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:596@sh4.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251203T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251203T230000 DTSTAMP:20251210T164304Z URL:https://www.sh4.org.uk/events/hash-1558/ SUMMARY:South Hams H4 Hash 1558 - Things Happen Here DESCRIPTION: \;\nHASH 1558 - DARTINGTON\n\nMuch to his surprise\, Nice Tackle found himself selected as this week’s scribe. Whether this was th e result of our GM’s highly scientific random-selection method or simply déjà vu is unclear—but it was from the same venue as last time. Five months and 23 hashes later…but who’s counting? (He is. And he’s not bitter.) (Ed. ahh\, serendipity: such a cruel mistress!)\n\nPre-Hash\nMos t hashers arrived fuelled by Chilli Con Carne and Crumble (Ed. Overshot h ad eaten nothing else since Saturday night lucky so and so...) \, still g lowing from the extremely jovial Pre-Xmas Hash Bash weekend. Thanks were o ffered to everyone who helped clean up\, with special mention to Whisperer \, who heroically absorbed the remaining Christmas cake and an alarming qu antity of Stella Artois. A true service to the hash. (Ed. he'll be knighte d one of these days\, surely...)\n\nThe car park at Dartington was dimly l it\, but spirits were high and the weather mercifully dry. Many were pleas ed to return to 'Things Happen Here'\, fondly remembering the fine pizzas enjoyed in the summer (Ed. it was a few degrees cooler on Weds.).\n\nThe T rail\nThe hares had spent the afternoon adjusting their meticulously plann ed route after discovering the Forestry Commission had chopped down most o f it (Ed. rude). They promised the Longs 5.5 miles\; the actual delivery w as “four-ish” (Ed. or five-ish...). This at least prevented a few mil eage-hungry hashers from feeling the need to divert to Hallsands courtesy of Dirty Nights (Ed. phew).\n\nAnchorman led proceedings\, ably assisted b y Beef Curtains—at least in theory. BC turned up sporting a heavily band aged\, “boxing-glove” right hand after injuring a finger with a flight case. Possibly exaggerated? Almost certainly. Milked for sympathy? Entire ly. Still\, full praise for not letting his marshmallow mitt impede him. ( Ed. Kudos. And such a pretty fracture X-ray!) Trail markings were… let ’s call it “creative”—left\, right\, random—yet somehow still fu nctional. Through the woods\, an eery mist rose. Or that might’ve just b een Blown Off’s breath. Muckspreader didn’t care for it and refused t o check alone. He was also repeatedly fooled by owls hooting “On-On\,” but we’ve all been there. (Ed. generous\, NT 😆)\n\nFootwear Fiasco\n Oui Oui arrived to discover she’d brought the wrong shoes—ones that ha d split from sole to upper. After Dimwit surprisingly failed to produce an y electrical tape\, WGAS stepped in with good old bailer twine. The result ing repair job was so effective it\nlooked like stylish Greek beach sandal s. A fashion icon in the making.\n\nMeanwhile\, Undercovers flaunted a bra nd-new pair of “Ultra Wild Experience” shoes. Whether he bought them f or their trail performance or the Durex-inspired branding remains unclear. (Ed. There were a few overtly-nonchalant enquiries of Undercovers for pu rchase details...)\n\nBlown Off\, bored or inspired (hard to tell)\, decid ed mid-run to design his own personal trail\, creating a Strava route in t he shape of a reindeer. Seasonal commitment noted.\n\nBack at 'Things Happ en Here'\, the pizzas flowed (Ed. I would take issue with 'flow' as the ve rb choice here but\, as I'm struggling to come up with anything more suita ble ['spun'? 'Proliferated'??]\, I am reluctant to abandon editorial peda ntry on this occasion...). Lazy Git generously offered half of his to Nice Tackle—ever the gentleman.\n\nOvershot was again pinged to RA but undet erred and ever the professional hasher he is\, delivered a truly factual r endition of events.\n\nWe then welcomed a new Harriet to the tribe: Jules\ , who has thrown herself into SH4 life with enthusiasm\, including a brill iant Roald Dahl skit at the Pre-Xmas bash. Name suggestions ranged from Re volting Rhymes to Buster Rhymes\, but the\ndeciding influence was the myst erious graffiti adorning her dirty car. And so she is now officially: Dirt y Bum Bum. Congratulations! (Ed. has a lovely cadence to it - I'm sure sh e'll grow to love it...😬)\n\nDown-downs were awarded to:\n\n\n Anchorm an – Hare\n Beef Curtains – Hare\n Undercovers – New Shoes\n Muck spreader – HOD Hare\n Oui Oui – All Tied Up\n Whisperer – (For her oic cake/Stella disposal)\n Dirty Bum Bum (Jules) – Naming\n\n\nON ON t o PLYMPTON\n\nPhoto credit: Rubbery\n\n🏃 📸 🍻 You can enjoy a fe w more snaps from the truncated-by-tree-felling Dartington hash on 3rd D ecember 2025 by heading to the lovingly-crafted  Hash 1558 photo album  on the SH4 Facebook page. 📸 🏃🍻\n\n🌟\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n👣 -  \;\nHASH 1558 - DARTINGTON\n\nMuch to his surprise\, Nice Tackle fou nd himself selected as this week’s scribe. Whether this was the result o f our GM’s highly scientific random-selection method or simply déjà vu is unclear—but it was from the same venue as last time. Five months and 23 hashes later…but who’s counting? (He is. And he’s not bitter.) ( Ed. ahh\, serendipity: such a cruel mistress!)\n\nPre-Hash\nMost hashers arrived fuelled by Chilli Con Carne and Crumble (Ed. Overshot had eaten n othing else since Saturday night lucky so and so...) \, still glowing fro m the extremely jovial Pre-Xmas Hash Bash weekend. Thanks were offered to everyone who helped clean up\, with special mention to Whisperer\, who her oically absorbed the remaining Christmas cake and an alarming quantity of Stella Artois. A true service to the hash. (Ed. he'll be knighted one of t hese days\, surely...)\n\nThe car park at Dartington was dimly lit\, but s pirits were high and the weather mercifully dry. Many were pleased to retu rn to 'Things Happen Here'\, fondly remembering the fine pizzas enjoyed in the summer (Ed. it was a few degrees cooler on Weds.).\n\nThe Trail\nThe hares had spent the afternoon adjusting their meticulously planned route a fter discovering the Forestry Commission had chopped down most of it (Ed. rude). They promised the Longs 5.5 miles\; the actual delivery was “four -ish” (Ed. or five-ish...). This at least prevented a few mileage-hungr y hashers from feeling the need to divert to Hallsands courtesy of Dirty N ights (Ed. phew).\n\nAnchorman led proceedings\, ably assisted by Beef Cur tains—at least in theory. BC turned up sporting a heavily bandaged\, “ boxing-glove” right hand after injuring a finger with a flight case. Pos sibly exaggerated? Almost certainly. Milked for sympathy? Entirely. Still\ , full praise for not letting his marshmallow mitt impede him. (Ed. Kudos. And such a pretty fracture X-ray!) Trail markings were… let’s call it “creative”—left\, right\, random—yet somehow still functional. Th rough the woods\, an eery mist rose. Or that might’ve just been Blown Of f’s breath. Muckspreader didn’t care for it and refused to check alon e. He was also repeatedly fooled by owls hooting “On-On\,” but we’ve all been there. (Ed. generous\, NT 😆)\n\nFootwear Fiasco\nOui Oui arri ved to discover she’d brought the wrong shoes—ones that had split from sole to upper. After Dimwit surprisingly failed to produce any electrical tape\, WGAS stepped in with good old bailer twine. The resulting repair j ob was so effective it\nlooked like stylish Greek beach sandals. A fashion icon in the making.\n\nMeanwhile\, Undercovers flaunted a brand-new pair of “Ultra Wild Experience” shoes. Whether he bought them for their tra il performance or the Durex-inspired branding remains unclear. (Ed. There were a few overtly-nonchalant enquiries of Undercovers for purchase detai ls...)\n\nBlown Off\, bored or inspired (hard to tell)\, decided mid-run t o design his own personal trail\, creating a Strava route in the shape of a reindeer. Seasonal commitment noted.\n\nBack at 'Things Happen Here'\, t he pizzas flowed (Ed. I would take issue with 'flow' as the verb choice he re but\, as I'm struggling to come up with anything more suitable ['spun'? 'Proliferated'??]\, I am reluctant to abandon editorial pedantry on this occasion...). Lazy Git generously offered half of his to Nice Tackle—ev er the gentleman.\n\nOvershot was again pinged to RA but undeterred and ev er the professional hasher he is\, delivered a truly factual rendition of events.\n\nWe then welcomed a new Harriet to the tribe: Jules\, who has th rown herself into SH4 life with enthusiasm\, including a brilliant Roald D ahl skit at the Pre-Xmas bash. Name suggestions ranged from Revolting Rhym es to Buster Rhymes\, but the\ndeciding influence was the mysterious graff iti adorning her dirty car. And so she is now officially: Dirty Bum Bum.  Congratulations! (Ed. has a lovely cadence to it - I'm sure she'll grow to love it...😬)\n\nDown-downs were awarded to:\n\n\n Anchorman – Hare\ n Beef Curtains – Hare\n Undercovers – New Shoes\n Muckspreader – HOD Hare\n Oui Oui – All Tied Up\n Whisperer – (For heroic cake/Ste lla disposal)\n Dirty Bum Bum (Jules) – Naming\n\n\nON ON to PLYMPTON\n \nPhoto credit: Rubbery\n\n🏃 📸 🍻 You can enjoy a few more snaps  from the truncated-by-tree-felling Dartington hash on 3rd December 2025 by heading to the lovingly-crafted  Hash 1558 photo album on the SH4 Facebook page. 📸 🏃🍻\n\n🌟\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n👣 CATEGORIES:Hash Trails LOCATION:Things Happen Here Meadowbrook Community Centre\, Shinners Bridge\ , Dartington\, TQ9 6NS GEO:50.447885;-3.711528 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Meadowbrook Community Centr e\, Shinners Bridge\, Dartington\, TQ9 6NS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS =100;X-TITLE=Things Happen Here:geo:50.447885,-3.711528 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR