
A total of 33 members, family & friends recently enjoyed a car treasure hunt arranged by Mandy & Alan. Although not designed as a fund-raiser, a surplus of £76 will be donated to Foundation, the Rotary Charity.
Thanks go to David KM for the maps which participants were given. There were 12 highlighted villages and various questions about each village, but first the anagrams of the village names had to be unscrambled! For example, “did not dong” became Doddington and “grin we ate leg” turned into Wilgate Green. Only then could people decide on their route.
Questions ranged from the straightforward – Where would you find the white horse at Kingsdown? Answer: at Hole Street Farm – to the obscure – Which number will stop you skidding in Painters Forstal? Answer: SW 307 (on the KCC grit box).
And then there were the bonus questions which we were assured we would find the answers to en route! For example – When should you be aware of toads? Answer – January to April (see traffic warning sign at Kennaways).
Not everyone took the most direct route between the villages! Some were heard to say they’d driven down lanes they’d never seen before, but all returned safely for a well-earned cup of tea and cakes.