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The Psychology Behind Booking a Treasure Hunt.
Mon Apr 28 2025
By Tim Carter (owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts)
I worked at a company once where I was in charge of placing orders. I know..I know..sounds like a big risk on their part already! The main bit of advice I got, apart from get....
I worked at a company once where I was in charge of placing orders. I know..I know..sounds like a big risk on their part already! The main bit of advice I got, apart from get....
A Modern Story of a Team Building Treasure Hunt.
Wed Jul 6 2022
By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts)
Well it looked like her. It certainly sounded like her. I mean those Zoom meeting calls on my laptop are not always perfectly clear in vision or acoustically, but I`m pr....
Well it looked like her. It certainly sounded like her. I mean those Zoom meeting calls on my laptop are not always perfectly clear in vision or acoustically, but I`m pr....
49 and a Half Days to Christmas.Buy Now and Be The Office Hero Later!
Mon Apr 28 2025
By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts)
So...it`s 12th October today and you`re telling me there`s only 49 and a half days to Christmas?! Even with basic maths I can tell you that there are 73 and a half to go! Why....
So...it`s 12th October today and you`re telling me there`s only 49 and a half days to Christmas?! Even with basic maths I can tell you that there are 73 and a half to go! Why....
Treasure Hunt Seasons. An Investigation.
Mon Apr 28 2025
By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts)
I hope you are having one or two of those nice sunny (albeit slightly chilly) Autumn days this week? It has got me thinking whether a treasure hunt `season` exists in the sam....
I hope you are having one or two of those nice sunny (albeit slightly chilly) Autumn days this week? It has got me thinking whether a treasure hunt `season` exists in the sam....
Treasure Hunt Bookings - In Advance or Last Minute?
Wed Nov 5 2025
By Tim Carter (owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts)
I had an advance booking for thirteen months' time, during the Summer, which initially I thought was a bit excessive. I was pleased of course for the booking, but it got....
I had an advance booking for thirteen months' time, during the Summer, which initially I thought was a bit excessive. I was pleased of course for the booking, but it got....
Eat, Sleep, Treasure Hunt, Repeat.
Mon Apr 28 2025
By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts)
The key to any successful business, apart from getting lots of customers, is to get repeat purchases. When I set up Black Cat Treasure Hunts, there was a worry that once you ....
The key to any successful business, apart from getting lots of customers, is to get repeat purchases. When I set up Black Cat Treasure Hunts, there was a worry that once you ....
How Treasure Hunts Connect and Re-Connect You. A Black Cat Treasure Hunt Top 5
Mon Apr 28 2025
By Tim Carter (Black Cat Treasure Hunts)
The theme of this blog is all about making connections or, as importantly, re-connections through the use of a treasure hunt. Black Cat Treasure Hunts has put together a top 5 of the best ....
The theme of this blog is all about making connections or, as importantly, re-connections through the use of a treasure hunt. Black Cat Treasure Hunts has put together a top 5 of the best ....
6 Treasure Hunt Questions Answered! Black Cat On The Spot!
Wed Mar 12 2025
By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts)
With the school holidays here, companies trying to re-engage their employees as restrictions ease and Britain on a staycation...it`s time for a Black Cat Treasure Hunts Q and....
With the school holidays here, companies trying to re-engage their employees as restrictions ease and Britain on a staycation...it`s time for a Black Cat Treasure Hunts Q and....
What`s in a Theme? 6 Great Ways to Choose a Treasure Hunt Theme.
Wed Jul 21 2021
Black Cat Treasure Hunts specialise in treasure hunts that are personalised or bespoke. This often means including info and photos about/of the participants such as for teambuilding. Another popular way to do this is by using a theme to tim....
Going The Extra Mile For A Great Treasure Hunt.
Wed Jul 14 2021
I recently completed writing a hen party treasure hunt. I did feel it had gone well and the person I liaised with seemed to be on the same wavelength as to what I needed to enable a fun and entertaining hunt.
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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....
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