The published co-ordinates take you to the entrance of The Kings Centre, home of Oxford Community Church where on the day of publication of this cache, the auntie of the youngest of the cache owners’ partnership had her wedding reception.
In 2002, the property was bought by Oxfordshire Community Churches as a base for Oxford Community Church and their associated work within the local community. Since then, the property has continually been developed and upgraded, and now also functions as the largest and most flexible conference and events facility within the heart of Oxford.
The building was formerly the home of Oxford Instruments who, at this site and others, developed and built the first whole body superconducting MRI magnet. This is commemorated by an official Blue Plaque, unveiled by the Prime Minister at that time.
The Oxford Community Church website shows that their vision is summed up as growing communities that bring heaven on earth! They plant and grow groups of people across the city and beyond, connecting with and serving communities of every ethnicity and socio-economic group. They dream of a community reaching every community! A community within reach of every bus route! Communities where people encounter God.
On the other side of the road to the Kings Centre, there is a lamp post. On it there are 2 stickers, each with the same 3 words in the middle. Only one sticker is required to look at. There are a total of 12 letters (one letter is repeated). In the traditional way, convert these to numbers: i.e. A=1, B=2, Z=6, etc.
A = the 8th digit minus the 10th
B = the 1st digit minus the 6th
C = the 2nd digit plus the 6th
D = the 11th digit plus the 12th
E = the 10th digit minus the 9th
F = the 3rd digit minus the 5th
The cache is at N51° 45.ABC W001° 16.DEF. It is not on church property, but 5-8 minutes’ walk away. The checksum of all the co-ordinates is 40.
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