What a decade! Numbers 2010 to 2019 in the Little Bridges Series are puzzling Letterbox Hybrids that reflect on events of the last decade. There is a bonus- Little Bridge #2020 - if you grab them all! The bridges are dotted around Backwell, Nailsea, Wraxall and Long Ashton.
You will need to physically visit each bridge- some of the bridges for the numbers for the coordinates, and some of the bridges for the numbers for the bonus. This is clearly marked out on each cache page.
There is bonus information for each Little Bridge - either at the bridge or in/on the cache- which you will need to collect to work out the coordinates for the bonus, Little Bridge #2020.
The events aren’t in chronological order: they’re in coordinate-gathering-numerical order!
‘__ day of month’ refers to the date number that an event occurred on. For example the 1 Day of January would mean that the corresponding letter (in red) would equal 1 in the formula.
For this bridge, #2017, you will need to work out the numbers from the events listed below; the final hide is not at the bridge. You will need to visit the bridge itself to get the information for the bonus. The bonus information is etched onto the base of the container (2 digit number following ‘R’)
* Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States; becoming the first president without prior political or military experience. The number of letters in his middle name = A
* Following the introduction of the polymer £5 note the previous year - the first note to switch materials- the old paper £5 note ceased to be legal tender on the B day of May
* Lake District becomes the UK’s 31st World Heritage Site in July. Its 3 digit World Heritage Site reference number is 4C2
* Measles is declared eradicated in the UK for the first time on the 2D day of September
* At the 89th Academy Awards on 26th February, La La Land is mistakenly announced as the winner of the Best Picture Oscar, before the error is rectified minutes later. The number of letters in the actual winner’s title = E
* On the bridge is a standard red and white sign found on with the bridge’s code. The first number in the code, immediately following ‘MLN’ = F
N51° 25. A (B+F) D
W002° 41. (D-F) (E-C) A
There is a small stamp in each of the caches, in order for it to qualify as a Letterbox Hybrid. This is NOT a swap item and MUST remain in the cache. Each stamp is a different design and you’ll need to bring your own ink if you intend to use it. Thank you!
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast. There is a stats listing run by Bloodsock, so you can see how many Little Bridges you have found, you can find it here:- https://littlebridgesseries.wordpress.com/ . If you would like to add to the series, please contact Stan on stanthews@aol.com and he will give you a number for your bridge, to qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xxxx then the name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to stats list.