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 behaviour. 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.

NEWCOMERS TO THE HASH
Completely new to hashing? Don't know what to expect? Worried, shy or nervous? You needn't be as all newcomers or virgins as they are known, will receive a warm welcome. When the hashers are called to make a circle - about 7:15 pm each Monday, the Grand Master will welcome all hashers and after various notices about forthcoming events etc are dealt with, he will ask if there are any visitors from other hashes or virgins present. You will be asked to come forward and be introduced to the hash. A tip to remember, don't wear new trainers as these are frowned upon by the RA (Religious Advisor) and will incur a sprinkling of flour over them. That's all there is to it and you can then step back and enjoy the run and the social get together after in the On Down (the pub). Whatever your pace, there are certain to be others who will keep you company along the trail. Walk, jog or run - it's up to you.
Hashing is all about making friends and having fun, so just turn up any Monday and have a go.

Saturday, 2 August 2025

THE WORDS Hash 2089, Monday 28th July North Bovey CP, on down Ring O’ Bells

 

Ed Sheeran – Castle on the Hill
Song by Ed Sheeran ‧ 2017

Formal introductions:
Princess Pyscho of Chudleigh, Princess SMEllie of Teignmouth, Lady Coldtits, Duchess Soapy, Baron Pork Torpedo and Baroness Horny, Dame Slip on me, HRH Pisswell and Knights: Sir Beefy, Sir U-Bend, Sir Strap-on and Sir Ernie, who all Camealot! 
 
They were accompanied by ladies in waiting
Georgie P’ Orgy, Miss Inn and Mane Attraction.
Lord Mitch was accompanied by his butler Forrest Stump.
Serfs attending were Piltdown man, Melon Picker, Beeflicker, Manpig, Fuckarewe, Manopause and Wet Johnny Baldrick.
First dance, the Waltz circle:
Beeflicker, our stand in GM welcomed all to hash number **** ( I dont remember it really) It needs a young GM to remember that stuff!)
 
Announcements were asked for and all hell broke loose! Manpig asked for hands up to write the words, Smellie put her hand up to ask for hares for October, Forrest asked for a taker for the first dance and Pisswell asked for hands up for the cheesy chips at the pub! All done in one go but nobody really knew what had happened!
 
And over to the hare:
The hare had enjoyed a lovely day but was a bit concerned that someone had washed away one of her checks, which she had just relaid. She was therefore worried everyone would find the way back.
She had asked for permission to run through some very important land but was given a no for an answer as there might be air rifle shooting and golf being played. Therefore, it was vitally important that the longs and shorts ran very fast in this area, joining the footpath to the bridle path! In fact it all looked a bit dodgy, so she was keen to write rules and regulations and send around a disclaimer to sign.
As there are no rules in hashing, that was the end of that, but she pointed out that she’d done a few Ha Has and had made up her own rules for the day. 
 
Thank you to the people who dressed up in their finery. It was to be a posh evening with dresses and bow ties and then swim wear later. There was to be a swimming stop and a cream tea and there were some very enthusiastic sheep, who might mob you! Beware dogs!
 
The trail: The evening stroll through the castle grounds, in our finery. 
 
Please sing along!
When I was, hare that night, we cir-cled up
I was running with my hashers and my friends
And tasted the sweet perfume of North Bo-vey grass they checked down
In the carpark then, let them check back, when
Some, found the trail and called on on.
Made checks and FRBs were gone!
And they’ve not seen the church pathway, in so long, I know, can’t moan
But I can't wait for on home
I”m on my way
Driving to-get-here, down those country lanes
Running beside the river
And I show the way, you make, it feel, unreal
We watched the sunset, Bovey, our castle on the hill
Beaut-if-ill place, running, not just “an-y-where”
Running in our frocks, through the golf course
No, getting lost with my friends!
Had our first split, air rifle site
I don't reckon they’re there tonight
But for walkers then, take me back to when
We found. the-way back, no one got shot
All in good spirits, that’s all we’ve got!
Me and my friends having some checks, for the longs, oh, how we've gone
But I can't wait to go home
I'm on my way
Running to Old Yarde, down those country lanes
Turning right, go to Bowda
And shorts, miss the way, Luckdon, it’s good, in Woods
Meeting at Ridgnor, above the houses, on the hill
Hoo-hoo, near by the castle on the hill
Hoo-hoo, near by the castle on the hill
Our friends then met a-gain, with checks longs did the most
Shorts at the bridge and swimming stop, our hashers overdressed
“One just needs a little swe-ety stop”, walk-ers never getting there
But … Cream tea, half eat-en, and I…took it from the stat-ely home!
Now I'm on my way
I still remember this old country ford
When we cross the stepping stones there
And I show the way, to-Ring, O’-Bells, on down
Then we watched the down downs, Cheesy chips, eaten “til we’re full!
Hoo Ooo, North Bovey, castle on the hill
Hoo Ooo, North Bovey, castle on the hill
 
Out takes:
Nobody got shot or hit by a golf ball.
Pisswell was the only one to do the full walkers trail. These walkers, all they want to do is sip wine and smoke cigars! Melon Picker bravely took a bullet for Dame Slip on and her hound, and hobbled home wounded in action. 
 
Miss Inn was P Inn when the first check was found and followed GP and PM on their incredible journey, until she realised they didn’t know where they were going! She back tracked and proudly clocked up 7m plus! 
 
Thanks to the lovely people who let us enjoy a cream tea by the riverside. The water was freezing. The sheep were also very friendly. Manopause seemed to be there for a long time! 
 
Coldtits raspberry jam was delicious but PT thinks pectin will make everything stiffer!
 
Down downs:
Soapy for correcting Smellie on the venue for the on downs, being North Bovey not Bovey Tracey. She asked for a nice song from the sing meister, who we were lucky to have there, but PT had had enough of all that posh guff and lowered the tone as only he can!
Manpig was next for poor parking in his new car
Coldtits followed for getting there on time! She nominated SMEllie for also getting there on time ( in the same car!)
And the last to the hare for a “shitty trail”. Honestly, all that effort!
 
Next week: Poacher at Hound Tor. On on TVH3.

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