Treasure Hunt

A grand day out

We hope everyone enjoyed the family treasure hunt around Rottingdean on Sunday 18th May. There was a super turn out, the weather behaved and we managed to raise over £100 for the school and over £50 for the church!

And the winner is..

The winning team and scores are shown below.

100% - Pokemon (Well Done!!!!)
96% - Dave's Dynamos
92% - The Simpsons, Bogies
88% - Charlottes Crusaders, Tree frogs, Upside Down
86% Inside Out
84% - Gracie's Gang, Starhunts, Angels, Elvis
And the rest - H & S, Sacha, Worms, Diamond Dogs, Dennehys, Crawley, Heinz Bake Beans, Terrible Twins (one team never returned!!)

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Questions and Answers

You should always be on the Lord’s side and he will let you in. But what is above this entrance?
Above the Church door is a Bishops Crest of Cross Keys and Crown (Keys will get 1/2 a point)
You’ll need the wind at your back to complete this hunt, but what creature can tell you?
On top of the Whiteway Centre is a weathervane in the shape of a fish.
When are you able to loiter here?
Parking at St Margret's school is allowed from 4pm to 8.30am and 9.30am to 2pm
What creature watches over number 49?
An Armadillo burglar alarm
Who is partnered with Green Shutters?
The house next door is called Janton
There are usually too many vehicles parked down here. At the home of care, how many can?
5 actual Car bays.
If the sun shines you’ll see you’re in plenty of time. But where?
At number 22 as they have a sundial.
If you love something, set it free, but what is held prisoner between 10 and 14?
A Bird.
SJS appear to be very “convenient” but how do you contact them?
The Portaloo at the builing site for SJS. The number is 01273 486839
You don’t want to be red faced when travelling East so what colour should you
be ?
The road sign shows lorries in various colours depending on their route, East is Blue.
Parc yourselves here to find your next target.
The overall target for the Parc charity is £40,000
This isn’t question 99 but where could you get the answer?
The Sea Spray Café
September is still Baywatch weather but when?
The lifeguard is in attendance in September between 11.30 am to 5.30 pm
It’s not quite Nelsons Column but how many places of rest are near here?
There are 3 benches visible in the immediate area.
Queen Victoria was often not amused but she might have been with these games displayed. Name 3.
Any 3 from Darts, Dominos, Pool, Boulles, Draughts
You won’t be red faced but gold faced if you get this number.
On the wall high up is a golden sun face with a red border. It is numbered 425573.
They were often pursued so here would the smugglers retreat ?
Number 69 is also called Smugglers Retreat
This question may be the oldest sticky wicket you’ll come across.
The Rottingdean cricket club played a match back in 1758
They may drive you up the wall but 3 and 4 may send you a letter or two.
There are two letters on the wall with the 3/4 sign. F and P.
You’ll be doing very well to name the next clue, it’s securely hidden so you can’t look too deeply
The Well is secured by a padlock with the name UNION written on it.
When year did this famous ‘baker’ leave?
Kipling left in 1903
Dearest Betty! We all like her but who loved her?
The Bench next to the pond also refers to Edward Burwood.
This may be a drain on your brain but who carved their name with pride?
Carved into the cement is the name "Dodge"
Hopefully the wheels won’t come off your hunt but there are a few spares here just in case. How many?
On the wall of the Plough beer garden are 3 wheels.
How many avian creatures greet you here?
Either side of the Grange entrance are plaques with white birds. 12 in total

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