GC3816G A WILTSHIRE EVENT #17 (Event Cache) in Southern England, United Kingdom created by stanthews

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stanthews: I think everybody has had enough time to log this one now, time to make room for the next one, thank you again everybody, especially all my helpers.

GC3816G ▼

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Hidden : Saturday, December 17, 2011

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This is the 17th, for every Wiltshire event you attend between now and next July you will receive a clue point, on the 25th event in August 2012 (The second anniversary)there will be something special laid on with a very nice prize, so the more clue points you have, the more chance you will have at winning.

This meet is on Saturday 17th December and will start from 12 o clock, I have chosen the same venue as it is very accommodating, The landlord has again kindly donated the usual 3 course meal for two with a bottle of wine which can be won with the fun I am planning for this event. To learn about the fun and any other changes, add this listing to your watch list
The Somerset Smurfs are kindly doing something very special for all the children that attend, so thanks very much to them
At this event for fun we will be trying to identify close up images of general everyday caching objects, you will have a little form to fill in, the person who has the most correct will win the 3 course meal for 2 with a bottle of wine (kindly donated by the landlord Russ), in the event of a tie, there will be a draw to decide the winner. Gert mega thanks to the wobbly Club for the idea.
Come and meet other like minded people and chat about your plans for caching and what caching you have done, swap some trackables, you may even win a nice raffle prize.

The Moonrakers

The Moonrakers legend can be interpreted two ways and it takes on several forms as to time and place.
One version is that a traveller came upon drunken Wiltshire yokels trying to rake a reflection of the full moon in a village pond convinced it was a cheese. This one conveys the notion that Wiltshire men were drunk and stupid.

However, another (true?) version says the legend shows these yokels to be very clever and that they originated back in the 17th century in Devizes. A group of smugglers were forced to hide their loot in a pond, the Crammer, when they were tipped off that the Revenue men were waiting in ambush. They returned on the night of a full moon to the Crammer with rakes. This again attracted the attention of the Revenue men. When asked what they were about they pretended that they were raking a cheese, the moons reflection, from the water. No doubt the Revenue men walked away shaking their heads at the stupidity of the ‘simple’ Wiltshire folk leaving them to recover their contraband at their leisure.

This legend has become firmly embedded in the folklore of Wiltshire and the natives of Wiltshire were known. The name has spread throughout Wiltshire with pubs, clubs, hotels and even learned societies named after them.

I recollect hearing of a local after-hours Wiltshire drinking den being renamed the lofty title The Moonrakers Literary Society to get around the antiquated English licensing laws of that time. Thus members could quite legally be served liquor beyond the 2230hr deadline of those days. I believe that the local police were forever encountering drunks after a late night at the Literary Society. A modern take on an old legend shows us again how our ‘simple’ Wiltshire man once again has the last laugh.

The Venue

The Moonrakers is run by Russell and his family, there is a nice beer garden where we can meet if the weather is ok, the pub is dog, children and cacher friendly. There are wheelchair ramps into the lounge, parking in the pub car park and if the car park if full there is plenty of street parking

The Event

The event will start around 12 o Clock until late, I will be there from 11 am if you need to be early because of afternoon commitments, this will give cachers a wider time bracket so they can try and fit it in their busy caching programs, the raffle will be held between 3 and 3:30, if you have not cached in this area before then you are in for a treat as there are now 429 caches within a 6 mile radius of the pub, should keep you going for an hour or so.

If you have never been to an event before don’t be shy, this little event is just the job for a first time meet, add this listing to your watch list so you will know about any updates. Hope to see you soon.
Stan.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh ner irel jrypbzr naq Zreel Puevfgznf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)