BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:528@sh4.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241009T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241009T230000 DTSTAMP:20241016T170632Z URL:https://www.sh4.org.uk/events/hash-1490/ SUMMARY:South Hams H4 Hash 1490 - Cricket Inn DESCRIPTION:The Words according to HEKKEL\n🌟 👣 🌟\nBefore we get on to the usual entertainments of The Words from last week's hash\, there are a few Pretty Important Things to share\, that the Committee asks you'll i ndulge it by reading before scrolling to the account of who fell over/got lost/short-cutted/committed some other heinous/hilarious misdemeanour in t he course of running the 9th October trail:\n\nFirst\, for those who may h ave missed it on the 'Keep on Hashing...' Facebook Messenger group (or who do not participate in such comms channels for whatever reason[s])\, a mes sage (from Friday 11 October) from SH4 stalwarts\, Tyred Bunny and Gary Gl itter:\n\n"Hi\,\n"In the last few months\, various hashers have asked Gary Glitter &\; me\, as experienced hashers and independent of any recent events\, to intervene on various issues. The Mis-Management agreed and ask ed us to sit in on the recent committee meeting (held over two evenings).\ n\n"During a potentially v. difficult meeting last night [Thursday 10 Octo ber]\, much was discussed in a reasonable &\; harmonious way. Everyone was heard (including an observer)\; decisions reached on all troubling mat ters including responsibility boundaries (external organisations/SH4\, SH4 /hashers\, &\; hashers with other hashers)\; and apologies were made.\n \n"It is now time for all to bury the hatchet on personal matters\, implem ent decisions made by the committee (even if they don’t agree with them) \, and move on. On that basis\, I won’t be engaging in any further discu ssions on any of the matters because they have been dealt with and are now closed. Further\, I will advise anyone else concerned to avoid doing so a s well: To carry on discussing them will achieve nothing other than add fu rther to any bad feelings.\n\nOn-on\, Tyred Bunny &\; GG"\n👣\n\n____ ____________________________________\n\n🌟 🎄⛄PRE-CHRISTMAS HASH WEE KEND ⛄🎄 🌟\n\nIf you have signed up for the exciting Pre-Christmas Hash Weekend at Grenville House\, Brixham\, payment is now due - please pa y your £40 pp to the SH4 account asap as payment is owed to the venue.\n\ nPayment to SH4 Bank Account:\nAcc. no.: 00263482 Sort code: 30-94-72\n\nI f you have any questions/problems\, or would like to sign up and haven't y et\, please see/contact Filth (sharpish! 😉).\n\n👣\n_________________ _______________________\n!!! NEW !!!\n\nIn response to hashers' feedback\, and in order to enhance safety measures at SH4\, there is now a new\n🌟 SH4 hash phone number: 07922 103701 🌟\n\nPlease make a note of this nu mber and add it to your phone.\n\nUse this number to call for assistance i f you come 'unstuck' out on the trail\, or need to get a message to 'base camp' (On Down) during the run .\n\n👣\n\n!!! (OLD IDEA\, BUT) NEW !!!\n \nThanks to some app-building wizardry by the clever Whisperer\, there is now a new digital checking-out/checking-in system (just like the old names board: red when out on trail\; green on return) now in operation!\n\n🌟 Be sure to see Rusty Bottom or Ching Chong at the start of the evening to make sure you're recorded as heading out on the trail - and\, very import antly\, once you're safely back. 🌟\n\nThis record also doubles as regis tering your run for the evening\, thereby adding to your run total*.\n\nTh e SH4 hash phone is also used to operate the check-out/in system.\n\n*See next item (below) for more on this.\n_____________________________________ ___\nHASH RUN TOTALS - Update\n\nThe committee is aware that\, for quite s ome time\, record-keeping in terms of individual hashers' run counts has b een 'patchy' (to coin a somewhat inadequate phrase) and the current 'On Se cs - with support from others on the committee - and have been working ver y hard to try and reconcile historical records and recent\, more complete run totals in order to build a better picture of these totals.\n\nWhile it is readily acknowledged that many of the run counts generated will still represent an incomplete view of actual runs completed\, the intention is t o publish the totals given as a result of the available run data by Christ mas\, and to give hashers the opportunity to query/update these with the ' On Sec in the New Year. (Child hashers' totals will be fast-tracked in rec ognition of the fact that - for these SH4 members especially - the number of hashes run is a pretty big deal.)\n\nThe committee understands that the re has been (and undoubtedly still is) frustration among hashers around th e length of time that it is taking to resolve this issue (a consequence of the amount and complexity of data records to be processed by volunteers\, alongside their day jobs - and lives generally!)\, but is committed to ge tting it sorted as quickly and accurately as possible.\n\n👣\n__________ ______________________________\n'EALTH &\; SAFETY\n\nAfter some lengthy discussions\, and in response to concerns from among the hash\, there hav e been some extensive revisions to SH4's 'Heath &\; Safety' words on th e SH4 website:\nStayin' Alive\n\nPlease also see the SH4 Home Page\, where you'll find a 'Pocket Guide' (by comparison....) that you/newbies might f ind help to take a quick phone photo of or print out to (waterproof in adv ance and) keep in your lycra pocket.\n\n🌟 Please have a careful read of these new lines 🌟\n\nThese have been put together with the intention o f giving everyone greater confidence in embarking on a hash trail\, and in the knowledge that there are appropriate 'safety nets' in place to offer protections/help if and when things go a little awry (as they inevitably d o sometimes...).\n\nPlease be kind: these are something of a work-in-progr ess\, and thoughts about how they might be further improved/clarified/(sho rtened!) are very welcome. Answers on a postcard...or\, more effectively\, submit via the website: gm@sh4.org.uk or speak directly to a member of th e committee.\n________________________________________\n\nAGPU\n\nThis yea r's Annual General P*ss Up (AGPU) is planned for 13th November (venue TBC) \n\nAs per a conventional AGM\, the entire Mis-management committee will s tand down and nominations will be made for new committee members\, any re- appointments and the GM role.\n\nThere will be sign-up sheets circulating in the pub at each SH4 hash from this week until the AGPU for you to jot y our name down if you fancy taking on any of the committee roles (even if i t's just a tentative inclination at this stage!).\n\nPlease do give steppi ng up to the committee some thought\, and feel free to chat to any members of the current committee (and/or past Mis-management) to find out a bit m ore about what each of the roles entails. This is your chance! 😊💪 🏃\n\n👣\n________________________________________\n\nHASH 1490 - BEES ANDS\n\nAnother balmy October evening saw a select bunch of hardcore hashe rs assembling outside The Cricket Inn for the ritual humiliation that is r unning with SH4. Before I go any further\, I wish it known that I will NOT be replicating ANY of Overshot’s terrible puns\, of which there were FA R too many (Ed. *resounding cheer of well-concealed-disappointment*)\, whi ch means that most of what follows bears only a loose relationship with th e truth (Ed. just as it should be). That’s still better than his puns th ough. And in any case\, I could barely read his handwriting on the notes I requisitioned off him – turns out architects’ writing is even worse t han doctors’: who knew? (Ed. if a complete career u-turn is ever on the cards\, Overshot\, it looks as though you're half way to a medical degree. ..!)\n\nOn the way in the car\, Low-t-arse reported to me that Wet Spot ha d nominated her to take his joke at the Circle Up\, only there wasn’t on e (Ed. is there ever...?? 😉). So here’s one for you: What’s the dif ference between 3Km and Wet Spot? One is a little run and the other runs a little…. Ithankyou 👏👏\n\nA smaller and even more select bunch of athletes kindly accompanied me on my 100-metre-sprint along the Walkers' r oute\, then waited while I got my breath back ready for the return trip. S age advice from Hekkel: don’t lose your fitness\; you’ll miss it when it’s gone\, and it’s a bu**er to get back… (Ed. I think that advice will resonate with all hashers\, Hekkel! 😘)\n\nRubbery spent a large pa rt of the evening grappling with the new hash emergency phone. He had clea rly mastered it\, as when I asked him for the number he said airily “Oh it’s 07-something…” (Ed. 07922 103701 - FYI. And FR[ubbery's]I 😆 ) I was greatly reassured by that. He also wrestled with the new app desig ned to clock hashers in and out and record their run totals – good luck with that one\, is all I can say. (Ed. Oh\, ye of little faith... 😆)\n\ nOut on the trail\, Know Nuts was mistaken for an angel (Ed. easily done.. .)\, on account of the design of his reflective jacket which made it seem like he had wings… From behind… In the dark… (Ed. some might say tha t was a bit of a stretch!) Well\, I guess you had to be there...which I wa sn’t. I hope he doesn’t read this: wouldn’t want it going to his hea d…\n\nAccording to reports\, hare Gary G seemed not to have the vaguest clue where she was or where she was going. She should have followed the tr ail like every good hasher always does. Sex Wax dangled her torch off a ga te\, but I’m not sure that helped Gary much\; I think it would have take n stadium-level floodlighting to make much difference quite frankly... (Ed . a small\, perfectly-formed\, but almost entirely useless piece of kit. [ Don't be so rude - I wasn't talking about either of the hares! 😘😘 😘] )\n\nI witnessed Little Chef winning the hash\; she was so delighted she rushed off home\,\npresumably to share the great news with Bit O’ R uff. Does the app know she did that? (Ed. the app sees and knows all...*)\ n\nOur esteemed 'On Sec\, Rusty Bottom\, fell over. This was so gleefully reported by the RA that I thought that there must be more to it than that. Turns out he’s not happy about his run totals... (Ed. I smell sabotage. ..) Shaggy went the wrong way (Ed. just falling over was getting way too p redictable)\, and Gaffer and Dirty Nights were accused of shortcutting\, w hich is highly likely\; they’re hashers after all\, not proper runners.. . Fob Jockey went wrong somewhere\, but at least I’ve got his name right \, unlike Doggy Style who got his name pretty catastrophically (Ed. but ve ry memorably) wrong. I couldn’t possibly repeat the name she called him\ ; all I can say is she apologises profusely and hopes he can forgive her.. .\n\nOui Oui got covered in Poo Poo. She decided that the whole pub should share in this\nexperience\, so avoided any attempts to wash it off by\, s ay\, going in the conveniently placed sea. (Ed. I don't think any amount o f water would have been enough: it is a uniquely pungent product those Sou th Hams cattle produce) Thanks\, Oui Oui: a truly sharing caring hasher\, there.\n\nJyde had cabbage for his tea\, with chips. There’s no accounti ng for taste – well\, after all\, he chose me for a life partner. It’s nice to be up there with cabbage in his heart… (Ed. what better place t o be?)\n\nWhisperer got his 600 runs t-shirt. Yes\, 600\, not 700 as he cl aimed. Oh no\, not falling for that one\, no siree.. I have high hopes for the wonder-app and its ability to faithfully record every hasher’s atte ndance from now on. What could possibly go wrong? (Ed. glad you agree... 😆)\n\nThank you to the hares\, Gary G and Sex Wax\, who were the first to receive their down downs...and the last to finish them\, by several hou rs. Other DDs went to:\n\nWhisperer\, for putting the wind up Hashberdashe r\, Hekkel\, and for 600 runs (not 700) AND for his birthday 🥳 🎉\n\n Then there was Rusty B for falling down\, and Dirty Nights for shortcuttin g\, and Oui Oui for being poo-ey.\n\nON ON to somewhere in DARTMOUTH\; whe re exactly? Well\, All Night Pepys is keeping it a secret\, for now... (Ed . UPDATE: the mystery location in Dartmouth has now been confirmed! Please see details of Next SH4 Hash\, below 👇)\n\nHEKKEL\n\n*It does not. (Bu t one day it might... 🧐)\n_________________\n👣\n\n🏃 📸 🍻 You can enjoy a choice selection of photos from the definitely-dark-at-the-st art Beesands hash on 9 October 2024 by checking out Hash Flash's purpose-b uilt photo album on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻\n\nPhoto Credit: R ubbery (pre-'The Start')\n________________________________________\n\nNext SH4 Hash 🐷👣:\n\nHASH 1491 - DARTMOUTH\, 9 October 2024\n\nCIRCLE UP :\nThe George and Dragon\nMayors Avenue\nDartmouth\nTQ6 9NG\nTel: 01803 83 2325\nWhat3Words: loaning.sublime.segregate\n\nON DOWN:\nAs above.\n\nHare s: All Night Pepys\nRA: TBC\n\nPub won’t do food but All Night Pepys has assured us the beer stop will be close to the pub with some tasty treats\ n\nFor further info\, please see the Hash 1491 event page on theSH4 Facebo ok Group.\n\n📝 If you're the lucky Scribe at DARTMOUTH on 16th October\ , please submit your edition of The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (20th October)\, ideally - TVM! 📝\n\nAdd your photos of how th e evening went down (Weds 16th Oct\, 2024) to the Hash 1491 photo album on SH4's Facebook page \, courtesy: Rubbery.\n👣\n________________________ ________________\n\n👣 - PARISH NOTICES - 👣\n\nSH4 1500 T-shirts\n\n 🌟 - LAST ORDERS BY 1ST NOVEMBER\, PLEASE - 🌟\n\nTo celebrate our upc oming 1500th milestone Hash T-shirts and Vests will be available to order from Overshot\, so find him at the hash\, or comment on the post on SH4's Facebook group to place an order:\n\nPremium Contrast Just Cool T shirts- Men sizes only!- £19\nhttps://justcoolbyawdis.com/products/JC003\n\nStand ard Just Cool T-Shirts- Mens + Ladies sizes- £17.50\nhttps://justcoolbyaw dis.com/products/JC001\nhttps://justcoolbyawdis.com/products/JC005\n\nJust Cool Vests- Mens + Ladies sizes- £16.50\nhttps://justcoolbyawdis.com/pro ducts/JC007\nhttps://justcoolbyawdis.com/products/JC015\n\nCotton T shirts Mens + Ladies sizes - £17.50\n\n🌟 - LAST ORDERS BY 1ST NOVEMBER\, PLE ASE - 🌟\n\nPayment to SH4 Bank Account:\nAcc. no.: 00263482 Sort code: 30-94-72\n\n_________________\n\n👣\n\n🌟Rusty Bottom AND Little Chef completed the Royal Parks Half Marathon in Central London on Sunday 13 Oct ober\, each smashing their own personal records for the distance\, while r aising vital funds for charity (Rusty\, in support of the miscarriage\, st illbirth and premature baby charity\, Tommy's\; Little Chef\, for mental h ealth charity\, Mind 🌟\n\nYou can still show your support for both of t hese charities\, and for Rusty's and LC's stellar efforts in London on Sun day\, by following the links below:\n\n🌟🌟 Jackie's fundraiser for To mmy's\, the baby charity 🌟🌟\n\n🌟🌟 Jeerana Warren is fundraisin g for Mind\, the mental health charity 🌟🌟\n\nBig congratulations\, a gain\, to you both!\n\n👣\n_________________\nHASH DIARY - Upcoming Even ts\n\n_________________\n\nDATES FOR YOUR HASH DIARY:\n\nPRE-CHRISTMAS Has h Social Weekend AND 1500th Hash - 30th Nov - 1st Dec 2024\n\nIf you've bo oked your place but haven't yet paid\, please settle up asap as payment is now due to the venue:\n\nPayment to SH4 Bank Account:\nAcc. no.: 00263482 Sort code: 30-94-72\n\n🎄\n\nPOST-CHRISTMAS Hash Bash Weekend - 14th-16 th February 2025\n\nIf you have booked your spot for this snazzy SH4 getaw ay but haven't yet paid your deposit\, please send your £50 asap to the S H4 bank account\, quoting your hash name and ping a quick message to Hash Cash:\n\nPayment to SH4 Bank Account:\nAcc. no.: 00263482 Sort code: 30-94 -72\n\n👣\n___________________\nSH4 MercHASHdise\n\nShow your love for S H4 and wear your membership proudly with a bespoke SH4 car sticker!\n\nAva ilable exclusively to SH4 members (and\, to be fair\, anyone else who want s one...) for the bargain sum of £0.50 ea.\, you can afford one for every vehicle in your fleet! 😊\n\nSee Rizzo at the next meet for yours 👣 - The Words according to HEKKEL\n🌟 👣 🌟\nBefore we get onto the us ual entertainments of The Words from last week's hash\, there are a few Pr etty Important Things to share\, that the Committee asks you'll indulge it by reading before scrolling to the account of who fell over/got lost/shor t-cutted/committed some other heinous/hilarious misdemeanour in the course of running the 9th October trail:\n\nFirst\, for those who may have misse d it on the 'Keep on Hashing...' Facebook Messenger group (or who do not p articipate in such comms channels for whatever reason[s])\, a message (fro m Friday 11 October) from SH4 stalwarts\, Tyred Bunny and Gary Glitter:\n\ n"Hi\,\n"In the last few months\, various hashers have asked Gary Glitter &\; me\, as experienced hashers and independent of any recent events\, to intervene on various issues. The Mis-Management agreed and asked us to sit in on the recent committee meeting (held over two evenings).\n\n"Durin g a potentially v. difficult meeting last night [Thursday 10 October]\, mu ch was discussed in a reasonable &\; harmonious way. Everyone was heard (including an observer)\; decisions reached on all troubling matters incl uding responsibility boundaries (external organisations/SH4\, SH4/hashers\ , &\; hashers with other hashers)\; and apologies were made.\n\n"It is now time for all to bury the hatchet on personal matters\, implement decis ions made by the committee (even if they don’t agree with them)\, and mo ve on. On that basis\, I won’t be engaging in any further discussions on any of the matters because they have been dealt with and are now closed. Further\, I will advise anyone else concerned to avoid doing so as well: T o carry on discussing them will achieve nothing other than add further to any bad feelings.\n\nOn-on\, Tyred Bunny &\; GG"\n👣\n\n_____________ ___________________________\n\n🌟 🎄⛄PRE-CHRISTMAS HASH WEEKEND ⛄ 🎄 🌟\n\nIf you have signed up for the exciting Pre-Christmas Hash Wee kend at Grenville House\, Brixham\, payment is now due - please pay your £40 pp to the SH4 account asap as payment is owed to the venue.\n\nPaymen t to SH4 Bank Account:\nAcc. no.: 00263482 Sort code: 30-94-72\n\nIf you h ave any questions/problems\, or would like to sign up and haven't yet\, pl ease see/contact Filth (sharpish! 😉).\n\n👣\n________________________ ________________\n!!! NEW !!!\n\nIn response to hashers' feedback\, and in order to enhance safety measures at SH4\, there is now a new\n🌟 SH4 ha sh phone number: 07922 103701 🌟\n\nPlease make a note of this number an d add it to your phone.\n\nUse this number to call for assistance if you c ome 'unstuck' out on the trail\, or need to get a message to 'base camp' ( On Down) during the run .\n\n👣\n\n!!! (OLD IDEA\, BUT) NEW !!!\n\nThank s to some app-building wizardry by the clever Whisperer\, there is now a n ew digital checking-out/checking-in system (just like the old names board: red when out on trail\; green on return) now in operation!\n\n🌟 Be sur e to see Rusty Bottom or Ching Chong at the start of the evening to make s ure you're recorded as heading out on the trail - and\, very importantly\, once you're safely back. 🌟\n\nThis record also doubles as registering your run for the evening\, thereby adding to your run total*.\n\nThe SH4 h ash phone is also used to operate the check-out/in system.\n\n*See next it em (below) for more on this.\n________________________________________\nHA SH RUN TOTALS - Update\n\nThe committee is aware that\, for quite some tim e\, record-keeping in terms of individual hashers' run counts has been 'pa tchy' (to coin a somewhat inadequate phrase) and the current 'On Secs - wi th support from others on the committee - and have been working very hard to try and reconcile historical records and recent\, more complete run tot als in order to build a better picture of these totals.\n\nWhile it is rea dily acknowledged that many of the run counts generated will still represe nt an incomplete view of actual runs completed\, the intention is to publi sh the totals given as a result of the available run data by Christmas\, a nd to give hashers the opportunity to query/update these with the 'On Sec in the New Year. (Child hashers' totals will be fast-tracked in recognitio n of the fact that - for these SH4 members especially - the number of hash es run is a pretty big deal.)\n\nThe committee understands that there has been (and undoubtedly still is) frustration among hashers around the lengt h of time that it is taking to resolve this issue (a consequence of the am ount and complexity of data records to be processed by volunteers\, alongs ide their day jobs - and lives generally!)\, but is committed to getting i t sorted as quickly and accurately as possible.\n\n👣\n_________________ _______________________\n'EALTH &\; SAFETY\n\nAfter some lengthy discus sions\, and in response to concerns from among the hash\, there have been some extensive revisions to SH4's 'Heath &\; Safety' words on the SH4 w ebsite:\nStayin' Alive\n\nPlease also see the SH4 Home Page\, where you'll find a 'Pocket Guide' (by comparison....) that you/newbies might find hel p to take a quick phone photo of or print out to (waterproof in advance an d) keep in your lycra pocket.\n\n🌟 Please have a careful read of these new lines 🌟\n\nThese have been put together with the intention of givin g everyone greater confidence in embarking on a hash trail\, and in the kn owledge that there are appropriate 'safety nets' in place to offer protect ions/help if and when things go a little awry (as they inevitably do somet imes...).\n\nPlease be kind: these are something of a work-in-progress\, a nd thoughts about how they might be further improved/clarified/(shortened! ) are very welcome. Answers on a postcard...or\, more effectively\, submit via the website: gm@sh4.org.uk or speak directly to a member of the commi ttee.\n________________________________________\n\nAGPU\n\nThis year's Ann ual General P*ss Up (AGPU) is planned for 13th November (venue TBC)\n\nAs per a conventional AGM\, the entire Mis-management committee will stand do wn and nominations will be made for new committee members\, any re-appoint ments and the GM role.\n\nThere will be sign-up sheets circulating in the pub at each SH4 hash from this week until the AGPU for you to jot your nam e down if you fancy taking on any of the committee roles (even if it's jus t a tentative inclination at this stage!).\n\nPlease do give stepping up t o the committee some thought\, and feel free to chat to any members of the current committee (and/or past Mis-management) to find out a bit more abo ut what each of the roles entails. This is your chance! 😊💪🏃\n\n 👣\n________________________________________\n\nHASH 1490 - BEESANDS\n\n Another balmy October evening saw a select bunch of hardcore hashers assem bling outside The Cricket Inn for the ritual humiliation that is running w ith SH4. Before I go any further\, I wish it known that I will NOT be repl icating ANY of Overshot’s terrible puns\, of which there were FAR too ma ny (Ed. *resounding cheer of well-concealed-disappointment*)\, which means that most of what follows bears only a loose relationship with the truth (Ed. just as it should be). That’s still better than his puns though. An d in any case\, I could barely read his handwriting on the notes I requisi tioned off him – turns out architects’ writing is even worse than doct ors’: who knew? (Ed. if a complete career u-turn is ever on the cards\, Overshot\, it looks as though you're half way to a medical degree...!)\n\n On the way in the car\, Low-t-arse reported to me that Wet Spot had nomina ted her to take his joke at the Circle Up\, only there wasn’t one (Ed. i s there ever...?? 😉). So here’s one for you: What’s the difference between 3Km and Wet Spot? One is a little run and the other runs a little …. Ithankyou 👏👏\n\nA smaller and even more select bunch of athlete s kindly accompanied me on my 100-metre-sprint along the Walkers' route\, then waited while I got my breath back ready for the return trip. Sage adv ice from Hekkel: don’t lose your fitness\; you’ll miss it when it’s gone\, and it’s a bu**er to get back… (Ed. I think that advice will re sonate with all hashers\, Hekkel! 😘)\n\nRubbery spent a large part of t he evening grappling with the new hash emergency phone. He had clearly mas tered it\, as when I asked him for the number he said airily “Oh it’s 07-something…” (Ed. 07922 103701 - FYI. And FR[ubbery's]I 😆 ) I was greatly reassured by that. He also wrestled with the new app designed to clock hashers in and out and record their run totals – good luck with th at one\, is all I can say. (Ed. Oh\, ye of little faith... 😆)\n\nOut on the trail\, Know Nuts was mistaken for an angel (Ed. easily done...)\, on account of the design of his reflective jacket which made it seem like he had wings… From behind… In the dark… (Ed. some might say that was a bit of a stretch!) Well\, I guess you had to be there...which I wasn’t. I hope he doesn’t read this: wouldn’t want it going to his head…\n\ nAccording to reports\, hare Gary G seemed not to have the vaguest clue wh ere she was or where she was going. She should have followed the trail lik e every good hasher always does. Sex Wax dangled her torch off a gate\, bu t I’m not sure that helped Gary much\; I think it would have taken stadi um-level floodlighting to make much difference quite frankly... (Ed. a sma ll\, perfectly-formed\, but almost entirely useless piece of kit. [Don't b e so rude - I wasn't talking about either of the hares! 😘😘😘] )\n\ nI witnessed Little Chef winning the hash\; she was so delighted she rushe d off home\,\npresumably to share the great news with Bit O’ Ruff. Does the app know she did that? (Ed. the app sees and knows all...*)\n\nOur est eemed 'On Sec\, Rusty Bottom\, fell over. This was so gleefully reported b y the RA that I thought that there must be more to it than that. Turns out he’s not happy about his run totals... (Ed. I smell sabotage...) Shaggy went the wrong way (Ed. just falling over was getting way too predictable )\, and Gaffer and Dirty Nights were accused of shortcutting\, which is hi ghly likely\; they’re hashers after all\, not proper runners... Fob Jock ey went wrong somewhere\, but at least I’ve got his name right\, unlike Doggy Style who got his name pretty catastrophically (Ed. but very memorab ly) wrong. I couldn’t possibly repeat the name she called him\; all I ca n say is she apologises profusely and hopes he can forgive her...\n\nOui O ui got covered in Poo Poo. She decided that the whole pub should share in this\nexperience\, so avoided any attempts to wash it off by\, say\, going in the conveniently placed sea. (Ed. I don't think any amount of water wo uld have been enough: it is a uniquely pungent product those South Hams ca ttle produce) Thanks\, Oui Oui: a truly sharing caring hasher\, there.\n\n Jyde had cabbage for his tea\, with chips. There’s no accounting for tas te – well\, after all\, he chose me for a life partner. It’s nice to b e up there with cabbage in his heart… (Ed. what better place to be?)\n\n Whisperer got his 600 runs t-shirt. Yes\, 600\, not 700 as he claimed. Oh no\, not falling for that one\, no siree.. I have high hopes for the wonde r-app and its ability to faithfully record every hasher’s attendance fro m now on. What could possibly go wrong? (Ed. glad you agree... 😆)\n\nTh ank you to the hares\, Gary G and Sex Wax\, who were the first to receive their down downs...and the last to finish them\, by several hours. Other D Ds went to:\n\nWhisperer\, for putting the wind up Hashberdasher\, Hekkel\ , and for 600 runs (not 700) AND for his birthday 🥳 🎉\n\nThen there was Rusty B for falling down\, and Dirty Nights for shortcutting\, and Oui Oui for being poo-ey.\n\nON ON to somewhere in DARTMOUTH\; where exactly? Well\, All Night Pepys is keeping it a secret\, for now... (Ed. UPDATE: t he mystery location in Dartmouth has now been confirmed! Please see detail s of Next SH4 Hash\, below 👇)\n\nHEKKEL\n\n*It does not. (But one day i t might... 🧐)\n_________________\n👣\n\n🏃 📸 🍻 You can enjoy a choice selection of photos from the definitely-dark-at-the-start Beesand s hash on 9 October 2024 by checking out Hash Flash's purpose-built photo album on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻\n\nPhoto Credit: Rubbery (pre -'The Start')\n________________________________________\n\nNext SH4 Hash 🐷👣:\n\nHASH 1491 - DARTMOUTH\, 9 October 2024\n\nCIRCLE UP:\nThe Geo rge and Dragon\nMayors Avenue\nDartmouth\nTQ6 9NG\nTel: 01803 832325\nWhat 3Words: loaning.sublime.segregate\n\nON DOWN:\nAs above.\n\nHares: All Nig ht Pepys\nRA: TBC\n\nPub won’t do food but All Night Pepys has assured u s the beer stop will be close to the pub with some tasty treats\n\nFor fur ther info\, please see the Hash 1491 event page on theSH4 Facebook Group.\ n\n📝 If you're the lucky Scribe at DARTMOUTH on 16th October\, please s ubmit your edition of The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening ( 20th October)\, ideally - TVM! 📝\n\nAdd your photos of how the evening went down (Weds 16th Oct\, 2024) to the Hash 1491 photo album on SH4's Fac ebook page \, courtesy: Rubbery.\n👣\n__________________________________ ______\n\n👣 - PARISH NOTICES - 👣\n\nSH4 1500 T-shirts\n\n🌟 - LAST ORDERS BY 1ST NOVEMBER\, PLEASE - 🌟\n\nTo celebrate our upcoming 1500t h milestone Hash T-shirts and Vests will be available to order from Oversh ot\, so find him at the hash\, or comment on the post on SH4's Facebook gr oup to place an order:\n\nPremium Contrast Just Cool T shirts- Men sizes o nly!- £19\nhttps://justcoolbyawdis.com/products/JC003\n\nStandard Just Co ol T-Shirts- Mens + Ladies sizes- £17.50\nhttps://justcoolbyawdis.com/pro ducts/JC001\nhttps://justcoolbyawdis.com/products/JC005\n\nJust Cool Vests - Mens + Ladies sizes- £16.50\nhttps://justcoolbyawdis.com/products/JC007 \nhttps://justcoolbyawdis.com/products/JC015\n\nCotton T shirts Mens + Lad ies sizes - £17.50\n\n🌟 - LAST ORDERS BY 1ST NOVEMBER\, PLEASE - 🌟\ n\nPayment to SH4 Bank Account:\nAcc. no.: 00263482 Sort code: 30-94-72\n\ n_________________\n\n👣\n\n🌟Rusty Bottom AND Little Chef completed t he Royal Parks Half Marathon in Central London on Sunday 13 October\, each smashing their own personal records for the distance\, while raising vita l funds for charity (Rusty\, in support of the miscarriage\, stillbirth an d premature baby charity\, Tommy's\; Little Chef\, for mental health chari ty\, Mind 🌟\n\nYou can still show your support for both of these charit ies\, and for Rusty's and LC's stellar efforts in London on Sunday\, by fo llowing the links below:\n\n🌟🌟 Jackie's fundraiser for Tommy's\, the baby charity 🌟🌟\n\n🌟🌟 Jeerana Warren is fundraising for Mind\ , the mental health charity 🌟🌟\n\nBig congratulations\, again\, to y ou both!\n\n👣\n_________________\nHASH DIARY - Upcoming Events\n\n_____ ____________\n\nDATES FOR YOUR HASH DIARY:\n\nPRE-CHRISTMAS Hash Social We ekend AND 1500th Hash - 30th Nov - 1st Dec 2024\n\nIf you've booked your p lace but haven't yet paid\, please settle up asap as payment is now due to the venue:\n\nPayment to SH4 Bank Account:\nAcc. no.: 00263482 Sort code: 30-94-72\n\n🎄\n\nPOST-CHRISTMAS Hash Bash Weekend - 14th-16th February 2025\n\nIf you have booked your spot for this snazzy SH4 getaway but have n't yet paid your deposit\, please send your £50 asap to the SH4 bank acc ount\, quoting your hash name and ping a quick message to Hash Cash:\n\nPa yment to SH4 Bank Account:\nAcc. no.: 00263482 Sort code: 30-94-72\n\n👣 \n___________________\nSH4 MercHASHdise\n\nShow your love for SH4 and wear your membership proudly with a bespoke SH4 car sticker!\n\nAvailable excl usively to SH4 members (and\, to be fair\, anyone else who wants one...) f or the bargain sum of £0.50 ea.\, you can afford one for every vehicle in your fleet! 😊\n\nSee Rizzo at the next meet for yours 👣 CATEGORIES:Hash Trails LOCATION:Cricket Inn The Cricket Inn\, Beesands\, TQ7 2EN GEO:50.25154;-3.657271 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Cricket Inn\, Beesands\ , TQ7 2EN\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Cricket Inn:geo:50.2 5154,-3.657271 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR