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A sample competition disc. There
is one in each of the ten caches. Update: now you only need to find at least one cache to be entered into the competition draw! Competition closes 9 June 2008!As part of the Isle of WIght Walking Festival there are ten caches hidden throughout the Island with a theme connecting them. Can you find them all? Explore downland, wetlands, woodland, historic parks, nature reserves and fortifications in your quest for the caches. Enter our geocaching competition running throughout the Walking Festival.

Isle of Wight Geocaching has hidden ten caches around the Island. Each cache has a letter in it and all ten letters spell out a word. Note down the letter in the cache and where you found it, ie. ‘r at Sibden Hill’ and unravel the secret word. Each entry must have the word and the locations of the caches in order to win the prize. Please write your entry on a postcard and send it to Isle of Wight Geocaching, Parks and Countryside, Enterprise House, St Cross Business Park, Monks Brook, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5WB.

The competition has been extended and you have until 9 June 2008 to enter. The draw will be held on 30 June 2008 and the winner notified shortly afterwards.

The caches are hidden at the following locations:

Download the GPS data from our downloads page.

Terms and conditions
1. All entry must be made on a postcard to Isle of Wight Geocaching, Parks and Countryside, Enterprise House, St Cross Business Park, Monks Brook, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5WB. 2. Entrants must provide the following details when entering the competition: name, telephone number, address. 3. Only one entry will be accepted per person. 4. Entrants must make their own way to the caches and cover all costs involved. 5. The quiz is open to UK residents only. Overseas players are not eligible. 6. If you are under the age of 16, you must obtain permission from your parent/guardian before entering. 7. The prize winner will be randomly drawn from all the correct entries, and the prize sent by Royal Mail to the winner. 8. Prizes must be taken as stated and cannot be deferred. 9. There will be no cash alternatives. 10. Isle of Wight Geocaching does not accept any responsibility for late or lost entries due to the post. Proof of posting is not proof of receipt. 11. Players must supply full details as required above, and comply with all rules to be eligible for the prizes. No responsibility is accepted for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently. 12. This competition is not open to any person directly or indirectly involved in the organisation or running of the competition, or their direct family members. 13. Isle of Wight Geocaching 's decision is final in every situation including any not covered above and no correspondence will be entered into. 14. Isle of Wight Geocaching reserves the right to cancel the quiz at any stage, if deemed necessary in their opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control. 15. Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these rules and to agree to be bound by them when entering this quiz. 16. This agreement is governed by the laws of England, Wales and Scotland. 17. Isle of Wight Geocaching will not pass on your personal details to any other organisation without your permission except for the purposes of running the quiz which you have entered.