Practically Zero Waste - part 1 (Canterbury) Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/6/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

You will be looking for a nano - standard black, magnetic (now you have had your hint). Historic site. Very public - inconspicuous will be the challenge, hence the difficulty rating. A glove may be useful, but not essential. Otherwise stop and grab. Name and date is all there will be room for on the paper - you will need a pen or pencil, no room in the cache.

Ashburton’s Shining Star



As a child bought up in the Methven District, two of my memories are Friday Night shopping in Ashburton and Fish & Chips either in the car on the way to Ashburton or when we got there. Driving down Alford Forest Road at dusk or dark, I remember distinctly the street lights leading to a shining star in the distance. The Water Tower originally had no roof when it was built in 1910. And when the gravity main system from the south branch of the river was commissioned in 1966 (that in its turn has now been replaced by underground bores), the tower remained as a backup emergency supply, probably until April 1989 when it was removed after new wells were put down. In the 50s the ladder up the tower was replaced by stairs which were originally open but they eventually had to put gates and barbed wire on them - although that didn't stop some people climbing up and painting slogans on the tank. The star was a relatively recent construction - it probably went up in the 60s some time. It was quite a light construction fitted with light bulbs. There were also strings of bulbs coming down the tower legs that were lit at Christmas. The tank was removed from the tower and cut into two sections. Most of the bits where re-used (recycled). We just need to verify the locations – Watch out for ‘Practically Zero Waste – Part 2 A very special thanks to the Ashburton Museum. Further reading can be found at the Ashburton Library:– “Ashburton Borough – The Final Fifty Years 1939 – 1989” by HC Richardson “Between the Wind and the Water – Ashburton County Council 1876 – 1989” by Rosemary Britten.

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