Through Murielle Bouchard
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Among the 610 inhabitants of Saint-Riquier-ès-Plains (Seine-Maritime), Serge Testard, 71, found a new one two months ago passion and managed to convince more than 1,300 followers to join it! Paint pebbles or some flat pebbles picked up in the fields (especially not on the beaches), deposit them in a secret place and organize hunts to find them: the game is emulated.
“Be careful, picking up pebbles on the beach is prohibited! “
“I don’t think I painted since kindergarten. But for a few weeks now, next to the television in his living room, Serge has set up his office! “Every evening while my wife watches her program with the children because we are foster families, I settle down and paint my pebbles or pebbles that I picked up in the fields. “The one who created the Facebook page two months ago” Find my pebble 76 Insists a lot on this point.
Picking up pebbles on the beach is prohibited and punishable by a fine. But we find it everywhere in our country in the paths bordering the fields. Besides, flat stones work very well too.
Once painted, the pebbles or stones are placed in a secret place: often via the Facebook page, a clue is given to whoever goes hunting! “Once found, people can keep the pebble or hide it again, the object of the game is to make them travel as far as possible. ”
Serge’s recent pride: “Last week I dropped off a pebble in Veules-sur-Mer, it has since arrived in the Maldives! ”
Respect the environment above all
To the rule concerning the collection, Serge adds another one for all the participants. “You must absolutely avoid putting pebbles in flower beds or lawns because municipal employees can mow and that could be dangerous. And above all we respect nature. I also ask to respect certain places where for me we are not allowed to play like in a cemetery. When I pick up pebbles or flat stones, I take the opportunity to pick up the rubbish around, so that we combine fun and protection of the environment. ”
With the deconfinement and the beautiful days that are coming, Serge still hopes to increase the number of followers in the department and even plans to “organize a big hunt in Le Havre”.
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