Pampisford village is proud to possess a pair of beautiful village signs, one near the Chequers on Town Lane and the other at the far end of Brewery Road. These were originally erected in celebration of the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977 and were carved and painted by Harry Carter of Swaffham to designs by Olive Mayo. The signs were repaired in the 1990s by David Carter, grandson of Harry with lettering carved by Brian Saltmarsh, a villager. The signs have been restored again by David at the behest of Barry Moore, local farmer. The Town Lane sign depicts the well loved Rectory Farm horses Punch and Captain ploughing (this sign is close to Ploughboy Cottage). In the background is the medieval Church of St John the Baptist. Apodemus flavicollis, the Yellow necked Mouse is above, this was believed (incorrectly) to be distinct to Pampisford by Sunny Wright, a neighbour of the Church and it also appears on the Church altar kneeler.
This is a traditional cache and IS at the published coordinates.
The cache is a 30ml tube.
About Village Sign Caches
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This cache belongs to the Village Sign Series, a series of caches based on ornate signs that depict the heritage, history and culture of the villages that put them up (generally on the village green!).
The signs can be made of different materials from fibreglass to wood, from forged steel to stone. They can depict anything from local industry to historical events. The tradition probably started in Norfolk or Suffolk and has now spread across most of the country so we thought we would base a series on them!
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More information, bookmarks and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website
If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do.
I would ask that you request a number for your cache first at www.villagesignseries.co.uk
so we can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.