TEIGN VALLEY HASH HOUSE HARRIERS: Swirling around Brixham

A WARM WELCOME FROM TVH3

Welcome to the Teign Valley Hash House Harriers of glorious South Devon. You are guaranteed a warm welcome and a great hash experience. We are the 'Party Hash' and we run from pubs all over Torbay, Dartmoor and the Teign Valley every Monday evening at 7.15pm. Our trails are marked with flour, chalk or sawdust and take in woodland, streams, byways, bridle paths and rolling countryside. We cater for all abilities, you needn't worry about keeping up, a leisurely walk with others or a good paced run if you're fit - you choose. The run duration is anything from 30 minutes to an hour and the distance is normally between 3-6 miles depending on whether you decide to take a short or long trail. Your first run is free, so come along and give it a go! After the run hashers enjoy a drink and food in the pub. On many occasions, the pub will lay on a 'Hash Menu', food specially for hashers.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR FIRST HASH

Starts soon after 7:15 pm each Monday.
The Grandmaster will gather the hash together in a circle and welcome Virgins & Visitors to TVH3 and inform the group of pertinent news or upcoming events.
Hares will announce details or the trail, number of long and short splits and regroups.

Down-Downs - sometimes at the circle but usually in the pub after the run. Hashers and harriets (lady hashers) have a half pint and under age hashers have a soft drink or water. If you are driving, just ask the RA for water.

A Down-Down is a means of punishing, rewarding, or merely recognizing an individual for any action or behavior. Once awarded, the downdown must be drunk without pause, otherwise the RA may take action!

Individuals may be recognized for outstanding service, or for their status as a visitor or newcomer.

Down-Downs also serve as punishment for misdemeanours real, imagined, or blatantly made up.

Such transgressions may include: wearing new shoes, pointing with a finger, or the use of real names rather than hash names.

Hash Names

The use of real names (nerd name) during an event is discouraged, and members are typically given a new "hash name," usually in deference to a particularly notorious escapade, a personality trait, or their physical appearance.

Members are named after attending the hash on several occasions or if something noteworthy occurs to prompt a naming.

Other hashers may share stories or observations about the individual, with the final name being chosen by general consensus from all suggestions put forward by the hash.

Mon 13th: Queens Arms, Station Hill, Brixham, first find somewhere to park ? after several circuits avoiding the one way streets we all managed to park somewhere near the green. The Queens Arms pub is a “simple back street boozer with an aim to bring back traditional values for locals and visitors alike” sited almost under an ancient railway bridge from he old line towards Churston Junction . At the circle many were wearing their various 'Roger the duck' T-Shirt's as Soapy welcomed one visitor Foggy from SHH3, an appropriate name for this evening as the sea mist swirled around us. Fallen Woman and Broken Man described what should happen on Trail although there was some immediate confusion between them “Short is this way? No this way”! With that knee of mine still giving some trouble I decided on the Short route which led us down the alleys and steps on a well marked trail to the Harbour around this and On On checking up and down steps then across a beach passing Shoalstone Pool one of the few remaining outdoor seawater swimming pools left in the country, here WET FART did try to dive in but we told him it was empty! On now to the Berry Head Hotel where I decided not to push my luck any further, while the Longs headed on up through the woodland towards Berry Head. All gradually with CODTITZ giving us some concern, found their way back into the welcoming Queens Arms, which as a CAMAR pub of the year in 2014 had some rare ales to offer one looking more like Guinness while the hot food selection provided at minimal cost by the landlord was really excellent!
Down-Downs were awarded to the following offenders:-
SATNAV- confided to have forgotten to shaved her legs !
FUKAWE managed to spot at least 4 people peeing during the run??
WET JONNIE stopped and spotted a snake or was it ??
FOGGY – a visitor DD from the “vessel”... which we thought he was about to pee into!
Thank you FALLEN WOMAN and BROKEN MAN for an excellent evening!
On On to next week at the Mount Pleasant Inn, DAWISH WARREN Hare yours truly Winfield.