This series of stand-alone caches looks back at the first ten years of Lost2011's caches - 10 Years Lost. The geocaches chosen in this series hold strong memories for me, are creative, and have given me the most enjoyment, and I hope you have experienced similar too.
This is my town. I live here. I love it.
BOURNEMOUTH'S PAST (2012) & BOURNEMOUTH PEOPLE (2020+)
This fifth cache in the 10YL series are based on my first series of caches that I created, Bournemouth's Past. The series was published on 21st December 2012. The series featured 10 stand-alone caches and a bonus cache. All caches were located around Bournemouth, which was a popular theme for many of my series. This particular series would focus mainly on famous people of the town, which I resurrected again with an annual series which commenced in 2020, called Bournemouth People.
The most popular cache in the series remains today, and has provided one of the most favourite points of all my caches, with 53 as of August 2021 - GC42HF2: Jon Egging. Other caches in the series were: Robert Baden-Powell, Flora Thompson, Charles Rolls, Bessie Bicknell, Jack The Ripper, Moordown's Oldest House, Hancock's Half Hour, Peter's Hill Fire Station, and William Smith.
THIS CACHE - MURDER AT RICHMOND PARK AVENUE
Saturday 15th May 1954 was the date of one of the county's most horrific murders. Heathmynd, 9 Richmond Park Avenue, was where 74 year old, Miss Amy Lloyd lived. She was well known and well loved in the area, and was especially active in the Boy Scout movement, and attended St Andrew's Church in Bennett Road. Being Badge Secretary, she was responsible for handing out badges to 1,500 scouts and cubs.
Ultimately, Amy Lloyd's life ended on that fateful day when a Boy Scout, who was 16 at the time, was refused a badge by her because he did not have the right documentation. The details of the murder can be found in the book Dorset Murders (1986).