HALLOWEEN HUNT
We're busy planning a BIG Halloween Hunt event for Saturday 31st October 2020
Check back for more information soon!
Winchburgh 'Halloween Hunt' 2018It's over for another year!
Download the app, play the game, win prizes!
Winchburgh 'Halloween Hunt' 2018
(NEW)
Devised by: Winchburgh Community Growing Group
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CONGRATULATIONS
WINNERS!
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Our Halloween Hunt prize winners announced!
Guess how many seeds in the Pumpkin = 521 closest
• Louise Diane
Pumpkin colouring in competition:
• Damo (Nursery)
• Rudi-Rae (P1-3)
• Jessica Brodie (P4+)
Raffle winners:
£5 pharmacy voucher - Olly Lusted.
Xmas projector - Caelen Trams.
Made from Art - Suzanne Kindelan.
£10 Sainsbury's voucher - Saddy Opan.
£20 Sainsbury's voucher - Emma Smith.
Lambs Rum - Nick Knox.
£20 Durrand Chauffeuring - Nik Parker.
Dominos Pizza - Gurgia Podaru.
Reese's Treats gift bag - Andy Paterson
Serenity by Wendy - Elodie.
JHM 1 month dance pass - Jessica, Kelsie Coulter & Liz McWilliams.
Tanyas Dance 2 free Zumba/Kids hip hop - Ava Wright.
Oisin's Farm gift - Cora Ainslie
Prizes?
We secured some great prizes locally, check out some of our supporters right on this page! - It's thanks to them we had great prizes up for grabs in this years Halloween Hunt! We provided loads of extra treat too for playing games 'Witch' meant winning a Winchburgh Train Ticket in exchange for a free prize.
Missed it? Details below...
What's growing on?
- Download the android app NOW and play from 12pm-6.30pm on the 31st October 2018 when the Halloween Hunt icon appears! The search will be on for hidden rocks with QR codes on them.
- You can alternatively collect paper maps to play for prizes from 3pm at the community garden where the hunt will be on to find Winchburgh Hidden Rocks! More info about that initiative on this page! All discovered items can lead to a prize so keep searching.
- Claim your free pumpkin/garlic seeds! (Scare vampires with the garlic and plant pumpkin seeds for next years hunt)
- Play the ghoooost train game to win:
- A chocolate apple
- Fresh popcorn (large for ghost hunters)
- Entry to raffle
- See the giant spiders web/decorations/projections
- Free apples & orange 'Pumpkins'
- Fish the apples with ghost/pumpkin net
- Find out information about Bats!
- Enter the raffle prize competition
- Enter your Pumpkin pictures and by using our twitter #WinchburghHalloweenHunt
- FREE fresh popcorn anyone?
- Claim a 'Monster Hunter Ticket' to claim a goodie bag
Say, what?
As this is a mobile based/map game we invite all families to share the experience together and take part in additional activities at the 'Haunted Hub' - You could still go 'Guising' after the event but hopefully you'll win great prizes at the community garden too. Loads of super spooky prizes for wee ones and even treats for grown ups - something for all the family!
Purpose?
Provide an additional event in the village you could even add to your own activities.
Help Winchburgh Community Growing Group...grow.
Any donations received will ensure we can keep our planters flourishing into 2019!
Scare Halloween vampires with garlic in October, enjoy the foliage in spring, harvest free garlic in summer! Don't forget about our free Pumpkin seeds and freshly made hot popcorn from our stall!
Who supports this?
We hope the village plays, supports and wins something! We're also thankful to Winchburgh Community Council for supporting the event to help further engage everyone in the community with the growing group.
We're also extremely thankful to all local volunteers, businesses, and organisations for supporting and making this community event extra special.
Winchburgh Rocks!
We've also teamed up with Winchburgh Rocks - Founded in August 2018 they have over 350 members and are a fairly active stone painting, hiding, finding group. You can discover Halloween Painted rocks in the Halloween Hunt this year!
Want to join in the fun before 31st October? Join the facebook page or...
Simply follow the 10 simple steps below.
1. Paint them!
2. Hide them!
3. Find them!
4. Be as creative as you like..each pebble is it's own little work of art
5. You can collect as many pebbles as you like.
6. Take a picture of the ones you find and post them to this facebook page > Winchburgh Rocks
7. Re-hide them in a new location once you have found them!
8. If you are collecting pebbles to paint.. please don't take them from private property
9. If you are hiding or hunting for pebbles stay aware of your surroundings and keep to public access areas only.
10. Write on the bottom of the pebble to tell us your name and "Winchburgh Rocks"
How does the game work?
App based/paper map game - Once downloaded or maps collected you'll spot ghosts, ghouls and more on the map > travel to them and pick up/collect a Halloween related item > scan the QR code with your device or return the relic to the haunted hub and see if you've won a prize!
Claim your prize and join in with some great activities at the Community Garden (next to the garage/old post office site)
Why?
Inspire a community event that, if successful could be come an annual event. How about an 'EasterEggHunt' extravaganza for Spring 2019? We hope to engage more support for the group in autumn and early spring.
FAQ?
1) App? - Available to download on android ONLY (Search 'WCGG') Paper maps available for apple (Ghosts in our machine)
Need to know more? Drop us a message -
admin@WinchburghCGG.co.uk
2) Times? - 12pm app game playable, Hunted Halloween Hub at Community Garden open from 3pm - 6.30pm.
Safety Tips:
Please all wrap up warm and wear sensible clothing for the conditions. Please do not use a mobile device while driving and ensure whilst playing the app game you are responsible crossing roads. Map items will be in well lit areas. This event is a family based orientated, orienteering like interactive game and we recommend children are accompanied by an adult at all times. The use of pelican crossings is recommended wherever possible.
We expect 31st October to be chilly but dry.
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Please follow us on facebook or check back here on our 'Spider Website' for updates in the lead up to the event...
Most importantly have fun and good luck!
Print your Pumpkin Poster OR pick one up at Sainsbury's. Get creative with pens, pencils or paint!
