Another in Mole's Series of Series – FYI #284
Some time ago (June 2009 through to August 2010) we had put together a series of caches and the theme of those was ‘Series’ – collectively known as Mole’s SOS (Series of Series)
Each cache was, in their own right, part of a group of caches (a series) around the country each following a theme linked to a landmark or object, such as churches, ponds and in this case FYI (For Your Information) .
Each ‘series’ was devised by an individual cacher who either retained the series and developed it on their own such as the ‘ponds, dewponds and lakes’ series by martletsman or encouraged other cachers to add to the series with the request to advise the originator of a new addition in order to keep tabs of the increasing number and save duplication – such as the church micro series, which is managed by sadexploration (This is now the largest linked series of caches in the world)
There are some series of caches which do not get referred to by a rolling number allocated by the originator (like church micro #176), instead these others are referred to by their location – such as the motorway mayhem series where the motorway and the junction distinguish it from any other.
As a result 22 caches were put together highlighting 20 different series (if you want to find these search ‘Mole’s SOS’ in the cache name box, mainly found around the Tonbridge area)
Having moved recently away from Tonbridge we adopted out the early part of the SOS series (the first 22) and these are now owned by cachers local to Tonbridge – all still active caches.
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So now adding to this series further... FYI (For Your Information) series
FYI Geocaching is the brainchild of FYI_Geocaching, who had the idea to utilise the many different kinds of Interpretation Boards that cover the length and breadth of our land, telling fascinating facts about the people / nature / history of the local area. So often, these Boards go unnoticed, the "mission statement" of FYI is to bring them to the attention of geocachers - and of course to reward you with a smiley face as well !!
We are often told (correctly, if somewhat ideologically), that geocaches should take us to somewhere "interesting", and not simply be placed just for the sake of it. The aim of this series is to try and adhere to this ideal by basing caches around details given on an Interpretation Board about the area in which it is situated. By definition, it is hoped that this information will be "interesting", and will help the cacher discover things about the area that would often not be revealed by a traditional cache.
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This is a Multi cache and the published co-ords take you to Free Parking - from there go to the information board (at waypoint given)
On this board you will read about various historic locations around the town
Fill in the blanks (A to K) and work out the co-ords for the final cache location ...
Webster House - Thomas Webster died - 188A
In the images below 'EXPLORE THE AREA', how many are NT ? - B
Cramp Institution Club - Built in - 18C7
George Hotel - Queen Elizabeth received here in - 157D
How many images are there below the words 'EXPLORE THE AREA' ? - E
Strict and Particular Baptist Church - Used for worship since - 17F7
Union Windmill - Built - 181G
Chapel on the Hill - In existence at least by - 1H10
Hat Factory - Built - 18J7
Old Coffee Tavern - Built by Clement Cramp - c18K0
Using the above the cache can be found at
N51 C E . H (K-F-J) B E000 D (A-G) . (D-B) (E-G) (F-H)
Please note - The cache itself will take a bit of handling, so handle with care 
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For a full list of all FYI caches in the series, please go to the bookmark list as seen on this cache page.
The series owner has decided that due to ill health the series will no longer be added to and the website has now been removed.
This cache, it appears, is the only active FYI cache in Kent (there was another, now archived) and one of only four in the South East.
Most of the series, which many are owned by the originator FYI_Caching can be found in the Midlands - In total there were 881 but currently (December 2024) there are now 780 or so active FYI caches
If you cannot find a cache, do not assume it missing and do not put a throwdown as a replacement.
Maintenance is the responsibility of the CO – if any is required, please add a ‘Needs Maintenance’ log to highlight the issue.