SOAPY CITO Sunday - Waseley Wander (Litter Pick) Cache In Trash Out® Event

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SOAPY chickens: Thought it was time I tidied this one away

Thanks to all who attended and especially those who fully participated

I had a good time, i think everyone else did too, and the amount of rubbish we collected was amazing

Until next time CITO soon!

Paul

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Hidden : Sunday, April 21, 2013
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

PLEASE CHECK THE ANNOUNCEMENT POSTED BY THE CO ON 18/04/13 FOR EVENT DETAILS

Cache in Trash Out (CITO)

Since 2002, tens of thousands of geocachers have cleaned up parks, trails and other geocaching-friendly destinations.

Geocachers plan CITO events year round, but one weekend each year the global geocaching community unites to clean up tons of litter together.

The 11th Annual CITO weekend is scheduled for April 20 and 21, 2013.


This event is one of two to be held in South West Birmingham over the weekend (Saturday at the Lickey Hills, Sunday at Waseley Hills)

Attendees at CITO Events on April 20 or April 21 (or both!) will earn a 2013 CITO Souvenir for their Geocaching profile.

Waseley Hills Country Park

The 150 acres of Waseley Hills Country Park, is an area of rolling open hills covered in ancient hedgerows, pastures and woodland, which, rising to 998 feet above sea level, provides panoramic views over the Worcestershire countryside (to the South West) and the urban Birmingham landscape (to the North East).

In addition to this event, the Waseley Hills Country Park has got the waymarked Rabbit and Skylark trails. The weally good Waseley Wabbit series (by Team Hayward) in based on the Rabbit trail and there is a certain Rootine Cache hidden nearby too as well as the Earth Cache by the toposcope

History

Until the 16th Century most of the present park was part of Chadwick Manor Estate, but following the dissolution of the monasteries, the land was made over to Christchurch College at Oxford University by Henry VIII. In 1904 the parkland was purchased by the Cadbury family as part of their plan to buy large areas of countryside south of Birmingham, in order to limit the spread of urban encroachment.

After World War Two the land was given to the Bournville Village Trust, and the tops of the hills were purchased by the National Trust. The remaining land, forming the present country park, was purchased in 1971 by Worcestershire County Council.

The Event

Precise details are still being worked out, but the general idea is that cachers will congregate at 1000 hours by the Visitor Centre and collect litter picking kits to aid the Rangers in tidying up the park

Hopefully there will a few new caches published to coincide with the event, and there will be members of the UK 2013 Mega committee in attendance

It should be a good day out, bring a picnic, kites, balls, dogs and smiles - this should be a good fun event

There is a great kids playground nearby, a cafe and toilets on site. It is fee paying parking at the Visitor Centre (60p for an hour, £1.20 for the day), but if you can't bear to give Worcester County Council any money towards the upkeep of this fantastic public amenity, there is free parking nearby if you look hard enough

Come along, bring your mates, and let's have fun whilst bagging a rare souvenir into the process

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)


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