to call it? 'Eauverpriced' comes to mind. Anyone who wastes money on bottled water wants their bumps felt!
What's he going to call it? 'Eauverpriced' comes to mind. Anyone who wastes money on bottled water wants their bumps felt!
Posted by: David, Brighton on 1:53pm Sat 29 Mar 08
Has anybody else actually looked at this guys website? The analysis reads like tape water to me.
Fluoride 156 UGL
Iron 54 UGL
Manganese 37 UGL
Magnesium 70.4 MGL
Molybdenum 2 UGL
Nitrate 0.01 MGL
Phosphorus 14 UGL
Potassium 5.5 MGL
Selenium 1 UGL
Boron 169 UGL
Calcium 200 MGL
Copper 20 UGL
Chromium 4 UGL
Silicon 8.7 MGL
Silver 0.5 UGL
Strontium 1145 UGL
Zinc 22 UGL.
Correct me please, fluoride in a spring? Maybe Blessed of Hove is right.
Has anybody else actually looked at this guys website? The analysis reads like tape water to me.
Fluoride 156 UGL
Iron 54 UGL
Manganese 37 UGL
Magnesium 70.4 MGL
Molybdenum 2 UGL
Nitrate 0.01 MGL
Phosphorus 14 UGL
Potassium 5.5 MGL
Selenium 1 UGL
Boron 169 UGL
Calcium 200 MGL
Copper 20 UGL
Chromium 4 UGL
Silicon 8.7 MGL
Silver 0.5 UGL
Strontium 1145 UGL
Zinc 22 UGL.
Correct me please, fluoride in a spring? Maybe Blessed of Hove is right.
Posted by: John, Cyberspace on 2:24pm Sat 29 Mar 08
[quote][bold]David[/bold] wrote:
Has anybody else actually looked at this guys website? The analysis reads like tape water to me.
Fluoride 156 UGL
Iron 54 UGL
Manganese 37 UGL
Magnesium 70.4 MGL
Molybdenum 2 UGL
Nitrate 0.01 MGL
Phosphorus 14 UGL
Potassium 5.5 MGL
Selenium 1 UGL
Boron 169 UGL
Calcium 200 MGL
Copper 20 UGL
Chromium 4 UGL
Silicon 8.7 MGL
Silver 0.5 UGL
Strontium 1145 UGL
Zinc 22 UGL.
Correct me please, fluoride in a spring? Maybe Blessed of Hove is right.[/quote] Just about all water contains some fluoride. Usually not enough to prevent tooth decay, so more is added.
David wrote:
Has anybody else actually looked at this guys website? The analysis reads like tape water to me.
Fluoride 156 UGL
Iron 54 UGL
Manganese 37 UGL
Magnesium 70.4 MGL
Molybdenum 2 UGL
Nitrate 0.01 MGL
Phosphorus 14 UGL
Potassium 5.5 MGL
Selenium 1 UGL
Boron 169 UGL
Calcium 200 MGL
Copper 20 UGL
Chromium 4 UGL
Silicon 8.7 MGL
Silver 0.5 UGL
Strontium 1145 UGL
Zinc 22 UGL.
Correct me please, fluoride in a spring? Maybe Blessed of Hove is right.
Just about all water contains some fluoride. Usually not enough to prevent tooth decay, so more is added.
Posted by: wysiwyg, Brighton on 3:47pm Sat 29 Mar 08
laughing at 'Blessed of Hove'
that just about sizes it up!
laughing at 'Blessed of Hove'
that just about sizes it up!
Posted by: FRED, WORTHING on 7:35pm Sat 29 Mar 08
The wetest thing on this page is Tobi.
The wetest thing on this page is Tobi.
Posted by: Boudicca, Worthing on 8:51pm Sat 29 Mar 08
'Business To Rake In Millions' ... it's cost him £45k to drill through to the water, so it will take at least a year and a half before he makes that back at current sales. That's not including manufacturing costs, of course - then add legal fees ... he won't be making millions quickly, will he? Shouldn't the journalist have checked the basic figures before writing this?
'Business To Rake In Millions' ... it's cost him £45k to drill through to the water, so it will take at least a year and a half before he makes that back at current sales. That's not including manufacturing costs, of course - then add legal fees ... he won't be making millions quickly, will he? Shouldn't the journalist have checked the basic figures before writing this?
Posted by: Getafix, Aldrington on 11:03pm Sat 29 Mar 08
I'm kinda shocked - what happened to investigative journalism? This could be a great story for The Argus, pointing out what a charlatan this guy is (and a dangerous one at that - he's actually claiming his magic water will treat asbestosis, diabetes etc!).
Instead we get something that looks like a paid-for advert for this goon.
I'm kinda shocked - what happened to investigative journalism? This could be a great story for The Argus, pointing out what a charlatan this guy is (and a dangerous one at that - he's actually claiming his magic water will treat asbestosis, diabetes etc!).
Instead we get something that looks like a paid-for advert for this goon.
Posted by: Worried, Brighton on 8:49pm Sun 30 Mar 08
[bold]WHAT A **** CON![/bold]
DO PEOPLE REALLY BELIEVE THIS SORT OF RUBBISH?
PERHAPS THEY DO, AND PERHAPS THAT PLACEBO EFFECT MIGHT HELP SOME MINOR AILMENT, BUT ONE THING IS ABSOLUTELY DEFINITE - THIS GUYS LEAKING WATER MAIN IS NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES GOING TO CURE MIGRAINES, ARTHRITIS, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, ASBESTOSIS AND DIABETES, AS HE CLAIMS.
GOOD GOD, HE SAYS HIMSELF ON HIS WEBSITE (AS A GET OUT) [bold]'STATEMENTS MADE DO NOT IMPLY THAT THIS PRODUCT WILL CURE ILLNESS OR DISEASE[/bold] !'
THIS GUY IS A DANGEROUS CON MERCHANT. IF SOMEONE RECEIVES SOME MINOR PLACEBO EFFECT FROM BUYING HIS TAP WATER, THEY COULD EASILY NOT SEEK LIFE SAVING TREATMENT FOR A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
WHAT A **** CON!
DO PEOPLE REALLY BELIEVE THIS SORT OF RUBBISH?
PERHAPS THEY DO, AND PERHAPS THAT PLACEBO EFFECT MIGHT HELP SOME MINOR AILMENT, BUT ONE THING IS ABSOLUTELY DEFINITE - THIS GUYS LEAKING WATER MAIN IS NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES GOING TO CURE MIGRAINES, ARTHRITIS, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, ASBESTOSIS AND DIABETES, AS HE CLAIMS.
GOOD GOD, HE SAYS HIMSELF ON HIS WEBSITE (AS A GET OUT)
'STATEMENTS MADE DO NOT IMPLY THAT THIS PRODUCT WILL CURE ILLNESS OR DISEASE !'
THIS GUY IS A DANGEROUS CON MERCHANT. IF SOMEONE RECEIVES SOME MINOR PLACEBO EFFECT FROM BUYING HIS TAP WATER, THEY COULD EASILY NOT SEEK LIFE SAVING TREATMENT FOR A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
Posted by: U Morans, e.sussex on 7:03pm Mon 31 Mar 08
[bold]You guys are small minded morons and have no idea. You think the environment agency would let him sell it if it was tap water, I have been researching into this for years and now drink water and it certainly works for me so having you small minded sceptic’s wasting your lives sitting at the computer and writing negative comments like these makes me so mad and upset for David is a good man so maybe you should all grow up and get a life.[/bold]
You guys are small minded morons and have no idea. You think the environment agency would let him sell it if it was tap water, I have been researching into this for years and now drink water and it certainly works for me so having you small minded sceptic’s wasting your lives sitting at the computer and writing negative comments like these makes me so mad and upset for David is a good man so maybe you should all grow up and get a life. Posted by: Unbelievable, Brighton on 9:47pm Mon 31 Mar 08
[quote][bold]U Morans[/bold] wrote:
[bold]You guys are small minded morons and have no idea. You think the environment agency would let him sell it if it was tap water, I have been researching into this for years and now drink water and it certainly works for me so having you small minded sceptic’s wasting your lives sitting at the computer and writing negative comments like these makes me so mad and upset for David is a good man so maybe you should all grow up and get a life.[/bold] [/quote] Are you a Jehovahs witness by any chance?
Im only asking, because it appears you will believe just about any load of old rubbish.
U Morans wrote:
You guys are small minded morons and have no idea. You think the environment agency would let him sell it if it was tap water, I have been researching into this for years and now drink water and it certainly works for me so having you small minded sceptic’s wasting your lives sitting at the computer and writing negative comments like these makes me so mad and upset for David is a good man so maybe you should all grow up and get a life.
Are you a Jehovahs witness by any chance?
Im only asking, because it appears you will believe just about any load of old rubbish.
Posted by: Where am I?, over there, no not there, there on 5:37am Tue 1 Apr 08
I am afflicted by a bald patch - will it cure me?
I am afflicted by a bald patch - will it cure me?
Posted by: Ron, Brighton on 4:24pm Thu 3 Apr 08
Wonderfull stuff.
Nothing cleans my car so well - it even removes dried on seagull ****.
Wonderfull stuff.
Nothing cleans my car so well - it even removes dried on seagull ****.
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