BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.6//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:621@sh4.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T203000 DTSTAMP:20260603T082119Z URL:https://www.sh4.org.uk/events/hash-1583/ SUMMARY:South Hams H4 Hash 1583 - Venford Reservoir West Car Park DESCRIPTION:On Down is at the Abby Inn\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nThe Words according to ALL NIGHT PEPYS...\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(Ed. Sorry - barely edited and not fact-checked [as tradition dictates]\, but no time! Thanks to Pepys for an 11th-hour Words submission from what I'll hazard wa s a horribly sweltering London-bound train!)\n\nHash 1583 - VENFORD RESER VOIR\nA beautiful evening on the moor\, hasher gathered for the circle up. Lactaster asked for any virgins or visitors and then promptly forgot to i ntroduce the lady Squashed Balls had brought with him. Julia I think.\n\n There was some consternation about the hares lack of agreement for the len gth of the route. Whisperer assured us that there were 2.5\, 4.5 and 6.5 m ile trails \, but that they all felt a lot longer and had taken forever to lay. Just Dartmoor mileage or had he been creative with distances? There were a lot of excuses of tired runners after the Plymouth Half and 10k the weekend before\, so quite a few seemed keen for the Short.\n\nIt all star ted gently round the reservoir\, followed by the walkers and long/short sp lit. Long and Short had an uphill stumble and a sort of track through the gorse\, which pleased Gaffer no end. Mora (the dog) was also upset at all the spiky cut down gorse that covered the track and hurt her paws.\n\nSoon enough the Long/Short split arrived\, and there were a lot of people head ing left on the Short. It was such a lovely evening I foolishly went the o ther way and trotted off after the Longs. Off along a better path\, along along along\, down\, down down and then inevitably up up up. I saw absolut ely no-one after the split until after the path joined up with the road up onto the moor and followed beside it\, eventually leading to the reservoi r below in the valley. Great\, I thought\, nearly back!\n\nBut no\, the sa wdust took me down the valley towards Bench Tor\, and I began to hear fain t shouts of ‘On On’ in the distance. Fab\, I though\, we’ll be dippi ng down into the valley soon and up the other side to the car park.\n\nBut no\, on and on I went towards the Tor. By now\, the light was fading\, as was my enthusiasm\, and I slowed down to see tiny dots of hashers far awa y in the distance\, getting dimmer by the minute in the growing gloom.\n\n Stuff this\, I thought - the faint tracks down to the river and up the ot her side that could\nhave been a Short cut looked like they’d peter out and leave me scrabbling through the undergrowth - I’m going to do the ho nourable thing of turning around and going back to the road and across the dam.\n\nBack near finish\, I did a couple of loops to make the distance u p to 9km whilst someone\, sounding concerned that I was lost\, called out that I was about to miss the car park. Fob Jockey was there checking every one back in\, eventually having to drive up the bank with his car lights o n to lead the final hashers On Home.\n\nDown downs were down at the Abbey Inn in Buckfastleigh\, where Mountain Rescue were meeting and seemed to be waiting for us. I arrived just in time for Gaffer as RA to announce that nobody actually managed the full Long (disputed by Fob Jockey as he’d la id it) - Bad Cock\, Willy Waiver and Just Tripping were the last ones hom e\, but had turned around at Bench Tor.\n\nSquashed Balls failed to come u p with a suitable joke (though are any of them suitable?) perhaps he was d istracted by his lady friend.\n\nDown downs were awarded to:\n\n\n Livewi re for his birthday and 10k run.\n Lowt'arse for bad driving and navigati on to the hash\, caught by Gaffer as he was behind them. She was also tell ing everyone that she’d heard a cuckoo on the moor - perhaps that’s w here she was going...\n Nice Tackle for forgetting to pay for his beer at the bar.\n Barbarella for kicking out a check in the wrong direction (he r excuse was that she’s usually so far behind that she’s not used to i t)\n Good Shag and Hot Pants for looking up their route to the pub on Goo gle in case they got lost\, but for then following two different routes to get there.\n Rubbery for trouser failure whilst walking round the reserv oir. Gaffer offered him some safety pins to hold them together\, but he wa sn’t keen to stick them in his backside\, nor show us the damage.\n Pug sley for leading Gaffer and Under Covers astray on the way back to the car park.\n Rizzo for ‘winning’ the fastest hash time in the Half Marath on.\n And of course to the hares\, Whisperer and Fob Jockey.\n\nOn on to EAST PRAWLE\n\n\nPhoto credit: Rubbery\n🏃 📸 🍻 You can see a few more photos from the beauteous (and extra-value...) Venford Reservoir ha sh on 20th May by checking out the 1583 photo album 🏃 📸 🍻\n 👣\n\n\n\n\n\n\n👣\n\nNext SH4 Hash 🐷👣: \nHASH 1584 -  27t h May 2026\nEAST PRAWLE\nCIRCLE UP 7.25pm\nOutside The Pigs Nose Inn\, Eas t Prawle\, Kingsbridge\, TQ7 2BY\nHttps://what3words.com/confident.pumps.h oney\nON DOWN:\nOutside The Pigs Nose Inn\, East Prawle\, Kingsbridge\, TQ 7 2BY\nHare: Fob Jockey\n\n👣\n\nFor more info\, please see the Hash 1 584 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group.\nAdd your photos of how the evening went down (on Weds 27th May\, 2026) to the Hash 1584 photo albu m  on SH4's Facebook page.\n\n📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at EAST PRAWLE on 27th May\, please submit your edition of The Words to thewords @sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (31st May\, 2026) - TVM! 📝\n👣\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nSH4 'EALTH &\; SAFETY\n \nPlease make a note of the SH4 h ash phone number and add it to your phone:\n \n🌟 SH4 hash phone numbe r: 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 ca mp' (On Down) during the run.\n \n👣\n \n  Don't forget to see Rusty Bottom before 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 Rusty 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 bespoke SH4 car stic ker!\n \n \n \nAvailable exclusively to SH4 members (and\, to be fair\,  anyone else who wants one...) for the bargain sum of £0.50 ea.\, you ca n 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 - On Down is at the Abby Inn\n \ ;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Words according to ALL NIGHT PE PYS...\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(Ed. Sorry - barely edited and not fact-checked [as tradit ion dictates]\, but no time! Thanks to Pepys for an 11th-hour Words submis sion from what I'll hazard was a horribly sweltering London-bound train!)\ n\nHash 1583 - VENFORD RESERVOIR\nA beautiful evening on the moor\, hashe r gathered for the circle up. Lactaster asked for any virgins or visitors and then promptly forgot to introduce the lady Squashed Balls had brought with him. Julia I think.\n\nThere was some consternation about the hares lack of agreement for the length of the route. Whisperer assured us that t here were 2.5\, 4.5 and 6.5 mile trails \, but that they all felt a lot lo nger and had taken forever to lay. Just Dartmoor mileage or had he been cr eative with distances? There were a lot of excuses of tired runners after the Plymouth Half and 10k the weekend before\, so quite a few seemed keen for the Short.\n\nIt all started gently round the reservoir\, followed by the walkers and long/short split. Long and Short had an uphill stumble and a sort of track through the gorse\, which pleased Gaffer no end. Mora (th e dog) was also upset at all the spiky cut down gorse that covered the tra ck and hurt her paws.\n\nSoon enough the Long/Short split arrived\, and th ere were a lot of people heading left on the Short. It was such a lovely e vening I foolishly went the other way and trotted off after the Longs. Off along a better path\, along along along\, down\, down down and then inevi tably up up up. I saw absolutely no-one after the split until after the pa th joined up with the road up onto the moor and followed beside it\, event ually leading to the reservoir below in the valley. Great\, I thought\, ne arly back!\n\nBut no\, the sawdust took me down the valley towards Bench T or\, and I began to hear faint shouts of ‘On On’ in the distance. Fab\ , I though\, we’ll be dipping down into the valley soon and up the other side to the car park.\n\nBut no\, on and on I went towards the Tor. By no w\, the light was fading\, as was my enthusiasm\, and I slowed down to see tiny dots of hashers far away in the distance\, getting dimmer by the min ute in the growing gloom.\n\nStuff this\, I thought - the faint tracks do wn to the river and up the other side that could\nhave been a Short cut lo oked like they’d peter out and leave me scrabbling through the undergrow th - I’m going to do the honourable thing of turning around and going ba ck to the road and across the dam.\n\nBack near finish\, I did a couple of loops to make the distance up to 9km whilst someone\, sounding concerned that I was lost\, called out that I was about to miss the car park. Fob Jo ckey was there checking everyone back in\, eventually having to drive up t he bank with his car lights on to lead the final hashers On Home.\n\nDown downs were down at the Abbey Inn in Buckfastleigh\, where Mountain Rescue were meeting and seemed to be waiting for us. I arrived just in time for G affer as RA to announce that nobody actually managed the full Long (disput ed by Fob Jockey as he’d laid it) - Bad Cock\, Willy Waiver and Just Tr ipping were the last ones home\, but had turned around at Bench Tor.\n\nSq uashed Balls failed to come up with a suitable joke (though are any of the m suitable?) perhaps he was distracted by his lady friend.\n\nDown downs w ere awarded to:\n\n\n Livewire for his birthday and 10k run.\n Lowt'arse for bad driving and navigation to the hash\, caught by Gaffer as he was b ehind them. She was also telling everyone that she’d heard a cuckoo on t he moor - perhaps that’s where she was going...\n Nice Tackle for forg etting to pay for his beer at the bar.\n Barbarella for kicking out a che ck in the wrong direction (her excuse was that she’s usually so far behi nd that she’s not used to it)\n Good Shag and Hot Pants for looking up their route to the pub on Google in case they got lost\, but for then foll owing two different routes to get there.\n Rubbery for trouser failure wh ilst walking round the reservoir. Gaffer offered him some safety pins to h old them together\, but he wasn’t keen to stick them in his backside\, n or show us the damage.\n Pugsley for leading Gaffer and Under Covers astr ay on the way back to the car park.\n Rizzo for ‘winning’ the fastest hash time in the Half Marathon.\n And of course to the hares\, Whisperer and Fob Jockey.\n\nOn on to EAST PRAWLE\n\n\nPhoto credit: Rubbery\n🏃  📸 🍻 You can see a few more photos from the beauteous (and extra-v alue...) Venford Reservoir hash on 20th May by checking out the 1583 p hoto album 🏃 📸 🍻\n👣\n\n\n\n\n\n\n👣\n\nNext SH4 Hash  🐷👣: \nHASH 1584 -  27th May 2026\nEAST PRAWLE\nCIRCLE UP 7.25pm\n Outside The Pigs Nose Inn\, East Prawle\, Kingsbridge\, TQ7 2BY\nHttps://w hat3words.com/confident.pumps.honey\nON DOWN:\nOutside The Pigs Nose Inn\, East Prawle\, Kingsbridge\, TQ7 2BY\nHare: Fob Jockey\n\n👣\n\nFor more  info\, please see the Hash 1584 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group .\nAdd your photos of how the evening went down (on Weds 27th May\, 2026 ) to the Hash 1584 photo album  on SH4's Facebook page.\n\n📝 If yo u are the lucky Scribe at EAST PRAWLE on 27th May\, please submit your ed ition of The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (31st May\, 2026) - TVM! 📝\n👣\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSH4 'EALTH &\; SAFETY\n \n Please make a note of the SH4 hash phone number and add it to your phone:\ n \n🌟 SH4 hash phone number: 07922 103701 🌟\n \n \nUse this num ber to call for assistance if you come 'unstuck' out on the trail\, or ne ed to get a message to 'base camp' (On Down) during the run.\n \n👣\n  \n  Don't forget to see Rusty Bottom before 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 chec k back in with Rusty once you're safely back. \n\n👣\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSH4 M ercHASHdise \n \n\nShow your love for SH4 and wear your membership proud ly with a bespoke SH4 car sticker!\n \n \n \nAvailable exclusively to S H4 members (and\, to be fair\, anyone else who wants one...) for the barg ain 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 yours.\n \n👣\n_____________________\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Hash Trails LOCATION:Venford Reservoir West Car Park Venford Dam Car Park\, Venford Dam \, Devon GEO:50.526165;-3.856028 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Venford Dam Car Park\, Venf ord Dam\, Devon\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Venford Reserv oir West Car Park:geo:50.526165,-3.856028 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR