Jack welcomes you to Corby.
Corby is a town built by steel, I hope you enjoy looking around Corby and appreciate the regeneration of our great town. There are numerous caches in and around Corby for you to find while here so have fun on your quest.
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This is a time sensitive Geocache and will only be available:
Monday - Friday 1pm - 4pm, and closed on Bank Holidays.
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The posted co-ordinates will take you to stage 1 where you will find a container and further "clues" to finding the mysterious TB hotel.
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Logging this TB-Hotel:
Inside you will find a log book and a cat pen. You can drop your TBs in here! It's a safe place for them to stay and hopefully visitors from all over the country will visit this place! Please do not leave any other items in the box, this is for our travelling friends only (coins and tbs). Please remember to log all trackables taken and left!
Brief History:
There was an early settlement in Corby dating back to the 8th century when a group of Danish invaders, with their leader, Kori, settled there. It thus became known as 'Kori's by' - Kori's settlement. Most of East Anglia in the 6th – 7th centuries was part of Denmark and Corby was named in the Doomsday Book in 1086AD as Corbei.
The Corby "Pole Fair" is an ancient custom held every 20 years. The fifth Pole Fair attracted crowds of 30,000 in the summer of 2002 with the transformation of the original village area into a colourful spectacle, with a carnival, fair, BBQ, shows and many more attractions. Central to the occaision is the reading of the Royal Charter at the three entrances to the village.
Corby's Royal Charter was granted in 1568 by Eizabeth I and was ratified by Charles II on his restoration the the throne. The Royal Charter contained 6 rights and is believed to have been granted by Elizabeth I in return for personal services to Sit Christopher Hatton, her favourite courtier.
Corby has always been known as an iron working region, even before the arrival of the Romans and thier ironworks. The Doomsday book names the "Manor of Corbei" as an iron - producing centre.
Find out more when you visit this geocache!