History
The Geocaching Association of Great Britain (GAGB) was established in 2003 to provide a national geocaching organisation that encourages best practices in hiding or finding geocaches. The GAGB serves as a UK point of contact for geocachers, landowners, the media and others with an interest in geocaching.
The GAGB committee are a group of volunteers that are elected annually. They are ordinary geocachers seeking to provide a voice for the wider geocaching community through promoting geocaching in the UK.
Since the earliest days of geocaching, it became apparent that geocaching in the United Kingdom needed to be represented by a body recognised by UK geocachers, which could act honestly and independently on their behalf. The first committee was elected in November 2003.
Thanks to the founders, we are now celebrating 20 years of the GAGB, with the GAGB growing to over 4000 members, who receive a monthly newsletter, and a quarterly magazine.
Venue
We're here at Wolverley Memorial Hall, where there is plenty of parking. Tea, Coffee and Snacks will be available for a donation. Why not make a weekend of it? There are plenty of hotels in Kidderminster, just 3 miles away, and a campsite in walking distance.
Bring your non-caching friends, and anyone else who'd like to learn about Geocaching. There will be plenty of assistance available.
Trade Stalls
The GAGB Shop will be open, and apart from our normal ranges (click here), we will also be selling our new 20 Years of the GAGB Geocoin, and a new addition to our series of National Park Geocoins, the Peak District.
In addition to ourselves, the following traders will be present at the event, with more to be confirmed soon:
South East UK Mega 2024
Severn UK Mega 2025
Other traders are welcomed, please drop us a line.
Geocaching Awards
The highlight of the event will be the presentation of the GAGB Geocaching Awards (click here). There are 15 categories. Voting is open until 10th August 2023.
Timetable for the Event
10:00 - New Caches Published (including AdLab)
12:00 - Event Opens
14:00 - Awards Ceremony
15:30 - Raffle Drawn
16:00 - Event Closes