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   | nw = [[Shrewsbury, United Kingdom|Shrewsbury]]
 
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   | n  = [[Birmingham, United Kingdom|Birmingham]]
 
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This [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=51&long=-1&zoom=8&abs=1 graticule] covers the parts of the UK from 51° to 52° latitude, and from -1° to -2° longitude.  It is centred on the [[Wikipedia:M4 corridor|M4 corridor]], contains the city of [[Wikipedia:Oxford|Oxford]] and the towns of [[Wikipedia:Swindon|Swindon]] and [[Wikipedia:Basingstoke|Basingstoke]]. It extends as far as [[Wikipedia:Winchester|Winchester]] and [[Wikipedia:Salisbury|Salisbury]] in the south, [[Wikipedia:Cirencester|Cirencester]] to the west, [[Wikipedia:Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire|Chipping Norton]] to the north, and the outskirts of [[Wikipedia:Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] (although not Reading town centre) to the east.
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This {{Today's location|lat=51|lon=-1|text=graticule}} covers the parts of the [[United Kingdom]] from 51° to 52° latitude, and from -1° to -2° longitude.  It is centred on the [[Wikipedia:M4 corridor|M4 corridor]], contains the city of [[Wikipedia:Oxford|Oxford]] and the towns of [[Wikipedia:Swindon|Swindon]] and [[Wikipedia:Basingstoke|Basingstoke]]. It extends as far as [[Wikipedia:Winchester|Winchester]] and [[Wikipedia:Salisbury|Salisbury]] in the south, [[Wikipedia:Cirencester|Cirencester]] to the west, [[Wikipedia:Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire|Chipping Norton]] to the north, and the outskirts of [[Wikipedia:Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] (although not Reading town centre) to the east. An inland graticule, it's only 0.68% covered with water ([https://gist.github.com/Dan-Q/8c39d49927c4c6de4e944c45f1326171 source]), which makes water hashes unlikely.
  
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==Past activity==
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== Expeditions and Plans ==
  
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Expeditions in this graticule are listed below in reverse date order. Here is a [[:Category:Meetup_in_52_-1|complete list of expeditions in the graticule]] without descriptive details.
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:'''Watch' this page to be notified of upcoming geohashes, and if you're planning to hash today or tomorrow, add it here!''
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=== 2024 ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; max-width: 100em;"
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|-
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2024-05-09 51 -1|2024-05-09]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Successful dog walk near Standlake Allotments
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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| no
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|-
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| [[2024-02-10 51 -1|2024-02-10]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Successful stomp around a muddy field near Cumnor
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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| no
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|}
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=== 2023 ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; max-width: 100em;"
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|-
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2023-01-02 51 -1|2023-01-02]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Successful damp hike around and then up Muswell Hill with a dog
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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|}
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=== 2022 ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; max-width: 100em;"
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|-
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2022-02-01 51 -1|2022-02-01]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Successful expedition to the site of the (under construction) Aurora Solar Power Plant near Eynsham!
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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|-
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| [[2022-02-08 51 -1|2022-02-08]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Successful expedition to a field near Kingston Bagpuize
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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| no
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|-
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| [[2022-10-24 51 -1|2022-10-24]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Successful expedition to Wharf Stream Way, Eynsham
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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|-
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| [[2022-12-02 51 -1|2022-12-02]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Failed expedition to a hashpoint guarded by a trio of bullocks near Appleton Sports Field
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| no
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| yes
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| yes
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| no
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|-
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| [[2022-12-05 51 -1|2022-12-05]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Successful night cycle out to a hashpoint off a bridleway begins Cokethorpe School
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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| no
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|}
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=== 2021 ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; max-width: 100em;"
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|-
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2021-06-26 51 -1|2021-06-26]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Failed expedition to woods on Bladon Heath
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| no
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| yes
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| no
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| no
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|-
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| [[2021-08-19 51 -1|2021-08-19]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Failed expedition to a field near Cote
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| no
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| yes
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| yes
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| no
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|}
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=== 2020 ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; max-width: 100em;"
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|-
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2020-09-09 51 -1|2020-09-09]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Successful expedition to the Vale of White Horse by electric vehicle and foot
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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|-
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| [[2020-02-29_51_-1|2020-02-29]]
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| [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]]
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| Leap Geohash, Bentley Wood, West Tytherley
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| no
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| yes
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2020-02-21 51 -1|2020-02-21]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| Visited a hashpoint at the edge of the village of Curbridge.
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| yes
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| yes
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| sorta
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| yes
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|}
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=== 2019 ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; max-width: 100em;"
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|-
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2019-08-01_51_-1|2019-08-01]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| cycled to Charlbury
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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|-
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| [[2019-07-07 51 -1|2019-07-07]]
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| [[User:UnwiseOwl|UnwiseOwl]]
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| took the bus to Headington
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2019-05-27_51_-1|2019-05-27]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| cycled to a cul-de-sac
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2019-01-08_51_-1|2019-01-08]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| got his birthday geohash achievement
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| yes
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|}
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=== 2018 ===
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|-
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2018-08-23_51_-1|2018-08-23]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| gave up on his plans and [[2018-08-23_50_-1|hit a different graticule]] instead
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2018-08-04 51 -1|2018-08-04]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| achieved his first Midnight Hashpoint
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2018-08-07_51_-1|2018-08-07]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| was out standing in his field
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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| yes
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|}
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=== 2016 ===
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|-
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2016-04-24_51_-1|2016-04-24]]
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| [[User:Fatman_UK|Fatman]], PH
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| narrowly survived the horrors of the raptor nest at Andover
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|}
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=== 2015 ===
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2015-09-12_51_-1|2015-09-12]]
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| [[User:SpiritofMaurice|SpiritofMaurice]]
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| lost his expedition virginity trying, and failing, to trespass on some idyllic and beautiful farmland just north of Salisbury, between Old Sarum and Stonehenge
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|
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2015-06-08_51_-1|2015-06-08]]
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| [[User:Geeoharee|Geeoharee]]
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| drove home from work along the A40
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2015-06-04_51_-1|2015-06-04]]
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| [[User:Geeoharee|Geeoharee]]
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| cancelled her plans after an unusual attack of common sense
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|
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|-
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| [[2015-05-28 51 -1|2015-05-28]]
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| [[User:Geeoharee|Geeoharee]]
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| took a detour after work to a field north of Oxford
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2015-01-03 51 -1|2015-01-03]]
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| [[User:Fatman_UK|Fatman]]
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| spent his Saturday afternoon trudging around a farmer's waterlogged field near Ampney Crucis, Cirencester
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|}
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=== 2014 ===
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2014-04-21 51 -1|2014-04-21]]
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| [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]]
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| took his partner and her baby out to visit a hashpoint just 300 metres from his house, and then back via a couple of local geocaches
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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|
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|}
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=== 2013 ===
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2013-03-10 51 -1|2013-03-10]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]]
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| opted not to knock on the door of the house containing the hashpoint
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|
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|-
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| [[2013-04-02 51 -1|2013-04-02]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]]
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| found new meaning for the circle of uncertainty alongside a field of cattle
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| maybe
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2013-04-06 51 -1|2013-04-06]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]]
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| discovered hashpacas before being stopped by private land
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|
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|-
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| [[2013-05-20 51 -1|2013-05-20]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]], Jand's brother
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| reached a hashpoint at their brother's shop
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| yes
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2013-01-17 51 -1|2013-01-17]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]], Jand's mother
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| drove to Andover with their mother
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| yes
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|
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|
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|
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|}
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=== 2012 ===
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2012-12-11 51 -1|2012-12-11]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]], Jand's mother
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| found their way to a frozen field without looking at their GPS
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| yes
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-11-21 51 -1|2012-11-21]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]], Jand's brother
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| didn't fancy getting Jand's brother's car stuck in the mud
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-11-09 51 -1|2012-11-09]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]]
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| got a lift to almost-the-hashpoint
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| yes
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-10-20 51 -1|2012-10-20]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]], Jand's father
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| got up early despite a party the night before to find a hashpoint in a field
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| yes
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-10-01 51 -1|2012-10-01]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]]
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| cycled out and send a hashcard to [[User:NibblyG|NibblyG]]
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| yes
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-08-27 51 -1|2012-08-27]]
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| [[User:DavidMiller|David Miller]], Ryan Miller, [[User:KatieWheatley|KatieWheatley]], Chloé Miller
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| drove to White Hill to watch the sun rise
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-08-21 51 -1|2012-08-21]]
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| [[User:Ali0sha|Ali0sha]], Ellie, Peter
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| dragged company to have a picnic near Cuddlesford
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-08-18 51 -1|2012-08-18]]
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| [[User:Ali0sha]], Ellie, Peter
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| planned to sit in a field near Cholsey at 1pm-ish but got to a locked gate
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|
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-08-17 51 -1|2012-08-17]]
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| [[User:Ali0sha]]
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| cycled to the middle of a field in Cottisford
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| yes
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| yes
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-08-05 51 -1|2012-08-05]]
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| [[User:Mapaholic|Mapaholic]], Vicky, [[User:DavidMiller|David Miller]]
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| took pie to a field near Stockbridge but didn't quite meet up
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-06-30 51 -1|2012-06-30]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]], Jand's father
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| hoped for a [[Water geohash achievement|water geohash]] but found that a recent drought had made their life easier
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| yes
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-06-04 51 -1|2012-06-04]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]], Jand's brother Jand's father
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| found a pub in Alderbury
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-06-03 51 -1|2012-06-03]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]]
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| got as close as possible to a hashpoint in a restricted area
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|
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-05-27 51 -1|2012-05-27]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]]
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| visited a grass field about 6 miles southeast of Salisbury
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-04-09 51 -1|2012-04-09]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]], Jand's mother, Jand's father
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| retroactively called this near-miss a success owing to the circle of uncertainty
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| yes
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-03-21 51 -1|2012-03-21]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]]
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| bought a round in a pub near King's Sombourne
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-03-21 51 -1|2012-03-21]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]], [[User:NibblyG|NibblyG]]
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| took a long walk in the dark and wrote song lyrics
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| yes
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-03-04 51 -1|2012-03-04]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]], Jand's mother, Jand's father
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| picked litter in a copse east of Salisbury
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-01-17 51 -1|2012-01-17]]
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| [[User:Jand|Jand]], Mad dog
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| left school and went to Salisbury
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| yes
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[2012-01-11 51 -1|2012-01-11]]
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| [[User:randomguy3|Alex]], Joe
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| trekked to a field somewhere south of Oxford and had lunch
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|}
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=== 2011 ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; max-width: 100em;"
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|-
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2011-06-18 51 -1|2011-06-18]]
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| [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]]
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| travelled 662km from Norwich to complete a 9-square minesweeper achievement
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|}
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=== 2010 ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; max-width: 100em;"
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|-
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Date'''
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| style="width: 12em;"| '''Attendees'''
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| '''Summary'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Reached?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Tracklog?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Photos?'''
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| style="width: 6em;"| '''Video?'''
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|-
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| [[2010-07-31 51 -1|2010-07-31]]
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| [[User:DavidMiller|DavidMiller]], Ryan
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| paid too much for a pint of beer at a hotel bar
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2010-05-29 51 -1|2010-05-29]]
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| [[User:Sermoa|Sermoa]], [[User:Mapaholic|Mapaholic]], [[User:Bluecont|Bluecont]], [[User:DavidMiller|David Miller]], David Miller's kids
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| met up on a Saturday in Micheldever, Hampshire
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| yes
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|
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| yes
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|
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|-
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| [[2010-05-28 51 -1|2010-05-28]]
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| [[User:Sermoa|Sermoa]], [[User:Mapaholic|Mapaholic]], Durantelo
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| went out at midnight and were pwnd by Mother Nature at a field of oil seed rape
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|
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|
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| yes
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|
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|}
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=== 2009 ===
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* [[2009-12-06 51 -1]] - [[User:Bluecont|Bluecont]] declared himself "close enough" to this hash point near Wroughton.
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* [[2009-11-23 51 -1]] - [[User:Joehardflec|Joe]] from [[Birmingham, United Kingdom|Birmingham]] graticule passed through on route to Portsmouth, and stopped off at the hashpoint just off the A34 near World's End.
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* [[2009-10-23 51 -1]] - [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]], [[User:Sermoa|Sermoa]] and [[User:DavidMiller|David Miller]] each made separate trips up this hill in Hockley, Winchester during the course of the day!
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* [[ 2009-10-04 51 -1]] - A single geohasher (due to scheduling and transport difficulties) and a thick hedge.
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* [[ 2009-10-03 51 -1]] - in Winchester was awesome and win! Taxi geohash, 9 people in attendance, including 2 visiting Canadians and a very obliging ambassador, Farmer Nicholas!
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* [[ 2009-10-02 51 -0]] - an international meetup of 4 geohashers near Reading. It was actually in [[51,-0]] but on the -0.999 border so most of the time we were in Swindon graticule and we only crossed the border when we crossed the field to the geohash! :)
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* [[2009-09-29 51 -1]] - Speed-racer Success for [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]] and [[User:sermoa|sermoa]] on second attempt! [[User:davidc|davidc]] also completed the achievement independently!
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* [[2009-09-18 50 -0]] - [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]] and drag-along Nodders went to a geohash on the South Downs near the south-east corner of this graticule.
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* [[2009-09-10 51 -1]] - [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]], [[User:Sermoa|Sermoa]] and [[User:Mapaholic|Mapaholic]] went on a midnight geohash in Litchfield, 15km north-east of Andover. 
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* [[2009-08-30 51 -1]] - A very fun [[Cubicle geohash achievement]] and party at [[User:Sermoa|Sermoa]]'s place of work! Barton Farm, Winchester. [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]], [[User:DavidMiller|DavidMiller]] and [[User:Mapaholic|Mapaholic]] came for the party!
 
* [[2009-04-20 51 -1]] - [[User:Forawhile|Forawhile]] made another attempt.
 
* [[2009-04-20 51 -1]] - [[User:Forawhile|Forawhile]] made another attempt.
 
* [[2009-04-19 51 -1]] - [[User:Forawhile|Forawhile]] attempted his first expedition.
 
* [[2009-04-19 51 -1]] - [[User:Forawhile|Forawhile]] attempted his first expedition.
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* [[2009-03-04 51 -1]] - [[User:Homsar|Homsar]] finally reached a hash point, within the Oxford ring road
 
* [[2009-03-04 51 -1]] - [[User:Homsar|Homsar]] finally reached a hash point, within the Oxford ring road
 
* [[2009-02-08 51 -1]] - [[User:Homsar|Homsar]] tried and failed to reach a hashpoint in the snow
 
* [[2009-02-08 51 -1]] - [[User:Homsar|Homsar]] tried and failed to reach a hashpoint in the snow
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=== 2008 ===
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* [[2008-10-11 51 -1]] - Southampton people came North again.
 
* [[2008-10-11 51 -1]] - Southampton people came North again.
 
* [[2008-05-31 51 -1]] - A bunch of Southampton people went North. We'll remember to tell you we're coming next time, promise.
 
* [[2008-05-31 51 -1]] - A bunch of Southampton people went North. We'll remember to tell you we're coming next time, promise.
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== Gallery ==
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Got a good photo from a meetup? Add it here!
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:''See also: [[:Category:Meetup in 51 -1]].''
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<gallery>
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Image:Ali0sha_2012-08-21_Picnic.jpg|[[User:Ali0sha|Ali0sha]] et al. ate a picnic at [[2012-08-21_51_-1|Cuddlesford]]
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Image:Ali0sha_foiled_2012-08-18.jpg|[[User:Ali0sha|Ali0sha]] failed to face the raptors near [[2012-08-18_51_-1|Cholsey]]
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Image:Ali0sha_2012_08_17.jpg|[[User:Ali0sha|Ali0sha]] explored [[2012-08-17_51_-1|Cottisford]]
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Image:2012-01-11_51_-1_Randomguy3_Alex.jpg|[[User:Randomguy3|Alex]] and [[User:jophish|Joe]] explored [[2012-01-11_51_-1|Shillingford]]
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Image:2012-04-03_51_-1_sunset.jpg|[[User:Jand|Jand]] explored [[2012-03-04_51_-1|Long Copse]]
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Image:2012-06-04_51_-1_ed.jpg|[[User:Jand|Jand]] et al. had a pint at [[2012-06-04_51_-1|Alderbury]]
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</gallery>
  
 
==Local geohashers==
 
==Local geohashers==
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* [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]] lives in Southampton but will probably be coming North a lot for reasons of dampness.
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* [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]] lives between Oxford and Witney
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===Visitors===
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* [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] will be in the [[London West, United Kingdom|London West graticule]] in autumn 2012, and may do some hashes here on weekends.
  
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* [[User:Homsar|Homsar]] is in Oxford during term-time.
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===No longer active===
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* [[User:Gold_ninja|Gold_Ninja]] is also in Oxford during term-time.
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* [[User:Homsar|Homsar]] has now finished at Oxford; graduating in November
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* [[User:Forawhile|Forawhile]] lives in Oxford.
 
  
 
===Status unknown===
 
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* MI77
 
* MI77
 
* [[User:Tiedyeina|Tiedyeina]]
 
* [[User:Tiedyeina|Tiedyeina]]
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* [[User:Mapaholic|Mapaholic]]
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* [[User:7thSpringRunner|7thSpringRunner]] is in Oxford during term-time, and Bicester the rest of the time.
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* [[User:Gold_ninja|Gold_Ninja]] is also in Oxford during term-time.
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* [[User:Forawhile|Forawhile]] lives in Witney.
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* [[User:Sermoa|Sermoa]] lives in Winchester. Public transport enables easier access to the [[Southampton, United Kingdom|Southampton]] graticule.
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* [[User:SkippyUK|Skippy]] lives in Swindon.
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* [[User:DavidMiller|DavidMiller]] Lives in Winchester
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* [[User:Ali0sha|Ali0sha]] lives in Witney, studies in Oxford
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* [[User:Jand|Jand]] lives in Salisbury and hashes around the South part of the graticule.
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* [[User:Kitutal|Kitutal]] lives just over the border, but since most of my graticule is in the sea, I may have to visit sometime
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* [[User:Fatman_UK|Fatman]] lives in Swindon.
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== Related groups ==
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* Flickr tag [http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&w=all&q=geohashingN51W1&m=text geohashingN51W1]
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* Youtube tag [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=geohashingN51W1&search=tag geohashingN51W1]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 15 May 2024

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This graticule covers the parts of the United Kingdom from 51° to 52° latitude, and from -1° to -2° longitude. It is centred on the M4 corridor, contains the city of Oxford and the towns of Swindon and Basingstoke. It extends as far as Winchester and Salisbury in the south, Cirencester to the west, Chipping Norton to the north, and the outskirts of Reading (although not Reading town centre) to the east. An inland graticule, it's only 0.68% covered with water (source), which makes water hashes unlikely.

Expeditions and Plans

Expeditions in this graticule are listed below in reverse date order. Here is a complete list of expeditions in the graticule without descriptive details.

'Watch' this page to be notified of upcoming geohashes, and if you're planning to hash today or tomorrow, add it here!

2024

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2024-05-09 Dan Q Successful dog walk near Standlake Allotments yes yes yes no
2024-02-10 Dan Q Successful stomp around a muddy field near Cumnor yes yes yes no

2023

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2023-01-02 Dan Q Successful damp hike around and then up Muswell Hill with a dog yes yes yes yes

2022

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2022-02-01 Dan Q Successful expedition to the site of the (under construction) Aurora Solar Power Plant near Eynsham! yes yes yes yes
2022-02-08 Dan Q Successful expedition to a field near Kingston Bagpuize yes yes yes no
2022-10-24 Dan Q Successful expedition to Wharf Stream Way, Eynsham yes yes yes yes
2022-12-02 Dan Q Failed expedition to a hashpoint guarded by a trio of bullocks near Appleton Sports Field no yes yes no
2022-12-05 Dan Q Successful night cycle out to a hashpoint off a bridleway begins Cokethorpe School yes yes yes no

2021

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2021-06-26 Dan Q Failed expedition to woods on Bladon Heath no yes no no
2021-08-19 Dan Q Failed expedition to a field near Cote no yes yes no

2020

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2020-09-09 Dan Q Successful expedition to the Vale of White Horse by electric vehicle and foot yes yes yes yes
2020-02-29 Macronencer Leap Geohash, Bentley Wood, West Tytherley no yes yes
2020-02-21 Dan Q Visited a hashpoint at the edge of the village of Curbridge. yes yes sorta yes

2019

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2019-08-01 Dan Q cycled to Charlbury yes yes yes yes
2019-07-07 UnwiseOwl took the bus to Headington yes yes
2019-05-27 Dan Q cycled to a cul-de-sac yes yes yes
2019-01-08 Dan Q got his birthday geohash achievement yes yes yes

2018

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2018-08-23 Dan Q gave up on his plans and hit a different graticule instead
2018-08-04 Dan Q achieved his first Midnight Hashpoint yes yes yes
2018-08-07 Dan Q was out standing in his field yes yes yes

2016

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2016-04-24 Fatman, PH narrowly survived the horrors of the raptor nest at Andover yes yes

2015

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2015-09-12 SpiritofMaurice lost his expedition virginity trying, and failing, to trespass on some idyllic and beautiful farmland just north of Salisbury, between Old Sarum and Stonehenge yes
2015-06-08 Geeoharee drove home from work along the A40 yes yes
2015-06-04 Geeoharee cancelled her plans after an unusual attack of common sense
2015-05-28 Geeoharee took a detour after work to a field north of Oxford yes yes
2015-01-03 Fatman spent his Saturday afternoon trudging around a farmer's waterlogged field near Ampney Crucis, Cirencester yes yes

2014

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2014-04-21 Dan Q took his partner and her baby out to visit a hashpoint just 300 metres from his house, and then back via a couple of local geocaches yes yes yes

2013

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2013-03-10 Jand opted not to knock on the door of the house containing the hashpoint
2013-04-02 Jand found new meaning for the circle of uncertainty alongside a field of cattle maybe
2013-04-06 Jand discovered hashpacas before being stopped by private land
2013-05-20 Jand, Jand's brother reached a hashpoint at their brother's shop yes
2013-01-17 Jand, Jand's mother drove to Andover with their mother yes

2012

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2012-12-11 Jand, Jand's mother found their way to a frozen field without looking at their GPS yes
2012-11-21 Jand, Jand's brother didn't fancy getting Jand's brother's car stuck in the mud
2012-11-09 Jand got a lift to almost-the-hashpoint yes
2012-10-20 Jand, Jand's father got up early despite a party the night before to find a hashpoint in a field yes
2012-10-01 Jand cycled out and send a hashcard to NibblyG yes
2012-08-27 David Miller, Ryan Miller, KatieWheatley, Chloé Miller drove to White Hill to watch the sun rise yes yes
2012-08-21 Ali0sha, Ellie, Peter dragged company to have a picnic near Cuddlesford yes yes yes
2012-08-18 User:Ali0sha, Ellie, Peter planned to sit in a field near Cholsey at 1pm-ish but got to a locked gate yes
2012-08-17 User:Ali0sha cycled to the middle of a field in Cottisford yes yes yes
2012-08-05 Mapaholic, Vicky, David Miller took pie to a field near Stockbridge but didn't quite meet up yes yes
2012-06-30 Jand, Jand's father hoped for a water geohash but found that a recent drought had made their life easier yes
2012-06-04 Jand, Jand's brother Jand's father found a pub in Alderbury yes yes
2012-06-03 Jand got as close as possible to a hashpoint in a restricted area yes
2012-05-27 Jand visited a grass field about 6 miles southeast of Salisbury yes yes
2012-04-09 Jand, Jand's mother, Jand's father retroactively called this near-miss a success owing to the circle of uncertainty yes
2012-03-21 Jand bought a round in a pub near King's Sombourne yes yes
2012-03-21 Jand, NibblyG took a long walk in the dark and wrote song lyrics yes
2012-03-04 Jand, Jand's mother, Jand's father picked litter in a copse east of Salisbury yes yes
2012-01-17 Jand, Mad dog left school and went to Salisbury yes
2012-01-11 Alex, Joe trekked to a field somewhere south of Oxford and had lunch yes yes

2011

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2011-06-18 Sourcerer travelled 662km from Norwich to complete a 9-square minesweeper achievement yes yes

2010

Date Attendees Summary Reached? Tracklog? Photos? Video?
2010-07-31 DavidMiller, Ryan paid too much for a pint of beer at a hotel bar yes yes
2010-05-29 Sermoa, Mapaholic, Bluecont, David Miller, David Miller's kids met up on a Saturday in Micheldever, Hampshire yes yes
2010-05-28 Sermoa, Mapaholic, Durantelo went out at midnight and were pwnd by Mother Nature at a field of oil seed rape yes

2009

2008

  • 2008-10-11 51 -1 - Southampton people came North again.
  • 2008-05-31 51 -1 - A bunch of Southampton people went North. We'll remember to tell you we're coming next time, promise.

Gallery

Got a good photo from a meetup? Add it here!

See also: Category:Meetup in 51 -1.

Local geohashers

  • Macronencer lives in Southampton but will probably be coming North a lot for reasons of dampness.
  • Dan Q lives between Oxford and Witney

Visitors

No longer active

  • Homsar has now finished at Oxford; graduating in November

Status unknown

Related groups

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