LOST IN TRANSLATION? 1 - CEMETERY Traditional Cache
LOST IN TRANSLATION? 1 - CEMETERY
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Fairly recent additions to the small village of Weybourne are four new road signs. Preserving the county’s vernacular, these signs aim to encourage visitors and residents alike to reduce their speed as they drive through the village. Close to each of these signs is a cache.
You need to collect a number from each log in order to find the bonus cache. The other caches in the series are listed below:
GC43V9A LOST IN TRANSLATION? 2 - MUCKLEBURGH
GC43W6R LOST IN TRANSLATION? 3 - HOLT ROAD
GC43W74 LOST IN TRANSLATION? 4 – STATION ROAD
GC43W83 LOST IN TRANSLATION? BONUS
Norfolk's relatively isolated location has meant that it’s unique dialect has survived when many other local speech patterns have been subsumed. Yet, since the publication of “The Vocabulary of East Anglia” by the Rev. Robert Forby in 1830 many Norfolk words have undoubtedly been lost. Fortunately though, Norfolk dialect, or more accurately the Norfolk accent, is still alive.
The Norfolk accent has also helped to preserve and nurture the county's unique sense of humour. In fact, the Norfolk accent lends itself perfectly to humour and particularly to that shrewd, under-stated type of rural wit. There is a long tradition of Norfolk 'stand-up' comedians and singers. Sidney Grapes - alias 'The Boy John' - was one of its outstanding stars. He was a garage owner in Potter Heigham during the day but in the evening he was a popular local entertainer in addition to penning “The Boy John letters” - his work is considered quintessentially 'Norfolk'. The most famous person to follow in his footsteps and keep the local dialect alive was Allan Smethurst, The Singing Postman. For a short period of time in the 1960s his nostalgic and humorously romantic songs - all written in Norfolk dialect - were enjoyed throughout the UK and in particular his song “Hev Yew Gotta Loight Boy?”
As communication becomes more and more global, with e-mails, tweets and text messaging becoming more commonplace, will we all need to converse in a universally recognised language?
All of the caches in this series are relatively easy to find – they are placed to provide you with a couple of hours of enjoyment on what otherwise might have been a quiet day!
Parking is available at the GZ but please take care with small children as this can be a busy road. You do not need to enter the cemetery to retrieve this cache.
Additional Hints
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