Chiltern Hundreds, Neil Kinnock. Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/10/2005
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

The Chiltern Hundreds is an "office under the Crown" in the United Kingdom, appointment to which disqualifies its holder from sitting as a Member of Parliament. It is used to allow MPs to resign their seats, a move which is formally prohibited. A number of offices have been used for this purpose, but only the Chiltern Hundreds and the Manor of Northstead are used today. This is a exploration of a few of those ‘hundreds’ with some of the villans as a backdrop.

Neil Gordon Kinnock, ‘took to the hills’ on 20 Jan 1995 taking The Chiltern Hundreds.

In 1970 he was elected to Parliament as a Labour party member. After their defeat in the 1979 elections, he became party education spokesperson. He became party leader after Labour's overwhelming defeat in the 1983 elections. A gifted orator, Kinnock persuaded the party to abandon some of its traditional left-wing positions, such as unilateral disarmament and widespread nationalization, and adopt more moderate policies. In 1992, the Conservatives again defeated Labour in a national election in which the electorate's questioning of Kinnock's ability to lead the nation was a major factor. After this loss, he resigned the party leadership. Since 1995 he has served on the European Union's European Commission, becoming its vice president in 1999

This small series of letterbox caches can be attempted as a circular walk. I suggest that Ibstone Common opposite The Fox pub makes an ideal starting point aiming for The Crown Inn at Pishill as an excellent half way stop. You will need it.
All of these cache containers are set adjacent to the footpath, whether its The Chiltern Way, The Oxfordshire Way, or just the common and garden bridleways and footpaths of the return. The location of the caches is very public and please take care to replace them in exactly the way that you found them. This may involve a degree of judgment and expertise. Please step away and review how you have replaced it.
The cache contains a small log book but no pencil.
PLEASE REPLACE AS FOUND.
There may be room for the smallest of TBs' but not much else
The Welsh Windbag some would say,
Deserves this lofty windswept way,
From Islwyn to Mountain Ash,
Its bole protect this little cache.

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