Village Hall Geocoin Race

Village Hall Geocoin Race 2020 - 2021

The race finished 31st December 2021

There were 32 entries in the race which startsed on 18th February 2020 (7 years to the day that the first Village Hall Series cache was placed) and and the winner was the geocoin with the most points in three categories on 31st December 2021.

Points were awarded for the following

Longest mileage jump when placed

The challenge was to get the longest mileage jump between caches when dropped off.
One point per whole mile on the final drop off log was awarded.
Visit logs did not count for this challenge
Only one drop off log per cacher was counted.

Photo of the coin with with a village hall in the background

200 points awarded for a photo taken when the geocoin had either visited or been dropped off at a Village Hall Series Geocache.

The most cachers to move the coin on

100 points was awarded for every cacher that moved the coin Discovered logs did not count.
Points awarded only once per caching account that moved the geocoin.

overall race winner

The overall winner had the highest accumulated position in each category - miles, photos and retrievals. See details below on the final race positions for all competitors.

Clicking the buttons below will take you to each Geocoin in the race

Race places sorted per points category

Race places winners over a combined three categories

Race positions updates throughout the race.

March update - 2 weeks into the race.

23 Geocoins have been picked up from their initial drop off and have started earning points
4 Geocoins have been dropped off but not yet picked up from the initial cache
5 Geocoins have not been dropped in a cache yet

1st April 2020 Update

24 Geocoins have been picked up and are being moved
3 Geocoins have been dropped off but not picked up yet
5 Geocoins have not been dropped in a cache yet

Due to covid-19 restrictions most movement of Geocoins in the race has temporarily ceased.

July 2020 Update

Geocoins are gradually beginning to move again.

Angelou666 moved up 16 places due to many hall photo visits for is coin
5 coins have still not been dropped
1 coin may have gone missing (hopefully it will turn up somewhere)

August 2020 Update

There has been a few movements in places but no major changes this month
Only 2 coins still to be dropped into caches.
3 coins still to be picked up after being dropped off

1st October 2020 Update

17 coins gained points this month from dropping off, picking up or photos taken.
7 coins have been with a cacher for more than 2 months with no points added.
4 coins have been stuck in a cache for over a month.
3 coins are possibly missing
1 coin has not been placed

January 2021 update

The race has now been extended until 31st December 2021 due to Corona virus
Only 12 coins have earned points during December
January 2021 we enter another national lockdown so any movement of geocoins will be very little

February 2021 Update

Only 8 geocoins earned points this month due to lockdown
If the race had not been extended the winner on 18th February 2021 would have been Louiseannhw

April 2021 Update

Travel is now being allowed in England after Covid 19 lockdown so hopefully the coins will start to move again.
8 geocoins earned points since the last update.

December 2021

The race has now closed and winners given award certificates for their profiles.