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A Wild (West) Christmas 2016 Event Cache

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Hidden : Saturday, June 18, 2016
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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The 2015 event was to be our last, but due to
pressure applied we have agreed to do ONE more.
By popular demand our annual camping meet will remain in wild Devon,
and will be continuing the popular CHRISTMAS theme.
So book the date in your diaries for:
"A Wild (West) Christmas 2016"
NOW!
Essential dates for your diary
18th June 2016 4pm till late
Camping available from 14th to 21st

After our successful event here last June we have decided to stay in Devon at Cofton Country Holiday Park. The site has excellent well maintained facilities with something for everyone including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, steam room and gym as well as an on-site shop, restaurants, playgrounds and fishing lakes. The site is blessed with plenty of clean modern toilet and shower facilities and electric hook-up for every pitch.

The site is easily accessible by road being just a few miles from Exeter and the M5 junctions 30 and 31, and for those using public transport the nearest station is just over a mile away at Starcross and the site has a bus stop in the middle.

The obligatory BBQ will be held on the Saturday evening which will have a Christmas theme (start sorting out your costumes now) to which all smiley hunters are welcome. I will add details for this as we develop and formalise our plans, but do expect lots of silliness (muddy legs department).
Please bring your own food for the BBQ and if you can, a BBQ, although if you can't manage a BBQ there will be plenty around that you will be able to share.

If you intend to come to this event please can you log your intentions below, and please include whether you are camping, how many adults/children in your party.

Program
The program is at a very early stage of development, but as it develops we shall add details below and send out announcements.

The timings are not hard and fast, and could possibly be a little late if things overrun but are unlikely to be early.

From Wednesday 15th
From 12:00pm Campers arrive and set up camp
Please come straight through to the camping area which will be signposted.
We are dealing with all of the bookings.
Friday
5:00pm Christmas Eve Flash mob event GC6G6HV
We are organising an additional event for Christmas Eve, details to follow.
7:00pm Meet & greet
With supper at camp HQ. We do have a few disposable cups, bowls and forks but if you can it would be helpful if you could please bring your own.
8:00pm Geo Bingo
Geo Bingo sheets will be handed out on arrival, if you don't get one please ask. Mingle with all the other attendees and get them to sign a square that matches an achievement, only one square per cacher mind. Once completed hand in (with your caching name on) at the designated spot and at around 8:00pm one will be drawn and a small prize given.
Saturday
9:00am New Caches
We are hoping to have some new caches, but it is well outside of our home area so may need assistance from local caches.
Pims o'clock
(4:00pm)
BBQ or Christmas Dinner for the more adventurous
The camp silliness begins in Fancy Dress
(non-campers welcome although there is a charge by the campsite)

If you wish to BBQ please bring your own food and BBQ if you have one. If you don't wish to BBQ, then please come and join us anyway with or without your dinner, all are welcome.
6:00pm on Christmas fun and games with muddy legs & Mad H@ter
Details to follow
7:00pm ish Sue's mega raffle
Details to follow
Any raffle donations please give to muddy legs (Sue) on Friday
8:00pm Christmas songs around the Campfire, hope that you're all in good voice!
Sunday
10:00am
to
12:00pm
Boxing Day Brunch GC6G6HH
For Boxing Day we are organising a meet and eat, an opportunity for those on there way home to grab another smiley and to say farewell to friends old and new.
Please log a "Will Attend" if you are planning on attending along with how many in the team and if any are vegetarian.
12:00pm Farwell to all those leaving on Sunday, thanks for joining us and hope that you enjoyed yourself.
Monday / Tuesday
12:00pm Farwell to all those left, thanks for joining us and hope that you enjoyed yourself.

If you need to get in touch with us for whatever reason you can contact us on our mobiles on:

John (Mad H@ter) - 07952 060660
   Sue (muddy legs) - 07985 218590

Booking
Bookings are to be made directly with us via an online booking form and payments will also be collected by us. We will require a £10 deposit at time of booking with the remainder to be paid by 13th May. Any bookings after 13th May will need to be paid in full.

To Book please open the booking form by clicking here
Once we have received your booking we will send you an email with details of how to pay using either PayPal (preferred) or cheque. This is not automated so please be patient, but if you have not received it within a week please get back in touch. It would be appreciated if payments could be made promptly and within a week of the email for deposit and by due date for the remainder.

We have negotiated a price which we believe is great value, with no extra charges for electric hook-up, awnings, pup tents for children, dogs etc.

£16.00 per night per unit*

*A unit = one tent/caravan/motorhome etc

There will also be a small additional charge of £1.50 per person aged under 18 or £3.00 aged over 18 to cover expenses to run this camp.
PLEASE NOTE - This also applies to day visitors, please pay on the day to the event organisers.
Should there be any surplus this will be donated to the fund raising charities.

For day visitors the site charge £tbc per adult and £tbc per child payable at reception on arrival.

Campers attending
Team Name Nights
Camping
Ad Ch
Mad H@ter + muddy legs + JenniJenJen TWTFSSM 3  
Dippy 1 + Angeliz66614 TWTFSSM 2  
Tazfixit FSS 2  
TeamTroy FSSM 2  
stanthews TWTFSSM 3  
sharpei65 + Neil-H TFSS 2  
Dabtec TWTFSSM 2  
Sixexers TWTFSSM 2 1
The Spanners TWTFSSM 2  
Losing Our Marbles 2 FS 2  
Team Gingerwins FSS 2  
BaCas TWTFSSM 2  
The Fruitloops TFS 2  
S+B TWTFSSM 2  
Sparkysmum + Cocononut + Miss Mopp + Sammy-squirrel TWTFSSM 2 2
Molemon FS 2  
Ells Bells + Noonar WTFSSM 2  
Mollyjax WTFSS 2  
mjg298 FSS 2
Scally and the Princess TWTFSSM 2  
Littlehouses WTFSSM 2 1
Team Honey Badger UK FS 2  
the2p's WTFS 2  
WelshRogueUK + Suzy.81 + Geo-Baby-C WTFS 2 1
Junie's + Tiger Hat FS 1 1
The Forgetful Elephants FS 2  
TheGobbyMoo + Justinthetree FS 2  
4 Fowler-teers FS 2 1
Moortrekka & Mrs FSS 2  
SyTyKy FS 2 2
Ev1l 81tch FS 2 1
smstext + footloose TFSS 2  
Seasand TFS 2  
spooky_luke + CornishCandy FS 2  
Dobunnis FS 2  
Leonards193 + SLJG9497 TFS 2  
linedancers TFS 2  
Cornish_piskey80 + Portloe1 FS 2  
ginger gem + Rucking Mole FS 2  
cazzer1978 FS 1  
The Hicksters FS 2 2
ukcachemag FSS 1  
Madyokel F 1  
The Day Clan + Minto 500 S 2  
Melin boy + shyalot + monkey boy FS 2 1
madrab FS 1  
Team_Awesome2012 FS 1  
ComedyDave + AestusAmor FS 2  
theclosefamily FS 2 2
       
       
       
Static Caravan / Chalet   attending
Mad H@ters Mum & Dad TWTFS 2  
Yorkypudding + Ageinghippy FSS 2  
lpladle + Geo-Gas-Head + Snowphi FS 3  
Trolleygranny + Trolleygrandad + Angeumango FSS 2 1
Mogwai Liz FSS 2 1
CathyAB + GeoJamieB FSS 1

If your entry in the above list is incorrect or missing
please contact us through our profile.
Nights Camping in red is an unconfirmed (booking confirmed once paid)

2016 Geocoin
Our friends at NE Geocaching Supplies have again been working hard to provide us with another superb trackable as memento of this event.
To pre order your trackables please visit their website here

This year they have developed a double sided metal Christmas Tree.
The following is the artwork for the trackable.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Orggre or tbbq

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)