E: 31/08 Newport Rotary Lite – “Know Your Newport?!” Trail (Walking effort/ Help please)

Comping_Rich

If anyone in the Newport, Shropshire area does the walk hopefully they would be kind enough to post the answers.

https://www.facebook.com/Newportrotarylite/posts/2370358479936809

Know Your Newport?! A FREE fun family bench-based walk around Newport, collecting clues as you go!

Print it out and do it whenever it suits your family.

Send in your answers and if correct you will go in the draw to win one of 3 prizes: Afternoon Tea at Deli 45, An Ironbridge Museums Pass or A FootGolf session at the Shropshire.

If you have difficulty printing out the pages try these links: Walk Instructions (PLEASE READ): https://drive.google.com/file/d/16uLerY85RHjoj8qIuY2CuQhPAOwK7EDv/view?usp=sharing

Walk Directions & Clues: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11TGDj5OW5Jurd84HjETAHRQVIuGNkJ__/view?usp=sharing

Newport Map: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YYU2QLC1315bylmitZT4_7zwAH1q7nwn/view?usp=sharing

Or message us through the page and we can attach or email you the info.

Good luck - Enjoy the walk and hope you learn a few things about Newport.

Comping_Rich

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16uLerY85RHjoj8qIuY2CuQhPAOwK7EDv/view

Newport Rotary Lite – “Know Your Newport?!” Trail
A fun family bench-based walk around Newport - collecting clues as you go!
Instructions for “Know Your Newport?!” Trail
1. Please complete the Know Your Newport Trail in at a time to suit your family
group and send in your answers by 10pm Mon 31st August.
2. Note there is nothing to be physically collected, no paperwork to be exchanged
and no buildings to enter to complete this walk.
3. The walk starts and ends at The Guildhall, High Street, Newport TF10 7AR, but
you can start at any convenient point along the route that you can identify from the
instructions.
4. The walk should take 1 - 1.5 hours, depending on how fast you walk and how
quickly you find the answers!
5. Hopefully it is suitable for all ages - young to old! There are plenty of benches to
rest on if need be.
6. Please supervise the members of your family group at all times whilst completing
the walk and looking for clues. Remember to maintain social distancing of 2m from
others not with your family group or bubble.
7. There are several roads to cross - please keep your group together and choose
safe crossing points. Try to do the walk at quieter times with less traffic e.g. evenings
or at the weekend.
8. If the weather is very hot please try to complete the walk at a cooler time of day.
Make sure you take water to drink, wear appropriate clothing and use sunscreen.
9. When completed, email in your 20 answers along with your contact details to
info@newportrotarylite.org.uk or message through our Facebook page “Newport
Shrops Rotary Lite”. Please send in your answers by 10pm Mon 31st August.
10. All correct answer sheets will go into the draw to win a prize one of three prizes –
below for details)
Good luck and enjoy the walk!

Newport Rotary Lite

Prizes!!!!! Go in the Draw to win one of these great prizes:
 Afternoon tea for 4 people at Deli 45, Newport
 Ironbridge Museums Family Passport for 2 adults/4 children
 FootGolf at The Shropshire, Muxton for 2 adults & 2 children

Comping_Rich

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11TGDj5OW5Jurd84HjETAHRQVIuGNkJ__/view

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Newport Rotary Lite – “Know Your Newport?!” Trail

A fun family bench-based walk around Newport - collecting clues as you go!

Good luck and thank you for taking part. Hope you had a fun walk and learnt a few

things about Newport along the way! – Newport Shrops Rotary Lite 

Please supervise your family group when crossing roads & Remember to maintain

social distancing from others

The walk starts from the bench in front of The Guildhall, High Street TF10 7AR

1. The first answer to find is a date on the Guildhall – What date is on the front of

the Guildhall? ___________

2. Now walk up the High Street, towards Upper Bar and Station Road until you

reach Wellington Road. As you carefully cross Wellington Road you will see your

next bench. There is the name of a man on this bench. His surname is the

name of a tree. Can you tell us what it is? _____________

3. Keep going straight on along Upper Bar towards Station Road. Go past Travis

Perkins. The next bench is on your right with some big gates close by. What is

the date on the gate pillar? ___________

4. Keep straight on, carefully crossing over Granville Road to the memorial to

Thomas Fletcher Boughey. How old was Thomas Boughey when he died? _____

5. Now cross the road at the Zebra crossing, turn left and then right down

Granville Avenue. As you walk along Granville Avenue keep your eyes open for

Noah’s Ark and then tell us what animals you can see in the Ark.

_______________________________________

6. At the end of Granville Avenue, cross over Audley Avenue and you will see the

next bench straight ahead. How many years old is this Bench? ________

7. Continue straight on along the footpath and then walk up Broadway. You will

pass an Athletic building on the right. What is it called? _____________________

8. Keep walking up Broadway until you get to the T junction with Stafford Road.

Look to your right and you will see the next bench. What does the Town Crier

say? _____________

9. Find a safe place to cross the Stafford Road and turn left back towards the

town. Stay on Stafford Road. At the junction with Laurel Drive you will see

another bench. What is the number on the green telecomms box? ____________

10.Continue down Stafford Road to the traffic lights and turn right into Water Lane

and then quickly right again into Tan Bank past the tyre garage. Round the

corner on your right is the next bench - what does this bench celebrate?

____________________

11.Cross the road into Victoria Park, you are heading towards the swimming pool

but turn left onto the footpath just before you get there. Walk around the back

of the building and you will find another bench by the outdoor gym. How many

pieces of gym equipment are there? ___________

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Newport Rotary Lite – “Know Your Newport?!” Trail

A fun family bench-based walk around Newport - collecting clues as you go!

Good luck and thank you for taking part. Hope you had a fun walk and learnt a few

things about Newport along the way! – Newport Shrops Rotary Lite 

12.Turn around and go back along the path for a few metres then take the right- hand path down through the park towards the Water Lane car park and 4

bollards, passing another bench. What is the number on the lamppost on the

same side as this bench? ___________

13.Do not go through the 4 bollards. Instead bear right and towards an area with

picnic benches. Walk round past the picnic benches and keep going. Then as

the path bends round past a big tree you will see another bench. What year was

Councillor Anne Covey Deputy Mayor? ______________

14.Carry on along the path with the canal on your right. Pass through the gap with

the big shed on your right and walk through the car park. Cross the canal at

the old Town Lock and read the information board. What number lock was the

Town Lock? _______________

15.Cross back over the canal and bear right towards a small brick building. Here,

on the paved area, are two benches. One has a councillor’s name on it. How

many letters in her name? __________

16.Turn left and head up Lower Bar towards town and St Nicholas’s church. On

the left near Evans & Tranter there is another clue to find. How many miles is it

from Chester to London via Newport? __________

17.Near the church you will see two benches - one each side of the arches. Look

across the road at Ace Computers and study the 6 windows above the shop.

What is unusual about one of the windows? ___________________________________

18.Walk up the cobbles of St Mary’s Street. You will pass several alleys off to the

left. What is the name of the alley way next to Duignan Phelps? ________________

19.Continue up St Mary’s Street until you get to the Square. Here you will find

some more benches. How many benches are there? _______

20.Turn right and pass in front of Central Square nightclub to find the pedestrian

crossing and cross over the High Street. Then turn left past Greggs and walk up

the High Street until you see the next bench. Close by is an estate agent’s shop.

What date did it open? _________

21.Keep walking and you will end up back outside the Guildhall where you started.

Well done – you have completed the Walk and Clue Hunt!

Please email your completed answers to info@newportrotarylite.org.uk or message

us through the Facebook page Newport Shrops Rotary Lite.

All those with the correct answers will go in the draw to win one of three prizes.

Family Group Name: _________________________________________________

Main Contact: __________________________________________

Email: ________________________________ Phone no. ________________________

Know your Newport Trail Directions & Clues.pdf

Displaying Know your Newport Trail Directions & Clues.pdf.

Comping_Rich

Map - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YYU2QLC1315bylmitZT4_7zwAH1q7nwn/view

thingamaBob

The answer to question 1 seems to be 1615 (from Google Street View)