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Friday 29th February
2008
7:30 until 11:00 pm |
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This event will take place at the The Prince of Orange pub in Yatton, 12 miles
south of Bristol about a mile off the A370 Bristol to
Weston-super-Mare road. Once again we have been given permission
to gather in the skittles alley behind the bar. This child
friendly pub has ample parking and there is also a further
village car park just a couple of hundred yards away – see
additional waypoints. The event, the last of which attracted
people from as far as Birmingham and Devon, is open to all
cachers without charge.
It will be a very informal evening allowing you to catch up with
old friends and meet new ones. If you have not been to an event
before then please come along and join us – you’ll find that the
others who do this strange hobby are just as crazy as you. They are
certainly a very friendly bunch.
Following the last get-together we have decided to try and
meet quarterly. As nobody came forward offering to arrange it I
have again agreed to do this one - what a hero that FMC
is! I’m taking the easy option and using the same venue as
last time especially as it proved so suitable. This quarterly
cycle will also fit nicely with the Burrington Bash event which I am proposing
to run every other year - you have been warned!
Geocoins & Travel Bugs
You will be able to swap Geocoins & Travel Bugs at this event
or just play a role in helping them on their way. To make this
process easier Mrs. wheelybarrow has again kindly volunteered to
collect and issue them. If you do place/retrieve a TB at the
event, please make sure that you log it promptly, keeping a note
of its tracking number, etc.
Things to ponder
As with the previous get-together we want the opportunity to
discuss group outings or matters of common local interest. In order
to facilitate this we are listing topics below along with a topic
champion. If you have an interest in any of the listed topics then
make sure that you catch up with its champion on the night to find
out the latest, volunteer or just discuss the issue. Also if you
would like to add a topic then please state this in your log or
contact
FollowMeChaps and we’ll add it to the list together with your
caching name as the topic champion.
”I’m hoping to attend” logs
If you are thinking of coming to this event then it will help me
a lot if you can post a ‘Write Note’ log to this effect on this
page. Please also post a ‘Will Attend’ log once your intention to
attend firms up. Who knows, maybe we could use Will Attend logs as
a basis for an informal skittles knock-out?
Getting there:-
Public Transport - Yatton station is on the Bristol to
Weston-super-Mare mainline railway with a fairly frequent service
(train
services), the pub is about three quarters of a mile walk from
the station. It can be also be reached by several bus services
(bus
services).
By Car - There is ample parking to the rear of the pub plus
an additional public car park 200 yards away – see Additional
Waypoints. Yatton is on the B3133 about 5 miles from the M5 either
junctions 20 if you are travelling from the north or 21 if you are
approaching from the south.
Finally, many thanks to all those who have volunteered to help
out on the night or are supporting in other ways. Aren’t
geocachers great?!!!
We look forward to seeing all who can make it.
Be there or be
square geographically challenged!