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:566@sh4.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T230000 DTSTAMP:20250604T103122Z URL:https://www.sh4.org.uk/events/hash-1528/ SUMMARY:South Hams H4 Hash 1528 - The Creek's End - Kingsbridge DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Words accordin g to OVERSHOT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n🌟 👣  🌟\nHASH 1528 - 'KINGS'BRIDGE\nStarting off with a moa n from the RA Gaffer: Where is the bridge in Kingsbridge? \nSo\, a brie f history lesson:\nIt's a little known fact\, but Devon was invaded by Fu Manchu in the 11th Century\, and he pronounced himself King. King Fu bu ilt a ‘kings’ bridge to link his royal estates of Alvington and Chilli ngton\, and the Town took its name from this bridge… However\, the town council decided to drop the Fu part after he was dethroned as it was prov ing bad for business. [Ed. Every day's a school day. Just call him Over-Ru dyard Kipling-Shot...]\nThe bridge was built some miles away from the cen tre of the Town\, why? Only Fu the King knows. [Ed. Rearrange these words (and omit the 'the') to find the answer!]\nGaffer would have wanted this bridge to cross the Ria End [Ed. Ba-bum Tish!] so he could have short cut the last bit of the hash back to the On Home. He questioned/moaned why the hares hadn’t made everyone swim across.\nFurther information for Gaffe r is that Kingsbridge/Salcombe Estuary/Ria is designated a Triple SI\, (a Site of Special Scientific Interest)\, so washing off Gaffer’s bronzin g at this location would have been extremely damaging to the Ria. [Ed. mig ht've improved the colour of the water\, though...] The Ria has also be en upgraded to a quadruple SI\, so swimming is also discouraged as it’s not safe (a Site of Special Scientific and Sewage Interest). \nOn to the Hash:\nWho Gives a Shit confessed he had done a daytime recce\, and had seen dots at Bowcombe (site of the original bridge\, Gaffer) [Ed. clearly WGAS has given up in his attempts on WetSpot's crown and now has Overshot 's in his sights...] . I know the hills that way and had feared the worst . Luckily\, after the Circle Up\, the hares sent us off in completely the opposite direction. Never listen to WGAS. \nOne virgin was introduced t o the Hash as Igoa\, which confused our GM no end. She kept asking where was he going? You have to follow the dots to find out Doggy Style!\nMuc kspreader then gave away the beer stop location\, and followed this by se nding the Longs and Shorts in the opposite direction. (To clarify\, this was a different opposite direction from the direction first mentioned ab ove… Clear?)\nOff the Hash\, went past the skate park and around an estu ary path\, past a very encouraging drunken mob/Happy Wednesday club in the ir front garden cheering us all on. Wetspot said he gets that everywhere he goes. [Ed. indignant shouting is not the same as cheering\, WS...] The 3 lost causes (Olive\, Barberella and Lowt'arse) decided to run into t heir garden and join them. This immediately shut up the cheerleaders\, who hot-footed it inside and locked the doors.\nWetspot was feeling victimis ed as he was on a 5-in-a-row winning/losing streak of receiving down downs and was determined not to do anything to warrant a 6th. He still nicked a skate board off a teen and did a Kick flip followed by a 360 on the ramps 😮\, jumped out of the corn field and scared Rizzo\, stood on his glas ses when getting changed\, and forgot his wallet. So not that determined a fter all!\nUp the first hill\, Blown Off noticed my new shoes (been tryi ng to keep that quiet...they are bright blue\, though). I was more upset t hat he didn’t notice my new haircut. [Ed. Perhaps he was thinking the c ut didn't do much for you so was gently circumventing the issue with a mor e benign comment about your footwear...]\nOn several occasions on the has h it looked like the Hares were having a fight with each other\, as there was flour everywhere. Nothing to do with Muckspreader\, as he was in the office with his feet up and had told Nice Buns where to go [Ed. so thou ghtful... 😂]  .Nice Buns actually had a leaky water bottle in her ba g\, which gave one of the flour bags a soggy bottom\, causing the flour massacre.\nAfter a few missing checks (earlier sabotage by the naughty Wes t Alvington Woods fairies)\, we regrouped at lovely beer stop in a wooded glade manned by our hash nice fairies\, Nice Buns and ProFit. Seizing on the magical moment\, I got down on one knee and proposed to Boaty\, w ho gladly accepted my (Haribo) ring\, but then went all hot flushed sweati ng profusely\, like Niagara Falls. He said it was because he was putting a lot of effort in. [Ed. sounds like a classic fairytale of enchantment\, s uffused with the gnawing dread of a dawning realisation...] \nDirty Nigh ts was left behind at the beer stop as she was so slow drinking the beer [Ed. you shouldn't rush these things - as the Longs will attest: see below ]. This annoyed Lactaster because she had to wait an age at the car owi ng to Dirty Nights having the keys.\nIt turned out to be a bad beer sto p for the Longs as the stop was swiftly followed\, burping and belching\, by a mile-long run up a hill. The Strava geeks revealed afterwards that t he hill was named 'Big Ass Hill' and that Overshot and Blown Off had r ecorded the same time. It was then voted by the hash at the RA that Overs hot had the biggest ass. (Thanks a lot - the cheek of it!) [Ed. Still a win...of sorts 😂] . \nFor the record\, Bit Of Ruff is the fastest r ecorded harrier up the Big Ass Hill back on 9 May 2018\, Hash 1140.\nOn l ooking at the Strava Fly By this [Ed. Thursday] morning\, it appeared tha t Pugsley did not confess to going completely wrong in West Alvington.  He led Anchorman with him\, but Anchorman decided to ignore the experie nced Pugsley and turn back to find the right way!\nAmongst others\, Di mwit and Pimples‘s Steve\, also ran the wrong way and through crosses at the end of the hash.\nUndercovers struggled with Darky Lane’s three wheel ruts and went flying into the hedge.\nPimples couldn't tell left f rom right\, but still managed to get back [Ed. a hasher's instinct for bee r-detection is powerful\; it has magically returned many an imperiled ha sher to the trail when all other means of navigation have failed...]\nAft er the previous RA’s of Nice Buns and Nice Tackle\, we were treated to a 'Horrible' Gaffer RA. Happy Birthday was crooned to Live Wire on his 16th birthday\, and thanks were given to the pub and the hares for a n ice\, sunny\, scenic hash and beer stop.\nDown Downs were awarded to:\n\n\ n Muckspreader- For being the directing/sweeping hare.\n Pull The Udder- For being one of the actual laying hares\n Dirty Nights- For slow drinki ng at the beer stop.\n LiveWire – For his 16th Birthday\n Undercover s - For getting stuck in a rut.\n Olive- for getting the hump\, or toes in a twist... Ask Lowt'arse.\n\n \nOn On to the Pickwick at ST ANN'S CHAP EL.\n\nOvershot\n\nPhoto credit: Doggy Style\n👣\n\n🏃 📸 🍻 Y ou can enjoy a few more pictures from the regal Kingsbridge hash (well\, m ainly from inside/outside the Creek's End\, as it turns out...) on 28th Ma y 2025 by checking out Hash Flash's purpose-built photo album on the SH 4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n👣\n\nNext SH4 Hash  🐷👣: \nHASH 1529 - ST ANN'S CHAPEL - 4th June\, 2025\n \nCIRCLE UP 7.25pm\nBigbury Memorial Hall Car Park\nSt Anne’s Chappel\nTQ7 4HQ\n What3Words: https://what3words.com/assess.downhill.stoops\nDON'T PARK IN THE CARPARK BEHIND THE VILLAGE SHOP\n \nON DOWN:\nPickwick Inn\nOld Chape l Street\nSt Anne’s Chapel\nWhat3Words: https://what3words.com/garages. playfully.yours\nHares: Nutcracker &\; Know Nuts\n \;\nFor further info\, please see the Hash 1529 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group.\n Add your photos of how the day went down (Weds 4th June\, 2025) to the Hash 1529 photo album on SH4's Facebook page \, courtesy: Rubbery.\n\n 📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at St. Ann's Chapel on 4th June\, please submit your edition of The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday eveni ng (8th June\, 2025) - TVM! 📝\n\n👣\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSH4 'EALTH &a mp\; SAFETY\n \nPlease make a note of the SH4 hash phone number and add i t to your phone:\n \n🌟 SH4 hash phone number: 07922 103701 🌟\n \ n \nUse this number 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 r un.\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 /checking-in app (developed by our very own digital-wizard\, Whisperer). \n \nDon't forget to also check back in with the 'On Secs once you're saf ely back. \n\n👣\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSH4 MercHASHdise \n \n\nShow your love for SH4 and wear your membership proudly with a bespoke SH4 car sticker!\n  \;\n \n\nAvailable exclusively to SH4 members (and\, to be fair\, a nyone else who wants one...) for the bargain sum of ÂŁ0.50 ea.\, you can a fford one for every vehicle in your fleet! 😊\n \n\nSee a member of th e committee at the next hash meet to get yours.\n \n👣\n_______________ ______\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n -  \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Words according to OVERSHOT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n🌟 👣  🌟\nHASH 1528 - 'KINGS'BRID GE\nStarting off with a moan from the RA Gaffer: Where is the bridge in Kingsbridge? \nSo\, a brief history lesson:\nIt's a little known fact\, b ut Devon was invaded by Fu Manchu in the 11th Century\, and he pronounc ed himself King. King Fu built a ‘kings’ bridge to link his royal esta tes of Alvington and Chillington\, and the Town took its name from this br idge… However\, the town council decided to drop the Fu part after he w as dethroned as it was proving bad for business. [Ed. Every day's a school day. Just call him Over-Rudyard Kipling-Shot...]\nThe bridge was built so me miles away from the centre of the Town\, why? Only Fu the King knows. [Ed. Rearrange these words (and omit the 'the') to find the answer!]\nGaff er would have wanted this bridge to cross the Ria End [Ed. Ba-bum Tish!] so he could have short cut the last bit of the hash back to the On Home. H e questioned/moaned why the hares hadn’t made everyone swim across.\nFur ther information for Gaffer is that Kingsbridge/Salcombe Estuary/Ria is designated a Triple SI\, (a Site of Special Scientific Interest)\, so wash ing off Gaffer’s bronzing at this location would have been extremely da maging to the Ria. [Ed. might've improved the colour of the water\, thou gh...] The Ria has also been upgraded to a quadruple SI\, so swimming is also discouraged as it’s not safe (a Site of Special Scientific and Sew age Interest). \nOn to the Hash:\nWho Gives a Shit confessed he had done a daytime recce\, and had seen dots at Bowcombe (site of the original br idge\, Gaffer) [Ed. clearly WGAS has given up in his attempts on WetSpot's crown and now has Overshot's in his sights...] . I know the hills that w ay and had feared the worst. Luckily\, after the Circle Up\, the hares sen t us off in completely the opposite direction. Never listen to WGAS. \nO ne virgin was introduced to the Hash as Igoa\, which confused our GM no end. She kept asking where was he going? You have to follow the dots to find out Doggy Style!\nMuckspreader then gave away the beer stop locatio n\, and followed this by sending the Longs and Shorts in the opposite di rection. (To clarify\, this was a different opposite direction from the d irection first mentioned above… Clear?)\nOff the Hash\, went past the sk ate park and around an estuary path\, past a very encouraging drunken mob/ Happy Wednesday club in their front garden cheering us all on. Wetspot s aid he gets that everywhere he goes. [Ed. indignant shouting is not the sa me as cheering\, WS...] The 3 lost causes (Olive\, Barberella and Lowt' arse) decided to run into their garden and join them. This immediately shu t up the cheerleaders\, who hot-footed it inside and locked the doors.\nWe tspot was feeling victimised as he was on a 5-in-a-row winning/losing str eak of receiving down downs and was determined not to do anything to warra nt a 6th. He still nicked a skate board off a teen and did a Kick flip fol lowed by a 360 on the ramps 😮\, jumped out of the corn field and scared  Rizzo\, stood on his glasses when getting changed\, and forgot his walle t. So not that determined after all!\nUp the first hill\, Blown Off noti ced my new shoes (been trying to keep that quiet...they are bright blue\, though). I was more upset that he didn’t notice my new haircut. [Ed. Per haps he was thinking the cut didn't do much for you so was gently circumv enting the issue with a more benign comment about your footwear...]\nOn s everal occasions on the hash it looked like the Hares were having a fight with each other\, as there was flour everywhere. Nothing to do with Mucks preader\, as he was in the office with his feet up and had told Nice Bun s where to go [Ed. so thoughtful... 😂]  .Nice Buns actually had a l eaky water bottle in her bag\, which gave one of the flour bags a soggy b ottom\, causing the flour massacre.\nAfter a few missing checks (earlier sabotage by the naughty West Alvington Woods fairies)\, we regrouped at lo vely beer stop in a wooded glade manned by our hash nice fairies\, Nice B uns and ProFit. Seizing on the magical moment\, I got down on one knee and proposed to Boaty\, who gladly accepted my (Haribo) ring\, but then went all hot flushed sweating profusely\, like Niagara Falls. He said it w as because he was putting a lot of effort in. [Ed. sounds like a classic f airytale of enchantment\, suffused with the gnawing dread of a dawning re alisation...] \nDirty Nights was left behind at the beer stop as she was so slow drinking the beer [Ed. you shouldn't rush these things - as the L ongs will attest: see below]. This annoyed Lactaster because she had to wait an age at the car owing to Dirty Nights having the keys.\nIt turn ed out to be a bad beer stop for the Longs as the stop was swiftly followe d\, burping and belching\, by a mile-long run up a hill. The Strava geeks revealed afterwards that the hill was named 'Big Ass Hill' and that Over shot and Blown Off had recorded the same time. It was then voted by the hash at the RA that Overshot had the biggest ass. (Thanks a lot - the cheek of it!) [Ed. Still a win...of sorts 😂] . \nFor the record\, Bi t Of Ruff is the fastest recorded harrier up the Big Ass Hill back on 9 May 2018\, Hash 1140.\nOn looking at the Strava Fly By this [Ed. Thursday] morning\, it appeared that Pugsley did not confess to going completely wrong in West Alvington. He led Anchorman with him\, but Anchorman de cided to ignore the experienced Pugsley and turn back to find the right way!\nAmongst others\, Dimwit and Pimples‘s Steve\, also ran the wr ong way and through crosses at the end of the hash.\nUndercovers struggle d with Darky Lane’s three wheel ruts and went flying into the hedge.\nPi mples couldn't tell left from right\, but still managed to get back [Ed. a hasher's instinct for beer-detection is powerful\; it has magically ret urned many an imperiled hasher to the trail when all other means of navig ation have failed...]\nAfter the previous RA’s of Nice Buns and Nice Tackle\, we were treated to a 'Horrible' Gaffer RA. Happy Birthday was crooned to Live Wire on his 16th birthday\, and thanks were given to th e pub and the hares for a nice\, sunny\, scenic hash and beer stop.\nDown Downs were awarded to:\n\n\n Muckspreader- For being the directing/sweepi ng hare.\n Pull The Udder- For being one of the actual laying hares\n Di rty Nights- For slow drinking at the beer stop.\n LiveWire – For his 1 6th Birthday\n Undercovers - For getting stuck in a rut.\n Olive- for getting the hump\, or toes in a twist... Ask Lowt'arse.\n\n \nOn On to th e Pickwick at ST ANN'S CHAPEL.\n\nOvershot\n\nPhoto credit: Doggy Style\n 👣\n\n🏃 📸 🍻 You can enjoy a few more pictures from the regal Kingsbridge hash (well\, mainly from inside/outside the Creek's End\, as it turns out...) on 28th May 2025 by checking out Hash Flash's purpose-b uilt photo album on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n👣\n\nNext SH4 Hash 🐷👣: \nHASH 1529 - ST ANN'S CHAPEL - 4 th June\, 2025\n \nCIRCLE UP 7.25pm\nBigbury Memorial Hall Car Park\nSt A nne’s Chappel\nTQ7 4HQ\nWhat3Words: https://what3words.com/assess.downh ill.stoops\nDON'T PARK IN THE CARPARK BEHIND THE VILLAGE SHOP\n \nON DOWN :\nPickwick Inn\nOld Chapel Street\nSt Anne’s Chapel\nWhat3Words: https ://what3words.com/garages.playfully.yours\nHares: Nutcracker &\; Know N uts\n \;\nFor further info\, please see the Hash 1529 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group.\nAdd your photos of how the day went down (Weds 4th June\, 2025) to the Hash 1529 photo album on SH4's Facebook page \ , courtesy: Rubbery.\n\n📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at St. Ann's Ch apel on 4th June\, please submit your edition of The Words to thewords@sh 4.org.uk by Sunday evening (8th June\, 2025) - TVM! 📝\n\n👣\n \n\ n\n\n\n\n\nSH4 'EALTH &\; SAFETY\n \nPlease make a note of the SH4 ha sh phone number and add it to your phone:\n \n🌟 SH4 hash phone number : 07922 103701 🌟\n \n \nUse this number to call for assistance if y ou come 'unstuck' out on the trail\, or need to get a message to 'base cam p' (On Down) during the run.\n \n👣\n \n  Don't forget to see Rusty Bottom or Ching Chong before the hash to log you out on trail using the  new-fangled checking-out/checking-in app (developed by our very own digi tal-wizard\, Whisperer).\n \nDon't forget to also check back in with the 'On Secs once you're safely back. \n\n👣\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSH4 MercHASHdise  \n \n\nShow your love for SH4 and wear your membership proudly with a b espoke SH4 car sticker!\n \;\n \n\nAvailable exclusively to SH4 membe rs (and\, to be fair\, anyone else who wants one...) for the bargain sum of ÂŁ0.50 ea.\, you can afford one for every vehicle in your fleet! 😊\ n \n\nSee a member of the committee at the next hash meet to get yours.\n  \n👣\n_____________________\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Hash Trails LOCATION:The Creek's End - Kingsbridge The Creek's End \,Square's Quay\, Ki ngsbridge \, TQ7 1HN GEO:50.282525;-3.776761 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Creek's End \,Square's Quay\, Kingsbridge \, TQ7 1HN\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE= The Creek's End - Kingsbridge:geo:50.282525,-3.776761 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR