This multi will take you on a walk through Pewsey (alternatively you could cache and dash to collect the information for each stage).
At the first stage, you will collect information to get you to the 2nd stage, and so on. In total you will need to visit three locations to get the information needed for the final location. (Note: check sums are for all digits)
Stage 1:
You will find a Village sign here:
a = The number of letter ‘Cs' plus the number of letter ‘Ls’ on the wooden bar at the top of the sign
b = The number of words in the first line of the small sign on the bottom wooden bar
c = The number of words on the last line of the Large sign
d = The number of letters in the first capitalised word on the large sign
e = The carnival first began in 189e
f = The number of pictures on the sign
g = The number of letters in the final word of the small sign on the bottom wooden bar
N51 20.bdd W001 45.gfc
Checksum: 43
Stage 2:
Here you will find several objects:
h = The number of animals on the nearby bench
j = The kingly statue was erected on j2 June
k = The date of Phoenix Row 182k
N51 20.(b+k)(j+j)e W001 46.kah
Checksum: 45
Now head to Stage 3:
There you will find an ancient drinking vessel and a verse about a kind man:
l = The number of letters in the first word on the sign
m = The number of lines of verse that do not start with 'remember' or 'he'
N51 20.leb W001 46.kmj
Checksum: 45
Please take care at the final location, safe parking is available close-by
Permission to place this cache has been kindly granted by Pewsey Parish Council.
About Village Sign Caches
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!
More information and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website - https://www.villagesignseries.co.uk
If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do. I would ask that you request a number for your cache first by filling in the new request form on the Village Sign Series website so we can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.                Â
Pewsey History
This cache also celebrates Wiltshire's Oldest Carnival. Pewsey is host once a year to a fantastic illuminated procession. The carnival itself dates back to the 1890s and with a few hiccups along the way (a few wars, foot and mouth and a squabble) Pewsey has shown what a village in Wiltshire can do with a lot of willing people and ‘carnival spirit’.