Jail Break 2010!
It took place on Sunday the 15th of August, starting at the Old Star pub opposite St James Park tube station. After all twelve teams had paid their entry fee's, decided on their team names and enjoyed a swift pint of Dutch courage each team was set off at two minute intervals.
My team, 'Charlie's Angels', met at the pub rather calm and collected, however, this all changed the second we were let loose. We shot up the stairs of the pub and frantically begun our mad rush to find the first clue. The clues ranged from relatively easy to difficult, and each clue had two parts, one to find the next destination and another to figure out the cryptic clue. Each clue was worth either one or two points depending on the difficulty, and the fastest team received an extra ten points, the second fastest received eight points and the third fastest received six points. The 'treasure hunt' took us up to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery, Embankment, Hungerford Bridge and then Southbank. Charlie's Angels had run around like headless chickens frantically trying to find the clues (much to the delight of the public I'm sure). I even had a run in with a man dressed up in period costume!
The 'treasure hunt' ended up on Southbank at the BFI, but not before finding the answers to the last few clues. The last task was to find Ian Brownhill, who was sat awaiting in the bar. Charlie and the Angels were searching among the stools of books frantically trying to find Ian, when I suddenly heard Charlie scream 'ANGELS!!!!!!' I turned and looked to see Ian and made a last minute dash to the finish line!!!
So Charlie and his three Angels were the winners, completing the treasure hunt in an hour, being the fastest team. We received not only the cup donated by Allen and Ovary but also a week long stay in a luxury cottage in the Lake District! Topping off a truly fun, exciting and memorable day.
Thank you to Ian Brownhill and the Fundraising Committee at Amicus for putting on the well organized, professional and fun event!