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Great Escape Ballooning Ltd
Tel: 01234 241900 www.great-escape.co.uk
Summer Treasure Hunt
Hidden somewhere in Olney is a sealed capsule containing a free Balloon Voucher from Great Escape Ballooning to readers of Phonebox who can answer this simple puzzle. When I say anyone, I’m particularly thinking of ramblers, would-be cartographers and cyclists. Motorists with their sat- navs could come to a sticky end but remember, the clues are everywhere.
Incidentally, I rather like the lucky number eight so what could be more satisfying than a whole series of columns such as ‘88888888’?
Newport Pagnell Festival
Summer Harmonies
An evening of song at Newport Pagnell Parish Church
Saturday 1st July at 7.30pm Featuring
MK Acapella
The Milton Keynes based men’s harmony chorus who love singing in four part harmony. They will perform some Barbershop, some Gospel, some modern and some old songs for you. A regular visitor to the Newport Pagnell Festival, they promise some new faces as well as some new songs! Website: www.mkacapella.com
Fourtune
Milton Keynes’ top Barbershop Quartet, fresh from representing MK at the annual convention of Barbershop singers from all over the UK. They love to perform and entertain with their collection of love songs, show songs and silly songs. The four men with the big sound! Website: www.fourtunequartet.com
Junction 14
The sister chorus to MK Acapella, the ladies blend glamour with harmony as they perform both traditional and contemporary numbers. They will be sporting some new faces this year following the success of their singing course in the spring. Website: www.junction14.org.uk
And More ...
There will be extra quartets and singers in the show – not confirmed as we go to press
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Back to the 4-step challenge:
1. At the tail end (Dec) of last year a group of guys, or was it computers, discovered the largest prime number to date. What I’m after is the (Mersenne) ‘x’ in the number 2x-1 which produced that prime.
2. Now add the above number to the full date of the first manned hot-air balloon flight.
3. If you’re a fan of the Da Vinci code, simply add the 8 digit (unscrambled) starting sequence of the Fibonacci code made famous in the book. You know, the one beginning 112*****.
4. Don’t read too much into this, but now add (I told you it was simple) another 8-digit number to wit 26795101 and search for that pot of gold.
If none of this makes sense, think of a place where you might or might not come to a watery end – a sign of the times I suppose.
Good luck.
Kevin Viney, Director Great Escape Ballooning Ltd
P.S. If you just want to order a balloon flight without the fuss of all this maths, feel free to ring us on Tel: 01234 241900!
STORAGE
at Mill Farm, Gayhurst
Contact Arthur Adams 01908 611489
or 07713 740746