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:567@sh4.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250604T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250604T230000 DTSTAMP:20250611T173244Z URL:https://www.sh4.org.uk/events/hash-1529/ SUMMARY:South Hams H4 Hash 1529 - Pickwick Inn DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Words accordin g to KNOW NUTS\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 1529 - ST ANN'S CHAPEL\nAccording to Alexand er Graham Bell\, “Perfect Preparation Prevents some sort of Poor Perform ance”. Therefore\, in the usual way with our hashes\, Nutcracker schemed and designed the hash\, and I used the button-thread to measure the rout e to be sure we had accurate distances [Ed. Dream team. Also: is it specia l elasticated button-thread...?] . Nutcracker got a good deal on the flo ur: 4 bags for the price of 3 at Morrisons [Ed. as many as four\, were the re? 😘]\, so we were well-prepared.\nWe had a glorious day for laying i t\, doing the Short together. Then Nutcracker went off to do something [ Ed. that old chestnut\, eh\, Nutcracker...?  as I pressed on in the seari ng June heat to finish the Longs. We had deliberated long into the night t o decide on the Longs\, with the first option being too short and the seco nd being too long [Ed. ahh\, the classic Goldilocks hash-planning conundru m!]. Then\, a brainwave: we would do both\, and have a Short Long\, (SL)\, and a Long Long\, (LL). We were well pleased.\n\nAlthough correctly laid on the Short\, with the customary three dots and on and false trails with crosses [Ed. SH4 purists: rejoice!]\, when it came to the Longs\, we were well and truly into my nap time\, so I just opted for one dot and on [Ed. ah\, OK: custom - be damned!]. All sorted: time for a nap and ready to Ci rcle Up at the appointed hour.\n\nParking was a problem\, with just the on e disabled space which had been saved for Gaffer - much to the annoyance of Goolie\, who was late\, despite living only 1.7 miles away.\n\nThen\, pandemonium! No GM! No Doggy Style! Only one thing to do: I stepped into the breach\, donned an imaginary GM hat\, and declared myself GM for the e vening. Unbeknownst to me\, Nutcracker had only gone and put Doggy Style o n parking duty at the pub.\n\nWell\, it wasn’t easy I can tell you. Bein g GM. Nope: stuff to do. But I pressed on. (Doggy Style turned up and sai d I could continue [Ed. all generosity\, DS...😆].) Notices were few\, but visitors and virgins were many: we had Stuart\, John\, Andrew\, and R oger the Virgin [Ed. the latter\, given his full title at the RA-ing (as h ere) was\, of course\, appropriately celebrated (as having arrived at his first hash conveniently ready-named?)] . Then\, from Torbay and Paignton\ , we had The Great Fandango\, Flowery Twat\, Blooming Fanny [Ed. are Flo wery Twat and Blooming Fanny not one and the same...?] and a quiet\, reser ved chap I didn’t quite hear the name of\, but I think it was Gary?\n\nH aving welcomed that lot\, we then needed to allocate the Scribe duties for the words and\, much to my delight\, I was able to nominate myself [Ed. a rare and much-coveted privilege - how lucky you are\, Know Nuts!] - so he re we are with a new hat for scribing. A slight admission here: I have rel ied on Overshot’s notes from R.A. ing\, which I can’t read. Despite st anding next to him\, I couldn’t hear him\, or understand half of what he said\, and now I can’t remember much about any of it. But I am not goin g to let that get in the way of a good set of words.\n\nThen\, another hat -change to the Hare's Hat [Ed. a veritable real-life  Mr Benn]. Nutcrack er was keeping a low profile\, so I took over. First thing on the agenda w as Health and Safety: you wouldn’t believe it\, but I couldn’t think o f a single thing to say [Ed. remarkable...]. However\, my theatrical displ ay got a few laughs\, so think it was quite worthwhile. Despite some total ly unnecessary heckling\, I explained the routes\, and the method of layin g\, and the Short Long\, (SL)\, and Long Long\, (LL) - and then they were off.\n\nNutcracker retired to carry out strategic monitoring [Ed. critica l role\, that...conducted exclusively from St Ann's Chapel hash HQ\, by an y chance? 😉] and I set off to sweep the Shorts. The Great Fandango\, Fl owery Twat\, [Ed. and/or]  Blooming Fanny and I think it was Gary were d elighted with the first mile\; just like home\, being on the road.\n\nAt the Easton Corner\, a race developed with Virgin John (temporarily named A nchorman 2 by Overshot)\, Muckspreader and Overshot. Anchorman 2 (John)\, shortcutted but was beaten by Overshot who was allowed to win by Muckspre ader because it was his birthday [Ed. Overshot's] the other day. Oddly\, I found myself at the back with the same bright young Harriets I would nor mally be hashing with\, but with the addition of Reject. Reject questioned my additional clarifying marks as we passed checks because we thought we were at the rear. But initially I think it paid off for GHR\, Come 2 Nite( I think) and She’s Ready\, as they had arrived late. Dulux and Reject w ere like Horney Phologists [Ed. never seen it spelled like that before... 😆 👏 Stet!] as they identified the various birdsongs\, remarking on the lack of Cirl Buntings. All very fascinating\, indeed - so much so that I forgot to tell the RA about it later.\n\nDespite checks being kicked ou t\, Sex Wax managed (on multiple occasions) to go the wrong way. Then\, a t the Long-Short split\, she led Nokkers off on the Long. With my Sweepin g hat on [Ed. Are you sure you aren't\, in fact\, escaped from a Dr. Seuss tale?!]\, however\, they were quickly rounded up and back on track [Ed. H ash Hero strikes again!].\n\nThen\, out of nowhere\, Yeuck and Oui Oui ap peared from the wrong direction and blamed me because they had just assume d the trail went off down a field with no marks.\nAs we dropped out of th e field into Bigbury\, Jyde was holding council about how he had checked t o the right and found a cross\, so was totally confused about the trail. I questioned whether anybody had checked to the left [Ed. well\, if you wil l go laying marks in more than one direction from a check...what a maveric k you are\, KN!]\, which they hadn’t\; I put an arrow to the left\, and calm returned. Herding cats springs to mind. At which point\, the need fo r my additional clarifying marks was yet again confirmed as Doggy Style ca me up the rear [Ed. oo-er\, etc etc.] with Kevin. Initially\, she had been delayed supporting the meandering Ging Gang and Goolie\, thinking they we re doing the Short\, who then dumped her to do the Walkers' trail. She the n caught up with Winnie the Poo again\, thinking she was being a supportiv e and diligent GM\, only to be dumped by her as she went off on the Longs. [Ed. I'm sure it's nothing personal\, Doggy Style... 😆]\n\nWinnie th e Poo\, finding herself alone on the Longs\, came to the SL and LL marking s (Short Long and Long Long). Having not being paying attention at the Cir cle Up\, she was in a state of confusion\, so phoned Blown Off for help. I n the end\, she was the only one to do the SL [Ed. gratifying that all tha t late-night agonising and extra work by the hares didn't go to waste\, t hough\, eh?]. Thank heavens for Health and Safety\, and that they had thei r phones with them!\n\nBlooming Fanny [Ed. or Flowery Twat] got lost\, an d Rusty Bottom ended up in a nettle patch\; Shaggy fell over [Ed. incred ibly\, not true - but I don't suppose anyone will believe that] and Wet Sp ot stayed dry. Cow Pat was horrid to Low T'arse - or maybe not\, because the notes were difficult to decipher. Roger the Virgin announced it was mo re fun than the Parkrun\, much to the annoyance of somebody [Ed. the someb ody present was something of a Parkrun celebrity\, and responsible for e stablishing a Parkrun in...somewhere (Paignton?)]?\n\nOvershot was RA\,  and announced that Wet Spot hadn’t had a down down for three weeks...and wasn’t getting one tonight. I was highlighted as being a hero for takin g on so many roles\, but then it turned out Dulux had been a real hero by saving somebody on the coastal path\, with the rescue helicopter being ca lled out and lots of woo-woos driving through St Ann’s Chapel the other night [Ed. amazing - what a superstar]. Overshot and I had happy birthday sung to us in the normal fashion. We thanked the pub.\n\nDown Downs were awarded to:\n\n Nutcracker – Hare\n Know Nuts – (me)\, Hare\, [Hash] Hero\, stand in GM and Birthday boy\n Dulux – Real hero\n Blooming Fa nny [or Flowery Twat] – Getting lost\n Anchorman 2 (John the Virgin) – Probably for looking like Anchorman\n Roger the Virgin – Just for b eing\, I think.\n\n\nBut let’s be honest\, although people sometimes say “it isn’t all about you\, you know”\, it really was all about me ( Know Nuts) on the night! x [Ed. It absolutely was - take a bow\, Know Nut s!]\nOn on to IVYBRIDGE\n\n\nPhoto credit: Doggy Style\n👣\n\n🏃  📸 🍻 You can enjoy a few more pictures from the perfectly-planned\, speedy and scenic St Ann's Chapel hash on 4th June 2025 by checking out Hash Flash's purpose-built photo album on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n👣\n\nNext SH4 Hash 🐷👣: \nHASH 153 0 - IVYBRIDGE - 11th June\, 2025\n \nCIRCLE UP 7.25pm\nIvybridge Town H all Car Park\nIvybridge\nPL21 0RU\nWhat3Words: https://what3words.com/glo om.sweeping.rezoning\n\n \nON DOWN:\nThe Exchange\n1 Fore Street\nIvybrid ge\nPL21 9AB\nWhat3Words: https://what3words.com/etchings.chatting.moveme nts \nHares: Barbarella\n \;\nFor further info\, please see the Hash 1530 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group.\nAdd your photos of how the day went down (Weds 11th June\, 2025) to the Hash 1530 photo album on SH4's Facebook page \, when available.\n\n📝 If you are the lucky Scri be at Ivybridge on 11th June\, please submit your edition of The Words to  thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (15th June\, 2025) - TVM! 📝\ n\n👣\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSH4 'EALTH &\; SAFETY\n \nPlease make a note of the SH4 hash phone number and add it to your phone:\n \n🌟 SH4 has h phone number: 07922 103701 🌟\n \n \nUse this number to call for as sistance if you come 'unstuck' out on the trail\, or need to get a messag e 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 log you out on tra il using the new-fangled checking-out/checking-in app (developed by our very own digital-wizard\, Whisperer).\n \nDon't forget to also check ba ck in with the 'On Secs once you're safely back. \n\n👣\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSH 4 MercHASHdise \n \n\nShow your love for SH4 and wear your membership pr oudly with a bespoke SH4 car sticker!\n \;\n \n\nAvailable exclusivel y to SH4 members (and\, to be fair\, anyone else who wants one...) for th e bargain sum of £0.50 ea.\, you can afford one for every vehicle in your fleet! 😊\n \n\nSee a member of the committee at the next hash meet t o 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 KNOW NUTS\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 1529 - ST ANN'S CHAPEL\nAccording to Alexander Gra ham Bell\, “Perfect Preparation Prevents some sort of Poor Performance ”. Therefore\, in the usual way with our hashes\, Nutcracker schemed and designed the hash\, and I used the button-thread to measure the route to be sure we had accurate distances [Ed. Dream team. Also: is it special el asticated button-thread...?] . Nutcracker got a good deal on the flour: 4 bags for the price of 3 at Morrisons [Ed. as many as four\, were there?  😘]\, so we were well-prepared.\nWe had a glorious day for laying it\, doing the Short together. Then Nutcracker went off to do something [Ed. that old chestnut\, eh\, Nutcracker...?  as I pressed on in the searing June heat to finish the Longs. We had deliberated long into the night to d ecide on the Longs\, with the first option being too short and the second being too long [Ed. ahh\, the classic Goldilocks hash-planning conundrum!] . Then\, a brainwave: we would do both\, and have a Short Long\, (SL)\, an d a Long Long\, (LL). We were well pleased.\n\nAlthough correctly laid on the Short\, with the customary three dots and on and false trails with cr osses [Ed. SH4 purists: rejoice!]\, when it came to the Longs\, we were we ll and truly into my nap time\, so I just opted for one dot and on [Ed. ah \, OK: custom - be damned!]. All sorted: time for a nap and ready to Circl e Up at the appointed hour.\n\nParking was a problem\, with just the one d isabled space which had been saved for Gaffer - much to the annoyance of Goolie\, who was late\, despite living only 1.7 miles away.\n\nThen\, pan demonium! No GM! No Doggy Style! Only one thing to do: I stepped into the breach\, donned an imaginary GM hat\, and declared myself GM for the even ing. Unbeknownst to me\, Nutcracker had only gone and put Doggy Style on p arking duty at the pub.\n\nWell\, it wasn’t easy I can tell you. Being G M. Nope: stuff to do. But I pressed on. (Doggy Style turned up and said I could continue [Ed. all generosity\, DS...😆].) Notices were few\, but visitors and virgins were many: we had Stuart\, John\, Andrew\, and Roge r the Virgin [Ed. the latter\, given his full title at the RA-ing (as here ) was\, of course\, appropriately celebrated (as having arrived at his fir st hash conveniently ready-named?)] . Then\, from Torbay and Paignton\, w e had The Great Fandango\, Flowery Twat\, Blooming Fanny [Ed. are Flower y Twat and Blooming Fanny not one and the same...?] and a quiet\, reserved chap I didn’t quite hear the name of\, but I think it was Gary?\n\nHavi ng welcomed that lot\, we then needed to allocate the Scribe duties for th e words and\, much to my delight\, I was able to nominate myself [Ed. a ra re and much-coveted privilege - how lucky you are\, Know Nuts!] - so here we are with a new hat for scribing. A slight admission here: I have relied on Overshot’s notes from R.A. ing\, which I can’t read. Despite stand ing next to him\, I couldn’t hear him\, or understand half of what he sa id\, and now I can’t remember much about any of it. But I am not going t o let that get in the way of a good set of words.\n\nThen\, another hat-ch ange to the Hare's Hat [Ed. a veritable real-life  Mr Benn]. Nutcracker was keeping a low profile\, so I took over. First thing on the agenda was Health and Safety: you wouldn’t believe it\, but I couldn’t think of a single thing to say [Ed. remarkable...]. However\, my theatrical display got a few laughs\, so think it was quite worthwhile. Despite some totally unnecessary heckling\, I explained the routes\, and the method of laying\, and the Short Long\, (SL)\, and Long Long\, (LL) - and then they were of f.\n\nNutcracker retired to carry out strategic monitoring [Ed. critical r ole\, that...conducted exclusively from St Ann's Chapel hash HQ\, by any c hance? 😉] and I set off to sweep the Shorts. The Great Fandango\, Flowe ry Twat\, [Ed. and/or]  Blooming Fanny and I think it was Gary were deli ghted with the first mile\; just like home\, being on the road.\n\nAt the Easton Corner\, a race developed with Virgin John (temporarily named Anch orman 2 by Overshot)\, Muckspreader and Overshot. Anchorman 2 (John)\, sh ortcutted but was beaten by Overshot who was allowed to win by Muckspreade r because it was his birthday [Ed. Overshot's] the other day. Oddly\, I f ound myself at the back with the same bright young Harriets I would normal ly be hashing with\, but with the addition of Reject. Reject questioned my additional clarifying marks as we passed checks because we thought we wer e at the rear. But initially I think it paid off for GHR\, Come 2 Nite(I t hink) and She’s Ready\, as they had arrived late. Dulux and Reject were like Horney Phologists [Ed. never seen it spelled like that before...😆 👏 Stet!] as they identified the various birdsongs\, remarking on the lack of Cirl Buntings. All very fascinating\, indeed - so much so that I f orgot to tell the RA about it later.\n\nDespite checks being kicked out\, Sex Wax managed (on multiple occasions) to go the wrong way. Then\, at th e Long-Short split\, she led Nokkers off on the Long. With my Sweeping ha t on [Ed. Are you sure you aren't\, in fact\, escaped from a Dr. Seuss tal e?!]\, however\, they were quickly rounded up and back on track [Ed. Hash Hero strikes again!].\n\nThen\, out of nowhere\, Yeuck and Oui Oui appear ed from the wrong direction and blamed me because they had just assumed th e trail went off down a field with no marks.\nAs we dropped out of the fi eld into Bigbury\, Jyde was holding council about how he had checked to th e right and found a cross\, so was totally confused about the trail. I que stioned whether anybody had checked to the left [Ed. well\, if you will go laying marks in more than one direction from a check...what a maverick yo u are\, KN!]\, which they hadn’t\; I put an arrow to the left\, and calm returned. Herding cats springs to mind. At which point\, the need for my additional clarifying marks was yet again confirmed as Doggy Style came u p the rear [Ed. oo-er\, etc etc.] with Kevin. Initially\, she had been del ayed supporting the meandering Ging Gang and Goolie\, thinking they were d oing the Short\, who then dumped her to do the Walkers' trail. She then ca ught up with Winnie the Poo again\, thinking she was being a supportive an d diligent GM\, only to be dumped by her as she went off on the Longs. [Ed . I'm sure it's nothing personal\, Doggy Style... 😆]\n\nWinnie the Po o\, finding herself alone on the Longs\, came to the SL and LL markings (S hort Long and Long Long). Having not being paying attention at the Circle Up\, she was in a state of confusion\, so phoned Blown Off for help. In th e end\, she was the only one to do the SL [Ed. gratifying that all that la te-night agonising and extra work by the hares didn't go to waste\, thoug h\, eh?]. Thank heavens for Health and Safety\, and that they had their ph ones with them!\n\nBlooming Fanny [Ed. or Flowery Twat] got lost\, and Ru sty Bottom ended up in a nettle patch\; Shaggy fell over [Ed. incredibly \, not true - but I don't suppose anyone will believe that] and Wet Spot s tayed dry. Cow Pat was horrid to Low T'arse - or maybe not\, because the notes were difficult to decipher. Roger the Virgin announced it was more f un than the Parkrun\, much to the annoyance of somebody [Ed. the somebody  present was something of a Parkrun celebrity\, and responsible for esta blishing a Parkrun in...somewhere (Paignton?)]?\n\nOvershot was RA\, and announced that Wet Spot hadn’t had a down down for three weeks...and wa sn’t getting one tonight. I was highlighted as being a hero for taking o n so many roles\, but then it turned out Dulux had been a real hero by sa ving somebody on the coastal path\, with the rescue helicopter being calle d out and lots of woo-woos driving through St Ann’s Chapel the other nig ht [Ed. amazing - what a superstar]. Overshot and I had happy birthday su ng to us in the normal fashion. We thanked the pub.\n\nDown Downs were awa rded to:\n\n Nutcracker – Hare\n Know Nuts – (me)\, Hare\, [Hash] He ro\, stand in GM and Birthday boy\n Dulux – Real hero\n Blooming Fanny [or Flowery Twat] – Getting lost\n Anchorman 2 (John the Virgin) – Probably for looking like Anchorman\n Roger the Virgin – Just for being \, I think.\n\n\nBut let’s be honest\, although people sometimes say “ it isn’t all about you\, you know”\, it really was all about me (Know Nuts) on the night! x [Ed. It absolutely was - take a bow\, Know Nuts!]\ nOn on to IVYBRIDGE\n\n\nPhoto credit: Doggy Style\n👣\n\n🏃 📸  🍻 You can enjoy a few more pictures from the perfectly-planned\, speed y and scenic St Ann's Chapel hash on 4th June 2025 by checking out Hash F lash's purpose-built photo album on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻\ n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n👣\n\nNext SH4 Hash 🐷👣: \nHASH 1530 - IVYB RIDGE - 11th June\, 2025\n \nCIRCLE UP 7.25pm\nIvybridge Town Hall Car P ark\nIvybridge\nPL21 0RU\nWhat3Words: https://what3words.com/gloom.sweepi ng.rezoning\n\n \nON DOWN:\nThe Exchange\n1 Fore Street\nIvybridge\nPL21 9AB\nWhat3Words: https://what3words.com/etchings.chatting.movements \nHa res: Barbarella\n \;\nFor further info\, please see the Hash 1530 eve nt page on the SH4 Facebook Group.\nAdd your photos of how the day went down (Weds 11th June\, 2025) to the Hash 1530 photo album on SH4's Fac ebook page \, when available.\n\n📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at Ivy bridge on 11th June\, please submit your edition of The Words to thewords @sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (15th June\, 2025) - TVM! 📝\n\n👣\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSH4 'EALTH &\; SAFETY\n \nPlease make a note of the S H4 hash phone number and add it to your phone:\n \n🌟 SH4 hash phone n umber: 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 'ba se camp' (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 ow n digital-wizard\, Whisperer).\n \nDon't forget to also check back in wi th the 'On Secs once you're safely back. \n\n👣\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSH4 MercHA SHdise \n \n\nShow your love for SH4 and wear your membership proudly wi th a bespoke SH4 car sticker!\n \;\n \n\nAvailable exclusively to SH4 members (and\, to be fair\, anyone else who wants one...) for the bargai n sum of £0.50 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 y ours.\n \n👣\n_____________________\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Hash Trails LOCATION:Pickwick Inn Pickwick Inn\, St Anns Chapel\, Devon\, TQ7 4HQ GEO:50.309706;-3.878542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Pickwick Inn\, St Anns Chap el\, Devon\, TQ7 4HQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Pickwick Inn:geo:50.309706,-3.878542 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