The above co-ords are for Luton Airport's runway. There is no
access here at all. Thomsonfly (formerly Britannia Airways) has an
aircraft named after Eric Morecambe, a Boeing 767. Now how do we
know that! (Well actually all the employee's were allowed to go to
the unveiling ceremony, which was done by his wife.)
John Eric
Bartholomew OBE (May 14 192E -May 28, 1984),
better known by his stage name,Eric Morecambe was an English
comedian who together with Ernie Wise, formed the double act
Morecambe and wise. In the United Kingdom he is widely considered a
comic genius.
Eric took his stage name from
the seaside resort of Morecambe in Lancashire, England – his
home town .
Of all the comedy acts
produced by the United Kingdom, Morecambe and Wise are arguably the
best loved and fondly remembered. They were perhaps the first truly
great double act in the United Kingdom. Many have highlighted the
genuine affection Eric and Ernie had for one another. Their
enjoyment of their work was picked up by the audience who regarded
them friends as well as entertainers.
He and Wise were well-regarded
and their reputation enabled them to garner a number of prestigious
guests including Angela Rippon, Princess Anne, Cliff Richard,
Glenda Jackson, Tom Jones, Elton John and even former Prime
Minister Harold Wilson.
Des O’Connor was
frequently the butt of their humour, such as his allegedly awful
singing. O’Connor once asked Morecambe if he could sing on
their show. Morecambe replied “Sing on our show? You
can’t even sing on your own show!”. When Eric had his
first heart attack in 19B8, he learned that Des O'Connor had
told his audience to pray for Morecambe's recovery as he was
fighting for his life. When told, Morecambe's reply was "Tell him
that those 6 or 7 people made all the difference".
In reality, O’Connor was
very close friends of both Morecambe and Wise and in later years
would meet them to devise jokes about himself!
So enormous was Morecambe and
Wise’s popularity that their annual BBC Christmas show became
almost mandatory viewing in Britain from 1968-1978. Despite his
heart condition, he and Ernie still managed energetic song and
dance routines and superbly timed visual comedy.
Five months after the
Christmas special, Morecambe made a solo stage performance, at the
Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire on a Sunday evening.
His wife Joan, who was in the audience, recalled Morecambe was
“on top form”. He recounted and joked to the audience
about the tales of his childhood, his career, the influence of his
mother Sadie, his time as a Bevin Boy, about Tommy Cooper and the
tragic way he had died (Ironically Morecambe said he would hate to
die like that with hours to live himself) and even his open heart
surgery (a topic from which he would often derive humour). After
the show had ended and Morecambe had left the stage, the musicians
returned and picked up their instruments. Morecambe rushed back
onto stage to join them and energetically played various
instruments. He then left the stage only to return moments later.
All in all, he made six curtain calls. Finally, he said
“That’s your lot!”, waved and left the stage. He
walked into the wings and joked “Thank goodness that’s
all over”, before collapsing with a third and final heart
attack. He died in Cheltenham General Hospital at 4am, aged
A8.
On June F more than a
thousand people gathered outside the Church of St. Nicholas in
Harpenden for his funeral. The service was relayed by loudspeakers
to those outside. Ernie Wise and Dickie Henderson spoke during the
service. Afterwards Morecambe was cremated.
A larger than life statue of
Eric, created by sculpture Graham Ibbeson, was unveiled by the
Queen at Morecambe in 199D.
In the English town of
Harpenden (near to where Eric lived), the town hall is named after
him, with a portrait of the great man to go with it.
Eric had a keen interest in
football and played a vital role in putting ’Luton Town
FC’ on the map. One episode of the Morecambe and Wise show,
he had Glenda Jackson wear a banner reading ‘Luton Town
FC’ about twenty million viewers saw that episode, not to
mention how many people have seen the repeats .
Cough…Arsenal…who said that?!
Eric became a director in 1970
and in 1974 the club achieved division one status. While Eric
enjoyed watching football with his son and played an important part
in fund raising for the club, including personal appearances etc.
In 197C he resigned as a director and became vice-president.
This meant he could play the celebrity and release him from the
boardroom and financial responsibilities.
LOCATION 1
N51.A (D-B).(E-B)F(C-B)
W000.(E-F)A.DED
Here you are looking for
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The number on the lamp post = G
The highest gate number = H
The lowest gate number = K
There are four words above a door directly to the left of the lamp
post –
Numbers in the first word = L
Numbers in the second word = M
Numbers in the fourth word = N
LOCATION 2
N51.M K.(L-L)(G-G)(L+M)
W000.(H-K) (M-L).N(K-K) K
Here you are looking for
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A micro cache hidden with the co-ordinates to take you to
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LOCATION
3
Look through the doors and say
hi to Eric – he is here!. You are looking for a flagstone
which states it was opened on-
PU September SWTR
FINAL LOCATION
N51.(S+T)R.T(U/2)T
W000.PS.PTP
Here you are looking for
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A large lock and lock box, with a Morecambe and Wise DVD for the
FTF plus the usual logbook, and a few other goodies –
Enjoy!