...and Run No 1629 with a great turnout for this
momentous occasion! As we Circled up at the Keyberry Inn, we knew that
this trail was going to be different as we stood there holding pens and
charts, while PIDDLER explained “named teams of four, follow the trail
at dotted checks search for the notice, fill your the answers for your
sheets reference ”simple really ?? but after the first “dotted” check in
Decoy Country Park, it all became clear, well at least clearer
I thought ? There were 18 of these well concealed points to find along
the trail which lead us up through woodland, across fields into
Abbotskerswell with the hounds chasing hard to get to those checks
first. Then it was the muddy shiggy rutted fields to slow us back before
we finally reappeared in the Park not really knowing if what had
recorded was anything like correct, as we passed our sheets back in to
“teacher”!
Inside the Keyberry after an excellent (Hash donated)
buffet and the Landlady's kindly donated beers all was set for
proceedings to start with the Down-Downs. With my CC Hat going on to
U-BEND for confiding to me that his phone had just rung while finishing
the trail on trying to answer this he managed to pour flour all over
himself !
PIDDLER received his for joint enterprise with U-Bend for that trail
PORK TORPEDO for finally reaching that 250 RUNS Badge
FUKAWE for hanging about in a muddy car at that well known meeting spot on Haldon last week.
Although not the next item I can reveal that PIDDLERS marking of our
trail sheets gave the top prize to team SHRIVEL! Scoring top correct
answers followed by most others, before our WARRIORS team were named and
told we “must try harder” !!
Well done PIDDLER and U-BEND for an excellent trail with a big difference.
THE AWARDS
After some close voting organised by our GM Soapy The 2015 Teign Valley Hash House Harriers Awards hosted by Wigwam with his excellent humour went to :-
WINFIELD - Hasher of the Year
DORIS - Harriet of the Year
WIDE RECEIVER - Hare of the Year
SLIP-on-ME - Newcomer of the Year
PIDDLER - Pillock of the Year
RAMBO - Heroic Feat (recovery from that injury)
ARCHANGEL & MELLON PICKER - KC Award Heroic Acts ??
PILTDOWN MAN - Dave Bick Style Award
ARTICHOKE - On Down of the Year
GM's Award - Winfield support & assistance
Here they were later all drinking up ...I wondered why Silp-on Me was last to finish !!