TheCat

Please Note all route requests should be recieve by 23:59 this evening 13/10/2003 so we have time to get the on-line tracking system running and tested. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com [This message was edited by TheCat on October 13, 2003 at 12:35 AM.]

The nearest I will be getting to Hackney will be Enfield and Camberwell. I hope this helps. The full route will be available in the next few days for download in MapSource Format. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

You pay for the transport Washboy and I will go no problem. LOL. Following on from some tests done this weekend I can now confirm that there will be a map on the web when the event starts so that my progress can be followed as I drive the event. Many thanks goto Teasel who has done all the codeing etc for this. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Ok then Team Spike I have added Hull to the route just for you. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

I have added Cambridge into the route now. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Just a bit more information for you all. Ian and I are working on a system that will enable you to track the fox on the internet this time. We are not sure how we are going to work it yet but the favorite at the moment is that the map will update every 10 miles that I travel plus when I stop. More information will be available when we get the system working. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Well what can I say well done for starters and you are as mad as a hatter for seconds. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Andover has now been added the route will be Basingstoke Andover then Southampton. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

I have added the following towns to the route. Stoke on Trent Chippenham Shrewsbury This detour will mean I will be passing very near Stafford on the way from Stoke on Trent and Birmingham. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Oh I forgot The Ashford is the one in Kent. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

I am having some problems with the BBC this time as thay are not doing so many concerts as thay call them. So visits to stations will be made but as and when. I will publish a provisional route in the next few days. Remember that I will be catachable at all times I am traveling. So I will not just be stopping at the towns on the route. When the numbers are published there will be a voice number so if you are near by you will be able to request me to stop and wait for you. Also minor detours will be accomodated if there is time. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Full details for this years event can be found Here Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

I am not planning to visit them in alaphabetical order. I am not that daft. Ok well I am daft. As I am starting in Leeds and heading North I am sure that you might get another first find Alex. Oh and as a side issue I have noticed I have called this thread 2004 it should be 2003 Opps. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com [This message was edited by TheCat on October 09, 2003 at 12:07 AM.]

I will be posting the route about 2 weeks before I start. This is to give people time to comment on the towns I am visiting and to ask for any additions. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Starting on the 14/11/2003 until 21/11/2003 This years CIN Event will visit the following towns. (In alphabetical order). Aberdeen Aberystwyth Ashford Basingstoke Birmingham Bodmin Bournemouth Brighton Bristol Burnley Caernarfon Canterbury Cardiff Carlisle Chelmsford Chesterfield Colwyn Bay Coventry Derby Dorchester Dundee Edinburgh Exeter Exmouth Glasgow Gloucester Guildford Hastings High Wycombe Inverness Ipswich Leeds Leicester Liverpool London Manchester Middlesbrough Milford Haven Northampton Norwich Oxford Penrith Penzance Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Preston Ripon Salisbury Scarborough Sheffield Southampton Sunderland Swansea Taunton Torquay Truro Wakefield Worcester York I hope there will be a town near you. I will add more towns if people can not get to one of the ones that I am visiting. At the moment With the provisional route I have worked out I will travel about 3,000 miles in the week. I hope that as many of you will support this event as it is in a good cause. More details will be posted here in the coming weeks. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Im Sorry I Havent A Clue. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Ah we have a Nicolas Parsons in the forum. For those that dont know what I am on about I am just showing my age. And a love of Radio 4. LOL Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Just for the record the new dates for this event are 29/08/2004 - 30/08/2004 the Sunday and Monday of the August Bank Holiday. Please note there will be loads to do on the Saturday as well setting up etc. Also we do have permission for camping at the event fo those helping out. Also a few other things that will be available on the weekend non caching related. A Beer Tent, A Kids Fun Fair, A Beer Tent, Catering Oh and a Beer Tent. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Just to keep you all upto date Teasel, Pharasee and myself had a site meeting with the Rangers from Beacon Hill Country Park today. We discussed loads of things about the event and what might be happening there. We plan to have another meeting in about a months time. One thing that was decided was that the event will now take place on the Sunday/Monday of the August Bank Holiday.. For more information please go to http://leicscaching.org.uk/forum/ Please remember we need your input for this event as it will be an event for all. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

dylan if you can let me have the bug details etc by email to mark@geocacheuk.com I will see what I can do to get it going again. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Ah Travel Bug Football I remember it well having played the last round by myself most of the time. I think if dylanhayes is looking in he might like to get the game going again. If he does not want to be involved I might be intrested in adopting the bug and getting the game going again. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Ok an update for you. If you would like to look at the venue just click on this link http://www.leics.gov.uk/community_services/sustainable_development/country_parks/beacon/index.htm Also if you would like to register on the forums on the new site go here http://leicscaching.org.uk/forum/ There are some cachers that are and have been working in the background to get this event going. If you wish to be involved in working on this event please register on the forums on the new site. All discussion and planning will be done on this new site. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

Geocache2004 on 28-08-2004 to 29-08-2004 Following on from the success of the HCC event last year. I have been working with Leicestershire County Council to arrange a venue for a 2 day event over the August Bank Holiday 2004. Following several visits to Leicestershire, I am pleased to announce that all the permissions have now been obtained and the event will be held at Beacon Hill Country Park in Leicestershire, on the Saturday & Sunday of that weekend. I would like this event to be organized by a group of cachers for cachers and those new to the sport as a fun weekend. As this event has the potential to be the biggest geocaching event outside the USA. I do not want the event to be branded by any organization. All will be welcome and encouraged to take part. We are setting up a seperate web site for this event and full details will be provided ASAP. Loads more information will be available on the new site as soon as it is setup. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

I have reset the Anti Spam settings. This was overlooked when the forum upgrade was undertaken. All should be OK now. If you still have a problem then email me at mark@geocacheuk.com. Sorry Eckington if this is considered off topic. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com

If this is off topic then please delete. You can advertise your cache on www.geocacheuk.com if you want. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com