PRESTBURY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
Founded in 1866 to provide non-conformist worship in the village, Prestbury is the oldest of the churches in Cheltenham URC. The church is a traditional red-brick chapel prominently situated on the main road through centre of the village.
Prestbury URC has good relations with their close neighbour church, the Anglican Parish Church of St Mary, and are active members of Churches Together in North Cheltenham. Every Easter, the Parish Cross is illuminated outside the church as a visible reminder to everyone of the true meaning of Easter.
The Church has strong ties to the local Anglican Infant and Junior Schools, providing regular services for the school children, lead by the church minister. The Prestbury Urchins baby and toddler group meets at the church, as does the Friday Coffee, Chat++ for the more mature citizen.
THE MULTI PUZZLE
This cache is not at the listed coordinates, instead you will be stood outside the front of the church building. To locate the final cache site you need to answer some easy questions and work out the below equation.
A = The number of thin rectangular windows on the tower. (Both sides)
B = How many vertical wooden planks make up the front door?
C = On the nearby blue road sign, how many minutes is it to the town centre?
D = What is the number of the house directly opposite to the church?
N51 54. (B - A) A D
W002 02. (A + D) (C - 2) C
Devised by Cheltenham Borough Council, the Cheltenham Circular Walk follows a route of approx 26 miles and gives wonderful views of the Cotswolds escarpment. The walk starts and ends at Pittville Park and passes Cheltenham Racecourse and Dowdeswell Reservoir.
The Cheltenham Circular Caching Challenge of more than 100 caches follows this walk. You may also find other caches along the way. It starts at Cheltenham Race Course with #1, and the caches are numbered clockwise. But you could of course start and stop anywhere along the route.. If you can't manage it in a day, then why not stay around the area. Cheltenham Borough Council have a tourist information office that will help you. As you work your way round the Cheltenham Circular Caching Challenge, collect numbers for the bonus cache.
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