David writes:-The weather was fine and warm and twenty enthusiastic hunters set off at 7.00 p.m. in good spirits.
There's nothing like a Treasure Hunt to discover the inner delights of your localities. Who amongst us knew beforehand, the number of names on the war memorial, or that F.J. Hooper was mayor's officer from 1922/55?
Christine and Stuart, who organised the evening, added a whole new dimension to the event by choosing the evening of Orange Lodge Day. If the treasure had been hidden inside a discarded ring pull can, it would have been like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
The answer to the first clue was at the pier entrance. Most people made their way to the spot via the bridge, as the pier had been declared unsafe. However, it was pointed out that you needed to be as heavy as the tram to be banned from the pier so all was well.
Eventually, via the prom, Coronation Walk, Lord Street and Monument Square, everyone ended up searching the memorial inscriptions and inspecting the gargoyles on Christ Church tower before heading back to Pizza Hut for an enjoyable meal together in an area reserved for us.
The fact that nobody found any treasure owing to a fiendishly deceptive final clue was of no consequence."
Thank you to David and also to Janette for providing the photos. It sounds as if you all had an interesting evening!
