House of Fire Traditional Cache
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Hidden close by the Broughton Firestation that is not in the broughton estate!
Broughton Fire Station was constructed early on in the development of Milton Keynes city, close to the village that gave the city its name.
Milton Keynes as a village is recorded in the Domesday Book (1086). When Henry II ascended to the throne, he gave the Manor of Milton Keynes Village along with Amabel de Bereville, the daughter and heir of its former owner, to Hugh de Keynes (cahaines). In order to distinguish the Manor from others with a similar name in the neighbourhood, the family name of Keynes was added to the original name of Middleton to make Middleton Keynes. This later changed to become Milton Keynes. Today the village itself is known as Milton Keynes Village and the region it occupies is Middleton.
Prior to the fire station being built in 1977 the local villages relied upon fire engines from neighbouring towns such as Newport Pagnell. The station had its official opening on 23 April 1977 and was initially a day-crewed station with firefighters responding from local houses at night. The station was upgraded in 1985 and other (Retained Duty System) crews from Woburn Sands and Newport Pagnell were relocated here in the early 1990s.
The current station has an operational complement of 42 personnel; 28 working a wholetime shift system split into four equal watches, a Retained Duty System (RDS) crew consisting of 12 staff and a Station Commander. Three support staff, and the Milton Keynes Fire Safety Department is also based at the station. The RDS crew were recently presented with a Chief Fire Officer’s Letter of Congratulation for their dedication and commitment to maintain the crew’s availability.
The cache is small and hidden in sight of a nearby bus stop so care must be taken as you can be overlooked, please return the cache to the same position it is in now. If you need help getting it read the hint.
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