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It`s A Cat`s Life. A Short Blog On Tales (not tails) about Cats.
Mon Nov 11 2024
By Ian Hornett (Author of The Quarton trilogy and Maggie Matheson; Back In Service and part time teacher)
Regular Black Cat Treasure Hunts participants may know that the company got its name by the fact that a black cat....
Regular Black Cat Treasure Hunts participants may know that the company got its name by the fact that a black cat....
6 Ways To Decide On The Start And Finish Points Of Your Treasure Hunt
Fri Jun 11 2021
Deciding on where you would like your treasure hunt to start or finish can be a problem when you are making a booking in a city or town you don`t know too much about. This is particularly true, for example, for a hen party or teambuilding t....
The 10 Best Things About Our Eastbourne Treasure Hunt
Tue Jun 1 2021
It`s sunny and warm in what seems like the first time this century! The options on what I could do today are almost endless, but with social distancing regulations in place for at least another three weeks my preferred choice is to nip....
The Ultimate Teambuilding Day Checklist
Tue May 18 2021
So...we made it to the 17th May yesterday and another stage of lockdown easing. Maybe you had time off planned and met up with another household inside a pub or restaurant. Possibly it was your first time back at work in a while. All good s....
Green lights for hen parties! The Champagne is on ice.
Tue May 11 2021
With all the signs pointing to stage three of lockdown easing to go ahead on 17 May and then final lifting of restrictions on 21 June, so too has interest in booking or re-booking hen parties, as wedding numbers get set to be expanded.....
The East Grinstead Treasure Hunt. How it came to be and what it includes.
Mon Nov 25 2024
By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts)
East Grinstead is in West Sussex, despite being situated in a more easterly position than some places in East Sussex. It is in fact on the borders of East Sussex, Surrey and Kent.....
East Grinstead is in West Sussex, despite being situated in a more easterly position than some places in East Sussex. It is in fact on the borders of East Sussex, Surrey and Kent.....
5 Reasons Why The North Laine Must be Part Of Your Brighton Visit.
Tue Apr 6 2021
This Bank Holiday I decided to make some changes to our North Laine treasure hunt in Brighton. This walking treasure hunt takes in some of Brighton`s most interesting and original streets and, as such, qualifies for....
A Tale of 2 Treasure Hunts. Cuckfield v Lindfield
Mon Mar 22 2021
Cuckfield to Lindfield is a driving time of 11 minutes. These two neighbouring West Sussex villages are actually classified as being in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex...although they are both definitely on the Eastern side of ....
10 Reasons How A Treasure Hunt Helps you To Explore
Thu Mar 11 2021
Exploring a new village,town or city is a key component of why many people choose to take on a treasure hunt. This blog goes back to basics by picking out one aspect each from ten different places featured on Black Cat Treasure Hunts` websi....
The 6 Stages to Planning Your Perfect Treasure Hunt.
Thu Mar 4 2021
Black Cat Treasure Hunts place a lot of emphasis on the planning process for truly epic treasure hunts or scavenger hunts. Some people like to make a booking a year in advance whilst others like to surprise a partner, for example, wit....
5 Steps to a Birthday Treasure Hunt
Mon Feb 22 2021
Birthday Treasure Hunts come in all shapes and sizes. However, the planning for and format use the same five steps. Follow Black Cat Treasure Hunts in this exploration of how a recent birthday treasure hunt, starting in Preston Park,Br....
How Brighton Treasure Hunt 2021 will help students employment prospects this year.5 ways it will enhance their CV`s.
Thu Feb 4 2021
Black Cat Treasure Hunts is looking forward to a business project collaboration with final year business students from Brighton University in a few weeks time. It will be the second time that I have decided there will be the perfect and fea....
How unemployment can be an opportunity rather than a threat. Here`s a Black Cat suggestion!
Tue Jan 26 2021
Back in the day when marketing courses revolved around S.W.O.T analyses rather than worrying about how many social media followers you had, part of it referred to opportunities and threats. With the latest depressing figures out about....
Out of Office Teambuilding. A way forward.
Wed Nov 5 2025
I took the opportunity to read an article yesterday about `the bigger picture` once we have got on top of the pandemic, hopefully during 2021. The main area it looked at was the work patterns of people returning to work in offices. (Note: T....
All In For Fun.No Holds Barred.
Tue Jan 26 2021
23 blogs ago I wrote a blog, at the start of May 2020, about our All-In No Holds Barred Indoor Treasure Hunt Challenge. I have to admit at the time I thought it would be a good activity for the last phase of the first lockdown and maybe rai....
7 Must Do`s For A Great Event
Wed Dec 16 2020
Black Cat Treasure Hunts are looking forward to next year`s Brighton Treasure Hunt 2021 . It got me thinking of course as to what makes for a really good event. Here are seven areas to consider and get right if you are an organise....
The 100th Blog! Let`s meet the owner!
Thu Nov 7 2024
Let's Meet... Tim Carter from Black Cat Treasure Hunts
This interview has been reproduced from the VisitBrighton website. It seems appropriate in this, our 100th blog, to include everything you need to know abou....
This interview has been reproduced from the VisitBrighton website. It seems appropriate in this, our 100th blog, to include everything you need to know abou....
From Black Friday to Thank God It`s Thursday.Christmas shopping re-named.
Mon Nov 30 2020
Black Friday has been `a thing` since 1952 in America apparently. Signifying the official start of the American Christmas shopping season, it always falls the first Friday after their Thanksgiving Day. Black Friday has been adopted across t....
The perfect team-mates for the Brighton Treasure Hunt 2021
Mon Nov 23 2020
Picking the right team-mates will be crucial to how successful you are in next year`s 2021 Brighton Treasure Hunt. With the pride of your office/company or the honour of your family/friends at stake...not to mention the chance of winning so....
The Brighton Treasure Hunt 2021 and 5 other things to look forward to.
Wed Sep 18 2024
The Brighton Treasure Hunt 2021 is a new event that Black Cat Treasure Hunts have set up to run in 2021. It`s something we are really excited about and think you will have a lot of fun completing it. It`s designed for teams of six to repres....
More news than a newsy newsletter
Fri Oct 30 2020
Don`t miss out on Black Cat`s recent newsletter for all our latest...
Half Term
Stuck for ideas for what to do as a family when there are restrictions/cancellations on many of your normal `go-to` entertainments? A Blac....
Half Term
Stuck for ideas for what to do as a family when there are restrictions/cancellations on many of your normal `go-to` entertainments? A Blac....
100 On the Trail of Treasure.
Mon Oct 19 2020
Black Cat Treasure Hunts have recently carried out a little research on the last 100 people to register and complete a downloadable treasure hunt from the website. Although this sounds a little bit like Family Fortunes, the results were ver....
The story of Bognor Regis Treasure Hunt.The Why`s,The How`s and the Where`s
Thu Oct 8 2020
When it was suggested to me to write a Bognor Regis treasure hunt, it was like a light bulb moment. I had never given it a moment`s thought before, but soon I began to wander why not. My recent Arundel treasure hunt was more a case of right....
Your Hen Party Treasure Hunt: Black Cat Treasure Hunts`6 point plan for a way forward.
Wed Nov 5 2025
Yesterday Black Cat Treasure Hunts signed up to a letter that was presented to the Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP to carry forward to the Government. It was written by leading figures who own wedding related businesses. It detailed the p....
The Arundel Treasure Hunt. A West Sussex Gem.
Wed Sep 23 2020
I feel a bit guilty setting up a treasure hunt in Arundel after such a long time. After all, William the Conqueror didn`t mess about getting Arundel Castle built in 1067, just a year after defeating Harold across the county in Hastings. It ....
The Rule of Six. 6 Things Black Cat likes to Find on a New Treasure Hunt Route.
Mon Sep 14 2020
So, the new `Rule of Six` comes officially into being today. You can`t meet up with more than five other people outdoors. Black Cat Treasure Hunts` routes around Sussex are well suited to being completed by groups (or teams) of less than 6 ....
How Teambuilding and Hen Party Treasure Hunts Beat The Pandemic Blues.
Thu Sep 3 2020
It was a combination of headlines really. Second Wave spreading across Europe (as if the first one wasn`t bad enough), uncertainty of school returns, restrictions on numbers in pubs/restaurants/sporting events, exams cancelled until Sp....
Try our Treasure Hunt questionnaire.Find out the best route for you.
Fri Aug 21 2020
The A Level students of 2020 will not want to hear the word algorithm for many years to come and quite rightly so. It was a shambles from start to finish and everyone wishes them more success when they get to move on to University or ....
7 Ways to Keep Cool on a Black Cat Treasure Hunt
Tue Aug 11 2020
So...it`s currently 30 degrees where I am in Seaford which lets be fair is quite warm for a treasure hunt. However, Black Cat is here to give you some ideas as to how to keep cool (or cooler!) as you plan and complete your treasure hun....
From Blue Sky Thinking to Blue Plaques.6 reflections on the future of treasure hunts.
Fri Jul 31 2020
After a bit of self enforced`blue sky thinking` I have come to the following conclusions about treasure hunts following an assessment of the effects of Covid 19.
1. Indoor treasure hunts: We have been forced indoors, but are....
1. Indoor treasure hunts: We have been forced indoors, but are....
Never Normal Anyway
Wed Nov 5 2025
visitBrighton are running a `Never Normal` campaign in response to the rather tiresome `New Normal` phrase that has crept in over the last few months. The implication, which Black Cat Treasure Hunts are delighted to support, is that t....
A Diverse Way to Teambuild on a Treasure Hunt
Wed Mar 12 2025
When you get an enquiry from a company who have a focus on diversity training, you realise that treasure hunts have a role in all sorts of applications. Getting people together and understanding each other is an essential element of work on....
The Black Cat is Good to Go!
Mon Jun 29 2020
We`ve read the news, taken in advice, got the on-line guru updates. With the easing of lockdown regulations across a wider cross section of businesses from 4th July, Black Cat Treasure Hunts is declaring itself properly open for enquiries a....
10 Treasure Hunts That Look On The Sunny Side
Mon Jun 22 2020
The weather forecast for Sussex is sparkling this week, so Black Cat has decided to pick out literally his 10 `hotspots` for treasure hunt routes and stopping points to make the most of the sun.
Black Cat Treasure Hunts` on-line routes are....
Getting Treasure Hunts back Into Your Life. Black Cat`s 10 Point Plan
Mon Jun 22 2020
Black cat realises that everyone is in a different moment and situation at present. This blog looks at the why`s, the when`s and the how`s of bringing treasure hunts back into your life! You know it makes sense...something has to!
The t....
8 Treasure Hunt Classics in 8 Years of Personalised Black Cat treasure hunts
Tue May 19 2020
Black Cat Treasure Hunts officially started in 2012 at the same time as the London Olympics. We decided to have a lowkey opening so as not to overshadow that momentous event. It was not until 2013 then that our original and sought after per....
52 Days and counting. Looking forward to your treasure hunt!
Mon May 18 2020
52 days and counting of lockdown. What have I learnt in terms of providing treasure hunts for current and future fans of Black Cat?! Here are Black Cat`s six top tips beyond indoor scavenger hunts!
1. Small steps to start: There has ....
The All In Treasure Hunt Challenge. The New Normal for Home Entertainment
Wed Jan 6 2021
After reviewing some of the ideas in last weeks blog for the way forward for treasure hunts after some lockdown restrictions have been eased, Black Cat realised there was still a gap for something crazy both now and in the future!
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Treasure Hunt Ideas for the future of teambuilding. What will the new normal be?
Wed Apr 29 2020
So #staysafestayhome and social distancing are the two big messages that we have all been following to support the amazing NHS. It is likely that the lockdown will continue for some time yet and social distancing in some form for a lot long....
Getting married in 2020 or 2021? Black Cat looks at who,why and what are going to be affected by postponed weddings.
Thu Apr 9 2020
The predictable email came through. "I`m afraid we are going to have to put a hold on the treasure hunt. We are putting our wedding back until 2021."
I felt sorry for the affected couple as I sadly clicked onto my bookings diary and ch....
I felt sorry for the affected couple as I sadly clicked onto my bookings diary and ch....
10 Top Tips for Indoor entertainment during the lockdown.
Mon Mar 30 2020
During the lockdown the prospect of walking your dog(if you have one!) is considered to be the highlight of your day! Black Cat is not going to take this lying down, although I am almost in that position whilst typing this blog on....
8 Different Types of Treasure Hunt: A Choosers Guide.
Thu Mar 5 2020
Choice can be great, but sometimes you just need a helping hand to point you in the right direction. For example you love the idea of a treasure hunt, but are not sure on the best route (metaphorically as well as literally!)to take. Black C....
6 reasons to discover Brighton with a treasure hunt for visitors to England
Thu Feb 20 2020
Choosing an activity to do off the internet when visiting another country can be a difficult decision. Here are 6 examples of how I can re-assure you that taking part in a Black Cat Treasure Hunt whilst you are in England, most likely ....
Brighton Teambuilding Treasure Hunts. Turning Doubters into Believers.
Wed Nov 5 2025
By Tim Carter (Owner at Black Cat Treasure Hunts)
So you`ve committed to a treasure hunt as part of your teambuilding day out, but what can you expect from Brighton and Black Cat Treasure Hunts in particular. Here is your ultimat....
So you`ve committed to a treasure hunt as part of your teambuilding day out, but what can you expect from Brighton and Black Cat Treasure Hunts in particular. Here is your ultimat....
10 Top Tips for your trip to Brighton
Thu Jan 30 2020
Visiting Brighton this year? Need some small but perfectly formed ideas on how to improve your trip? Of course you do and Black Cat is here with some great top tips on lowering stress, where to go,what to do and also.. for saving a bit....
10 Ways To Get The Edge at Work..the last one of which is the deal maker!
Wed Jan 22 2020
Is getting ahead at work down to what you know or, as a lot of people will insist on telling you, who you know? Getting the edge in my opinion can have an element of both these things, but in my experience is more likely to be down to ....
7 ways to successfully include humour into teambuilding
Mon Jan 20 2020
Humour is a key component of any teambuilding event. It breaks the ice between different levels of the organisation or between different departments who may be meeting up for the first time in a long time. This is all well and good, but if ....
7 signs that treasure hunts build teams
Fri Jan 3 2020
It`s that no-mans land of the first week back at work in the New Year.It doesn`t feel quite right though and you have to quickly re-establish your goals for the year ahead. Thankfully, after a couple of days it`s already the....
10 New Years Resolutions for a Hen Party
Tue Dec 31 2019
If you`ve been entrusted with the task of organising a hen party in 2020, with the turn of the year the pressure is now officially on! January is definitely the time to start organising even if if your event is not until well into the Summe....
How Christmas is like a treasure hunt.
Mon Dec 23 2019
So the last Christmas hat was taken off and the unusual prizes awarded by Black Cat Treasure Hunts were celebrated one more time and then put safely away. I realised what an excellent year this had been and how much fun the Christmas treasu....
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