Almost Ready

I am almost ready to start laying my trail now.  The making of the sculptures is well under way and I have been researching exactly where the caches will go.  I will need to alter some of the locations because there are other geocaches already in the area and I cannot get too close to them.  I also need to get permission from the land owners, the National Trust, the Forestry Commision and English Heritage before I can position the caches.  The Forestry Commision has an agreement with Geocachers so the site in Bishop's Wood will be fine and I do not think the others will be a problem becuase there are other caches on their land so as long as I stick to the rules I am hopeful that they will say ok.

I have finished the sculpture for St Mawes although I have not put it together yet so there is no image.  That should follow shortly.  The others are getting underway fast now and I am planning to do a lot of making next week.  In each case I have made a little artist's book which will go into the cache.  This will inform people about the sculpture and also have space for people to add their own thoughts, comments and drawings.  In each case the idea is to draw links between the ancient and more recent links between the locality and us; In Bishops Wood for example the sculpture will be in a niche in a Yew Tree and I want to draw a connection between the ancient and more modern uses of Yew (Long bows and cancer treatment) and, by making the sculpture fragile, hint at the fragility of our ancient woodlands.  http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2010/September/30091002.asphttp://www.medieval-castle-siege-weapons.com/castle-defend.html

It strikes me that a link to the Geocaching UK website might be useful for people to be able to see what I am talking about before I actually go live so here it is: http://gagb.co.uk/ 
Anyone can start geocaching.  All you need is a GPS and you can get hold of one for about £60 on line. Then you register with http://www.geocaching.com/ find out where there are caches near your home and off you go.  Just remember to be responsible about how you search and abide by the rules laid down by the organisers.  It adds something to a walk and is great fun for children.