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:544@sh4.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250115T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250115T230000 DTSTAMP:20250121T101232Z URL:https://www.sh4.org.uk/events/hash-1506/ SUMMARY:South Hams H4 Hash 1506 - Pavilion Car Park DESCRIPTION:On Down is at the King William IV\nHash Menu: No need to pre-or der\nScampi &\; chips: £7.95\nHam\, egg &\; chips: £7.95 gf\nChips topped with beef/vegan chilli: £7.95 gf\nCheesy chips: £4.95 gf\nChips: £3.75 gf\nThe Words according to WILLY WAIVER\nHASH 1506 - TOTNES\nFirst ly\, thanks to my blessèd good luck at being chosen as the Scribe\, I hav e the opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year! (I have heard it said that it's bad luck to wish people Happy New Year after 3rd January - I thi nk they might have been English\, but thanks to an amount of Scottishness under my Willy Waiver cloak\, it is fine for me to do this\, at least unti l Easter. [Ed. I don't think we need to speculate as to what else might lu rk under there...])\n\nSo\, on with the evening's events. (I expect that h ere will be many diversions to follow\, as it was foggy out on the hash an d I wasn’t paying attention in the pub - either a Dry January-induced Gu inness Zero haze\, or the fact that\, according to my phone\, the advertis ed 4-4.5 mile short was well over 5 miles [anyway\, more than enough for m e].)\n\nDoggy Style called us to order and pointed out that Wet Spot was l ooking very frail and older than even Lazy Git's older brother\, so was un able to make it. Looking at the ‘We’ at the beginning of Wet Spot\, I suspect there might be another reason: possibly a cunning plan to avoid be ing chosen for the words... [Ed. I think we're all struggling to imagine W etSpot having ulterior motives... 🤔] So a sincere thanks to you\, Wet S pot\, for allowing me the honour - and get well soon.\n\nTwo virgins were introduced\, and then it was over to hares\, Whisperer and Overshot - the latter of whom was lurking in the background\, embarrassed(?): apparently\ , he had been caught on the hop and brought the wrong pavement coloured ch alk [Ed. pavement-coloured chalk\, or coloured pavement chalk? Probably th e former\, as being roughly akin to mud-coloured sawdust or dry-grass-colo ured flour\, in terms of trail-marking suitability]\, and then been spotte d changing out of a suit in a telephone box(?). These things happen when t wo months' careful preparation has to be condensed into 30 seconds.\n\nThe distances were announced and mocked\; we were told that it was a simple\, flat\, and well-laid hash with Overshot’s section in pavement-coloured chalk. We had one last look at a beautiful rising moon and headed off into the fog\, from which - as far as I know - everyone safely emerged an hour or so later.\n\nPeople appeared and then faded from view along the way. T here was one flat bit at the beginning\, but then normal service resumed\, with ups (and downs)\, mud and brambles\, and a crazy complicated section through the back alleys of Dartington. Thanks to Pugsley for guiding me t hrough some of it before disappearing off into the fog.\n\nAlong the way\, apparently:\n• You can avoid being scratched by brambles by following r eally\, almost indecently\, closely to the person in front. Informed conse nt necessary? [Ed. Flour Power didn't seem too perturbed by the hariette-i n-question's proximity 😆] (On a related matter\, nettles only have a ce rtain amount of sting in them\, so if you hang back\, letting the FRBs exh aust them\, you can get through unscathed. This could be an SH4-sponsored research project for next summer. [Ed. a valuable topic of enquiry\, I am sure the scientific community will agree]\n• A tawny owl flew past\, I t hink. I’m no ornithologist\, but it wasn’t a barn owl\; it was quite b ig\, tawny coloured\, and out at night. (Just googled it: tawny owls are t he ones that hoot\, and there was some hooting\, so it probably was one of those [Ed. assuming you're sure it was avian hooting...(?)] [Triple-brack et deployment just for you there\, Dimwit.])\n• I never realised that th ose little undulations along the main road from Dartington into Totnes wer e so **** big.\n• Gary Glitter and Doggy Style were enticed\, by an unwo rldly glow through the fog\, into scouting for boys amongst KEVICC's 5-asi de football pitches. [Ed. but those young men would never have suspected\, of course\, because you cunningly turned your headtorches off... Foolproo f. 😂]\n• There were events (which - having skimmed last week's words - seem to be becoming a thing) going on in Gary and Olive's car involving underwear\, or possibly the lack of it. [Ed. yes\, pretty much standard be haviour 😘]\n\nAnd\, so\, to the pub which was great\, warm and fog-free .\n\nGary Glitter drew herself up to a full 5 9" by standing on a chair: t he pub and hares were thanked\, stories were told\, and Down Downs awarded to:\n\n- The hares - Overshot and Whisperer (for whom there was water\, a s on a Dry January\, or even longer: respect!)\n- Vindaloo - for making it back on the bus\n- Imelda - possibly for bringing a virgin\n- one in-pers on for the other now no-longer virgin\, Richard\n- Piltdown Man for wearin g sandals\n- and Marty for her birthday.\n\nChaotic happy birthdays were h owled - I think Squashed Balls might have got one too?\n\n...And the down downs were drunk.\n\nSo\, on on to MALBOROUGH\, where the pantomime will b e on. (I went to one there a few years back: it was very good. There was a terrifying\, predatory Dame Edna character on the rampage through the aud ience\, if I remember correctly.) (Ed. pantomime dress optional: Can't Com e will be attending as the rear-end of a pantomime horse\, I think he said ...?)\nOn on to MARLBOROUGH.\n\nPhoto credit: Live Wire\n👣\n\n🏃 📸 🍻 You can enjoy more haunting fog-enshrouded photos from the Totnes Ha sh on 15th January 2025 by checking out Hash Flash's purpose-built photo a lbum on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻\n👣\n_______________________ _________________\nNext SH4 Hash 🐷👣:\n\nHASH 1507 - MALBOROUGH\, 22n d January 2025\n\nDon't attempt to park at the Village Hall - the pantomim e is on\, so there will be no availability. Equally\, surrounding streets are likely to be busy\, so advise giving yourself a bit of extra time to f ind a parking spot and please car-share where possible. (There may be some parking near the church/Post Office\, or further down Collaton Road [road leading to/past Village Hall].)\n\nCIRCLE UP 7.25pm\nCrossroads end of Vi llage Hall Carpark\nMalborough\nWhat3Words: keepers.lakeside.floating\n\nO N DOWN:\nRoyal Oak\,\nHigher Town\,\nMarlborough\nTQ7 3RL\nWhat3Words: awa iting.golden.unveils\n\nHare: Filth\nRA: Doggy Style\n\nHASH MENU at The R oyal Oak:\nAdvance orders would be appreciated\n• Deep fried brie - £5. 75 ...with chips £8\n• Sausage and chips - £10\n• Chilli and rice - £10\n• Scampi and chips - £10\n• Cheesy chips - £5\n• Jacket with cheese and beans - £8\n\nFor further info\, please see the Hash 1507 eve nt page on the SH4 Facebook Group.\n\nAdd your photos of how the day went down (Weds 22nd January\, 2025) to the Hash 1507 photo album on SH4's Face book page \, courtesy: Rubbery.\n\n📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at Mal borough on 22nd January\, please submit your edition of The Words to thewo rds@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (26th January\, 2025) - TVM! 📝\n👣\n ________________________________________\nHASH DIARY - Upcoming Events\n 🎄\n\n🌟🌟 POST-CHRISTMAS Hash Bash Weekend - 14th-16th February 202 5 🌟🌟\n\nIf you are coming along to this hotly-anticipated event in t he SH4 social calendar and still have to settle up\, please send your bala nce asap to the SH4 bank account\, quoting your hash name\, and ping a qui ck message to Hash Cash (Blown Off) to confirm. If you're not sure how muc h you owe\, please speak to Filth/Blown Off.\n\nPayment to SH4 Bank Accoun t:\nAcc. no.: 00263482 Sort code: 30-94-72\n\n🌟Filth needs your menu se lections asap for the gala dinner on Saturday night (please see options be low)\, and choice of either meat or vegetarian pasty for the hash during t he day 🌟\n\nVery important: please let Filth/Doggy Style know if you ha ve any dietary requirements that the hotel should be aware of.\n\nPlease p ick a Starter\, Main and Dessert from the options below:\n\nStarters:\n- C ream of Leek &\; Potato Soup\n- Chicken Liver Pâté\n- Goat's Cheese S alad\n\nMains:\n- West Country Chicken\; white wine\, mushroom and bacon s auce\n- Baked Cod\; herb &\; lemon crust with cheese &\; chive sauce \n- Rustic Filo Pastry Tart\n\nDesserts:\n- Chilled Lemon Tart\n- Warm App le Pie\n- Cheese &\; Biscuits\n\n🌟You can confirm your choices to Fi lth via the Facebook Messenger group (or communicate to another hasher who is active on the group to pass on for you) 🌟\n\n👣\n________________ ___\n\n________________________________________\n\nSH4 'EALTH &\; SAFET Y\n\nPlease make a note of the new SH4 hash phone number and add it to you r phone:\n\n🌟 SH4 hash phone number: 07922 103701 🌟\n\nUse this numb er to call for assistance if 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 🌟 Don't forget to see Rusty Bottom or Ching Chong before the hash to lo g you out on trail using the new-fangled checking-out/checking-in app (dev eloped by our very own digital-wizard\, Whisperer).\n\nDon't forget to als o check back in with the 'On Secs you're safely back. 🌟\n\n👣\n______ __________________________________\n\nSH4 MercHASHdise\n\nShow your love f or SH4 and wear your membership proudly with a bespoke SH4 car sticker!\n\ nAvailable exclusively to SH4 members (and\, to be fair\, anyone else who wants one...) for the bargain sum of £0.50 ea.\, you can afford one for e very vehicle in your fleet! 😊\n\nSee a member of the committee at the n ext meet for yours.\n\n👣 - On Down is at the King William IV\nHash Menu : No need to pre-order\nScampi &\; chips: £7.95\nHam\, egg &\; chip s: £7.95 gf\nChips topped with beef/vegan chilli: £7.95 gf\nCheesy chips : £4.95 gf\nChips: £3.75 gf\nThe Words according to WILLY WAIVER\nHASH 1 506 - TOTNES\nFirstly\, thanks to my blessèd good luck at being chosen as the Scribe\, I have the opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year! (I have heard it said that it's bad luck to wish people Happy New Year after 3rd January - I think they might have been English\, but thanks to an amou nt of Scottishness under my Willy Waiver cloak\, it is fine for me to do t his\, at least until Easter. [Ed. I don't think we need to speculate as to what else might lurk under there...])\n\nSo\, on with the evening's event s. (I expect that here will be many diversions to follow\, as it was foggy out on the hash and I wasn’t paying attention in the pub - either a Dry January-induced Guinness Zero haze\, or the fact that\, according to my p hone\, the advertised 4-4.5 mile short was well over 5 miles [anyway\, mor e than enough for me].)\n\nDoggy Style called us to order and pointed out that Wet Spot was looking very frail and older than even Lazy Git's older brother\, so was unable to make it. Looking at the ‘We’ at the beginni ng of Wet Spot\, I suspect there might be another reason: possibly a cunni ng plan to avoid being chosen for the words... [Ed. I think we're all stru ggling to imagine WetSpot having ulterior motives... 🤔] So a sincere th anks to you\, Wet Spot\, for allowing me the honour - and get well soon.\n \nTwo virgins were introduced\, and then it was over to hares\, Whisperer and Overshot - the latter of whom was lurking in the background\, embarras sed(?): apparently\, he had been caught on the hop and brought the wrong p avement coloured chalk [Ed. pavement-coloured chalk\, or coloured pavement chalk? Probably the former\, as being roughly akin to mud-coloured sawdus t or dry-grass-coloured flour\, in terms of trail-marking suitability]\, a nd then been spotted changing out of a suit in a telephone box(?). These t hings happen when two months' careful preparation has to be condensed into 30 seconds.\n\nThe distances were announced and mocked\; we were told tha t it was a simple\, flat\, and well-laid hash with Overshot’s section in pavement-coloured chalk. We had one last look at a beautiful rising moon and headed off into the fog\, from which - as far as I know - everyone saf ely emerged an hour or so later.\n\nPeople appeared and then faded from vi ew along the way. There was one flat bit at the beginning\, but then norma l service resumed\, with ups (and downs)\, mud and brambles\, and a crazy complicated section through the back alleys of Dartington. Thanks to Pugsl ey for guiding me through some of it before disappearing off into the fog. \n\nAlong the way\, apparently:\n• You can avoid being scratched by bram bles by following really\, almost indecently\, closely to the person in fr ont. Informed consent necessary? [Ed. Flour Power didn't seem too perturbe d by the hariette-in-question's proximity 😆] (On a related matter\, net tles only have a certain amount of sting in them\, so if you hang back\, l etting the FRBs exhaust them\, you can get through unscathed. This could b e an SH4-sponsored research project for next summer. [Ed. a valuable topic of enquiry\, I am sure the scientific community will agree]\n• A tawny owl flew past\, I think. I’m no ornithologist\, but it wasn’t a barn o wl\; it was quite big\, tawny coloured\, and out at night. (Just googled i t: tawny owls are the ones that hoot\, and there was some hooting\, so it probably was one of those [Ed. assuming you're sure it was avian hooting.. .(?)] [Triple-bracket deployment just for you there\, Dimwit.])\n• I nev er realised that those little undulations along the main road from Darting ton into Totnes were so **** big.\n• Gary Glitter and Doggy Style were e nticed\, by an unworldly glow through the fog\, into scouting for boys amo ngst KEVICC's 5-aside football pitches. [Ed. but those young men would nev er have suspected\, of course\, because you cunningly turned your headtorc hes off... Foolproof. 😂]\n• There were events (which - having skimmed last week's words - seem to be becoming a thing) going on in Gary and Oli ve's car involving underwear\, or possibly the lack of it. [Ed. yes\, pret ty much standard behaviour 😘]\n\nAnd\, so\, to the pub which was great\ , warm and fog-free.\n\nGary Glitter drew herself up to a full 5 9" by sta nding on a chair: the pub and hares were thanked\, stories were told\, and Down Downs awarded to:\n\n- The hares - Overshot and Whisperer (for whom there was water\, as on a Dry January\, or even longer: respect!)\n- Vinda loo - for making it back on the bus\n- Imelda - possibly for bringing a vi rgin\n- one in-person for the other now no-longer virgin\, Richard\n- Pilt down Man for wearing sandals\n- and Marty for her birthday.\n\nChaotic hap py birthdays were howled - I think Squashed Balls might have got one too?\ n\n...And the down downs were drunk.\n\nSo\, on on to MALBOROUGH\, where t he pantomime will be on. (I went to one there a few years back: it was ver y good. There was a terrifying\, predatory Dame Edna character on the ramp age through the audience\, if I remember correctly.) (Ed. pantomime dress optional: Can't Come will be attending as the rear-end of a pantomime hors e\, I think he said...?)\nOn on to MARLBOROUGH.\n\nPhoto credit: Live Wire \n👣\n\n🏃 📸 🍻 You can enjoy more haunting fog-enshrouded photos from the Totnes Hash on 15th January 2025 by checking out Hash Flash's pu rpose-built photo album on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻\n👣\n____ ____________________________________\nNext SH4 Hash 🐷👣:\n\nHASH 1507 - MALBOROUGH\, 22nd January 2025\n\nDon't attempt to park at the Village Hall - the pantomime is on\, so there will be no availability. Equally\, s urrounding streets are likely to be busy\, so advise giving yourself a bit of extra time to find a parking spot and please car-share where possible. (There may be some parking near the church/Post Office\, or further down Collaton Road [road leading to/past Village Hall].)\n\nCIRCLE UP 7.25pm\nC rossroads end of Village Hall Carpark\nMalborough\nWhat3Words: keepers.lak eside.floating\n\nON DOWN:\nRoyal Oak\,\nHigher Town\,\nMarlborough\nTQ7 3 RL\nWhat3Words: awaiting.golden.unveils\n\nHare: Filth\nRA: Doggy Style\n\ nHASH MENU at The Royal Oak:\nAdvance orders would be appreciated\n• Dee p fried brie - £5.75 ...with chips £8\n• Sausage and chips - £10\n• Chilli and rice - £10\n• Scampi and chips - £10\n• Cheesy chips - £5\n• Jacket with cheese and beans - £8\n\nFor further info\, please s ee the Hash 1507 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group.\n\nAdd your photos of how the day went down (Weds 22nd January\, 2025) to the Hash 1507 photo album on SH4's Facebook page \, courtesy: Rubbery.\n\n📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at Malborough on 22nd January\, please submit your edition o f The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (26th January\, 2025) - TVM! 📝\n👣\n________________________________________\nHASH DIARY - Upcoming Events\n🎄\n\n🌟🌟 POST-CHRISTMAS Hash Bash Weekend - 14th -16th February 2025 🌟🌟\n\nIf you are coming along to this hotly-anti cipated event in the SH4 social calendar and still have to settle up\, ple ase send your balance asap to the SH4 bank account\, quoting your hash nam e\, and ping a quick message to Hash Cash (Blown Off) to confirm. If you'r e not sure how much you owe\, please speak to Filth/Blown Off.\n\nPayment to SH4 Bank Account:\nAcc. no.: 00263482 Sort code: 30-94-72\n\n🌟Filth needs your menu selections asap for the gala dinner on Saturday night (ple ase see options below)\, and choice of either meat or vegetarian pasty for the hash during the day 🌟\n\nVery important: please let Filth/Doggy St yle know if you have any dietary requirements that the hotel should be awa re of.\n\nPlease pick a Starter\, Main and Dessert from the options below: \n\nStarters:\n- Cream of Leek &\; Potato Soup\n- Chicken Liver Pâté\ n- Goat's Cheese Salad\n\nMains:\n- West Country Chicken\; white wine\, mu shroom and bacon sauce\n- Baked Cod\; herb &\; lemon crust with cheese &\; chive sauce\n- Rustic Filo Pastry Tart\n\nDesserts:\n- Chilled Lemo n Tart\n- Warm Apple Pie\n- Cheese &\; Biscuits\n\n🌟You can confirm your choices to Filth via the Facebook Messenger group (or communicate to another hasher who is active on the group to pass on for you) 🌟\n\n👣 \n___________________\n\n________________________________________\n\nSH4 ' EALTH &\; SAFETY\n\nPlease make a note of the new SH4 hash phone number and add it to your phone:\n\n🌟 SH4 hash phone number: 07922 103701 🌟\n\nUse this number to call for assistance if you come 'unstuck' out o n the trail\, or need to get a message to 'base camp' (On Down) during the run .\n\n👣\n\n🌟 Don't forget to see Rusty Bottom or Ching Chong bef ore the hash to log you out on trail using the new-fangled checking-out/ch ecking-in app (developed by our very own digital-wizard\, Whisperer).\n\nD on't forget to also check back in with the 'On Secs you're safely back. 🌟\n\n👣\n________________________________________\n\nSH4 MercHASHdise \n\nShow your love for SH4 and wear your membership proudly with a bespoke SH4 car sticker!\n\nAvailable exclusively to SH4 members (and\, to be fai r\, anyone else who wants one...) for the bargain sum of £0.50 ea.\, you can afford one for every vehicle in your fleet! 😊\n\nSee a member of th e committee at the next meet for yours.\n\n👣 CATEGORIES:Hash Trails LOCATION:Pavilion Car Park 10 Borough Park Rd\, Totnes\, TQ9 5HZ GEO:50.435109;-3.68476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=10 Borough Park Rd\, Totnes \, TQ9 5HZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Pavilion Car Park:g eo:50.435109,-3.68476 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR