In 1945 Beech Hill Baptist Chapel, Bethel Chapel, Riseley and the Shinfield Free Church joined together under the leadership of Rev Griffiths of Shinfield which led to the sale of The Manse as a new manse had been bought in Shinfield. The chapel suffered structural problems when in 1959 the outer wall was found to be bulging, and building inspectors closed it as being unsafe. However, despite the refusal of support from Berkshire Baptist Association and the Baptist Union, the trustees, congregation and friends raised sufficient funds to carry out repairs and re-opened the church 18 months later. When, in 1965, the Shinfield Free Church withdrew from the group, Beech Hill Baptist Church was once again on its own, and congregations started to decline. However, in 1981, thanks to the efforts of just a few members, essential building work was carried out and new life was breathed into the church. Since then the church has continued steadfastly and still holds both morning and evening worship services every Sunday at 10:30 and 18:30
To find the cache you need to go to the Telegraph pole at the coordinates then using the six numbers on the white background
allocate them to A B C D E F to work out the coordinates of the cache.
N51 22.(A-2) (B-2) (C +4)
W000 59.( D-3) (E-1)(F+4)
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