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== Tongs' availability ==
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== Archived Plans ==
  
Three out of four of us will be moving house on 2016-05-21. The possibility of them making the hashpoint depends a lot on how easy is it to reach from Cambridge (that is, how long the expedition will take). Tongs/B will be able to make it, though. [[User:Tongs|Tongs]] ([[User talk:Tongs|talk]]) 20:53, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
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[[Talk:2016-05-21_52_0/Archive|Archived plans]]
  
== Backup Anniversary Points for May 21 in 52 0 ==
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== Live planning ==
  
Please vote by adding your username to as many locations as you would like to select for the backup, in the Votes column. The one with the most votes at 14:30 on Friday 20th May 2016 will be chosen. In the event of a tie, the latest year is chosen. Please change and improve this voting system if you disagree with it!
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* Sourcerer plans to park at the [http://www.ottenredlion.co.uk/ Red Lion] at 15:30 and walk to the hashpoint arriving close to 16:00 if this can be done without crop damage. Afterwards he plans to return to the pub arriving at about 16:30, perhaps staying for food from 18:00.
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* Chrome Crusaders haven't met for a little while, so are meeting at the pub before the hash, and will probably return there after the hash as well. We will probably walk to the hash point also, how ever giving zero F***s about crop damage ;) ahhaha.
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* PaintedJaguar isn't going to make it. Have fun, everyone!
  
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== Transport share ==
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| '''Year'''
 
| '''Location'''
 
| '''Rail Transport'''
 
| '''By Car '''
 
| '''Votes'''
 
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| 1
 
| [https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%C2%B029'49.0%22N+0%C2%B031'58.2%22E/@52.496958,0.5306523,787m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 2015] [http://www.bing.com/maps/?cp=52.496958257468~0.53284110063677&lvl=15&style=s&sp=point.52.496958257468_0.53284110063677_2015-05-21%2052%200 OS Map]
 
| A field perimeter close to the side of a road, north of Feltwell  2.3 km from the exact centre of the graticule. There is a large gated concrete area very close.
 
| 6 km from Lakenheath railway station.
 
| Car parking could be 1 km away in Feltwell.
 
| Sourcerer
 
|-
 
| 2
 
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[https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%C2%B020'10.8%22N+0%C2%B038'58.7%22E/@52.3306399,0.6251197,8933m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 2011] [http://www.bing.com/maps/?cp=52.336333482778~0.64963768386645&lvl=15&style=s&sp=point.52.336333482778_0.64963768386645_2011-05-21%2052%200 OS Map]
 
| In woodland, just off the Icknield Way in Thetford Forest with plenty of space at the hashpoint.
 
| 12 to 14 km from the railway stations in Thetford or Bury St. Edmunds.
 
| There is picnic car parking 3 km away.
 
| Tongs/B Sourcerer
 
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| 3
 
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[https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%C2%B024'15.2%22N+0%C2%B037'31.6%22E/@52.4023018,0.6067703,6310m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 2009] [http://www.bing.com/maps/?cp=52.404219430811~0.62544318974995&lvl=15&style=s&sp=point.52.404219430811_0.62544318974995_2009-05-21%2052%200 OS Map]
 
| On a fire break path in Thetford Forest. There is plenty of space at the hashpoint.
 
| 7 km from Brandon railway station.
 
| Car parking is 2 km away with space for a few cars.
 
| Tongs/B
 
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| 4
 
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| The nearest accessible point to this year's actual geohash.
 
| ?
 
| ?
 
| Benjw Tongs/F Tongs/B Sourcerer
 
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| 5
 
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| The most fun and/or convenient hashpoint among those which are near us, i.e. considering different graticules too.
 
| ?
 
| ?
 
| Tongs/M Sourcerer
 
|}
 
  
:Thanks for this - it's very useful. I think hashpoints which are in big forests are much more fun and practical. When driving, we often stop off at forested areas and just go for walks, climb trees, play games, that kind of thing. It seems both 2011's and 2009's points are on public land where you'd expect to find walkers. 2009's is very near Center Parcs, with its huge swimming pool dome thing, but I think we wouldn't be able to get access to the site for just a day (even if we'd want to). I think also that running around in the woods is far more in the spirit of geohashing. I added a column so that we could vote on which alternative people would prefer. [[User:Tongs|Tongs]] ([[User talk:Tongs|talk]]) 13:18, 22 December 2015 (EST)
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Sourcerer will leave Bungay at 14:00. Up to three passengers could fit in his Škoda.
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:[Cheeky request] Does the transport share offer extend to picking up geohashers along the route? Bury, Stowmarket and (to a lesser extent) Diss are all very easy for me to get to. [[User:Tongs|Tongs]] ([[User talk:Tongs|talk]]) 14:44, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
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::Bury St Ed's is right on my route. I had ChromeCrusaders in mind for a car share but first-come first-served. I'll be at Bury at 3pm. Train station? --[[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] ([[User talk:Sourcerer|talk]]) 14:58, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
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:: How many Tongs are there? Come to that how many ChromeCrusaders? Both/all might fit.
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::: Thanks for the offer, but CC have travel arrangements sorted :) We will be meeting at the pub before the hash also. --[[User:ChromeCrusaders|ChromeCrusaders]] ([[User talk:ChromeCrusaders|talk]]) 15:03, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
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::: (simultaneously) Oh, no problem at all if there's no room. There would be just the one Tong this time (me, Simon) --- if the others end up deciding to go, then they will drive there themselves and I'll get a lift with them. Bury at 3pm [http://traintimes.org.uk/CBG/Bury/15:00a/2016-05-21 is perfect timing]. [[User:Tongs|Tongs]] ([[User talk:Tongs|talk]]) 15:06, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
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:: OK - CC don't need a lift. I'll drive by the station entrance in my blue Škoda at 15:00 unless you post here again to cancel. --[[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] ([[User talk:Sourcerer|talk]]) 15:13, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
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::: But if your not on time he will just drive off ;) --[[User:ChromeCrusaders|ChromeCrusaders]] ([[User talk:ChromeCrusaders|talk]]) 17:10, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
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:::: I'll try to get there early then! [[User:Tongs|Tongs]] ([[User talk:Tongs|talk]]) 20:55, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
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:: There is a Drop Off / Pick Up bay outside the south entrance to Bury Station. I'll wait there or perhaps depart and return shortly if there's a no waiting rule. You can text me if there's a train delay. I'll email my mobile number. CC must have known about my German ancestry, punctuality and rule observance. --[[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] ([[User talk:Sourcerer|talk]]) 10:23, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
  
::I added this expedition to [[Geo Hashing:Current events]] just in case we get interest from far far away. --[[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] ([[User talk:Sourcerer|talk]]) 16:32, 22 December 2015 (EST)
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== Cookies ==
  
Just to be difficult (who, me?), I'd vote for none of the previous year's hashpoints.  Simply because I think the idea of an expedition to see how close we can get to the actual day's point is more in the spirit of geohashing than going to a previously-decided point simply because we know we can get there. — <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.2em 0.2em 0.1em; class=texhtml">[[User:Benjw|Benjw]]</span>&nbsp; <sub>{[[User talk:Benjw|talk]]}</sub> 13:04, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
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I've just had a go at making two batches of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/superposhchewycookie_89623 these cookies] with white chocolate, as requested by CC. I've ballsed them up. [[User:Crox|Crox]]'s cutters worked beautifully. Pop them into the ovem. They spread like a puddle. Next time I'll try a better dough. [[User:Tongs|Tongs]] ([[User talk:Tongs|talk]]) 20:55, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 
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: At least you went for the super posh ones XD haha --[[User:ChromeCrusaders|ChromeCrusaders]] ([[User talk:ChromeCrusaders|talk]]) 21:02, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
:This comment sparked a minor debate at Tongs HQ. F agrees totally with Benjw. We talked a bit about what would happen for a very northerly point, and realised that were Benjw's suggestions to be adopted, that would mean just a nice day by the seaside. If it's a long long way, say around the wash, we were thinking of making a weekend of it. M suggested that we could decide on the day before which among the points we could reach in other graticules looked most fun and accessible, and voted for that. T was watching 'Next Step' so abstained on this issue. [[User:Tongs|Tongs]] ([[User talk:Tongs|talk]]) 14:54, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 
 
 
==From further afield==
 
 
 
* 🇳🇱 Residents of the Netherlands might like to consider [https://www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk/tickets-fares/discounts/dutchflyer-rail-and-sail-to-holland Rail and Sail] tickets, from any NS station in the Netherlands to any rail station in Anglia, including Cambridge, and the ferry to get you there, for £49 single. (Anyone from 52,0 or 52,1 fancy making the opposite journey?) :-P [[User:Tongs|Tongs]] ([[User talk:Tongs|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2015 (EST)
 
* 🇫🇷🇧🇪 [http://www.eurostar.com/ Eurostar] high-speed rail services terminate in London St Pancras station, just over the road from London Kings Cross station. A train from Kings Cross at the weekend costs around £10 and reaches Cambridge, where some hashers will be setting out from, in around 50 minutes.
 
 
 
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Yea! I've fixed the map. It no longer shows the Sahara in Algeria! --[[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] ([[User talk:Sourcerer|talk]]) 16:11, 21 December 2015 (EST)
 
 
 
:Great! It looks much better now. [[User:Tongs|Tongs]] ([[User talk:Tongs|talk]]) 16:29, 21 December 2015 (EST)
 
 
 
== Invitation template ==
 
 
 
I have converted the invitation text into a [[:Template:Cambridge/2016 GHD|template]]. When we update the template, the changes will now appear in multiple places on the wiki. --[[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] ([[User talk:Sourcerer|talk]]) 06:49, 1 January 2016 (EST)
 

Latest revision as of 11:50, 21 May 2016

Archived Plans

Archived plans

Live planning

  • Sourcerer plans to park at the Red Lion at 15:30 and walk to the hashpoint arriving close to 16:00 if this can be done without crop damage. Afterwards he plans to return to the pub arriving at about 16:30, perhaps staying for food from 18:00.
  • Chrome Crusaders haven't met for a little while, so are meeting at the pub before the hash, and will probably return there after the hash as well. We will probably walk to the hash point also, how ever giving zero F***s about crop damage ;) ahhaha.
  • PaintedJaguar isn't going to make it. Have fun, everyone!

Transport share

Sourcerer will leave Bungay at 14:00. Up to three passengers could fit in his Škoda.

[Cheeky request] Does the transport share offer extend to picking up geohashers along the route? Bury, Stowmarket and (to a lesser extent) Diss are all very easy for me to get to. Tongs (talk) 14:44, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
Bury St Ed's is right on my route. I had ChromeCrusaders in mind for a car share but first-come first-served. I'll be at Bury at 3pm. Train station? --Sourcerer (talk) 14:58, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
How many Tongs are there? Come to that how many ChromeCrusaders? Both/all might fit.
Thanks for the offer, but CC have travel arrangements sorted :) We will be meeting at the pub before the hash also. --ChromeCrusaders (talk) 15:03, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
(simultaneously) Oh, no problem at all if there's no room. There would be just the one Tong this time (me, Simon) --- if the others end up deciding to go, then they will drive there themselves and I'll get a lift with them. Bury at 3pm is perfect timing. Tongs (talk) 15:06, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
OK - CC don't need a lift. I'll drive by the station entrance in my blue Škoda at 15:00 unless you post here again to cancel. --Sourcerer (talk) 15:13, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
But if your not on time he will just drive off ;) --ChromeCrusaders (talk) 17:10, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
I'll try to get there early then! Tongs (talk) 20:55, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
There is a Drop Off / Pick Up bay outside the south entrance to Bury Station. I'll wait there or perhaps depart and return shortly if there's a no waiting rule. You can text me if there's a train delay. I'll email my mobile number. CC must have known about my German ancestry, punctuality and rule observance. --Sourcerer (talk) 10:23, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

Cookies

I've just had a go at making two batches of these cookies with white chocolate, as requested by CC. I've ballsed them up. Crox's cutters worked beautifully. Pop them into the ovem. They spread like a puddle. Next time I'll try a better dough. Tongs (talk) 20:55, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

At least you went for the super posh ones XD haha --ChromeCrusaders (talk) 21:02, 20 May 2016 (UTC)