AGPU next week

Next Sunday's trail 7 November will be the AGPU (AGM) from the Royal Oak, Exminster. We will need to vote in a new mismanagement, so please let me know if you want to stand for any position (alastair.hibbins@gmail.com).

The Agenda will be as per below. Please let me know if you'd like anything to be added (alastair.hibbins@gmail.com)

* Reports from outgoing officers (GM, On Sec, Hash Cash, Hare Raiser, RA/ Sheriff, Hash Haberdash)

* Election of new officers 

* Annual subs

* Christmas celebration

* Annual awards

* AOB

Please remember to order your food in advance: the menu is on the previous message.

On on

Stix

Imperial, Exeter - Stix & Rocky - 31 Oct 2021

I didn't notice that it was Halloween... Was wondering why the staff in the Imperial were dressed funny... Would have been a good theme for the hash. Although I think Zoot came made up to scare the kids!!

It was good to see Brillo again, who traveled to the hash via train, with the Plymouth lot to see the rugby this afternoon.... But he was on a different train and wasnt watching the rugby. TC and co. never made to the hash due to delays, although Rambo, also traveling by train, did make it and navigated the entire trail around about 20 minutes later that the rest of us!

Anyway, simply a brilliant trail laid by yours truly and a returning Rocky.  Lots of water about after last night's downpours, and the river was pretty impressive coming down over the weir.  

We had a trail that took the longs through Taddyforde, across the railway line and along the river, up to Miller's Bridge (sweetie stop), with the longs going up around the catacombs then everyone going through Little Silver, and up to the Hoopern Valley before the on home.

I got a down down for bellowing in a normal person's ear accidently to call Wide on-back. Brillo was incredibly apologetic on my behalf!

Then into the Imperial for lunch.

On on to next week, which is from the Royal Oak, Exminster, for the AGPU.  If you'd like to eat, the pub would appreciate preferred in advance, so please send your for orders to me via Facebook or email alastair.hibbins@gmail.com.

https://ourlocal.pub/pubs/the-royal-oak-exminster/food-and-drink/. Sunday Roasts also available.

Updated City of Exeter H3 hash diary

The hash diary has been updated:
Nov 07, 2021 11:00AM
City of Exeter Hash, Royal Oak, Exminster AGPU

See http://cityofexeterh3.org.uk/p/hash-diary.html for full details
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City of Exeter H3

#1021 Stowford Cross - Drop Off - 24th October 2021

A pretty miserable morning for doing anything outside the house, but we had an intrepid group of hashers arrive at Stowford Cross. There was me (Stix), Bollards and Speedy, our hare (Drop Off), Mad Max, Woodpecker, Rambo, Happy Snapper, Dark Lord and Humpty, and Fruity Bitz making an appearance!

Unfortunately Bloody Mary was unable to lay the trail with Drop Off, so a big thanks to him for taking on the job. Unfortunately I can't say too much about the trail because we got lost on the long, about 1.5 miles in! Up to that point it had been in and out of the woods and a good few slippery slopes to negotiate as the rain continued. Lots of checking and I got it wrong most of the time. 

But it was when we got close to Uphams, we (Bollards, Speedy, Happy Snapper and I) got very confused with last week's marks! It was all Boots' fault! We saw a mark into the woods, but couldn't find anything after. Apparently the trail went up the track towards the Model Aircraft car park, before looping back to the rest of the shorts. We decided to head back the way we came in the hope of finding the shorts, but by the time we found the long-short split again, it was 12.00. So we headed for home, missing the sweetie stop (and the hash flash given Happy Snapper was with us) and arriving home about 15 minutes before the main part of the pack. Rambo turned up another 20 after that!!

Thanks again to Drop Off for what I imagine was an excellent trail!

Next week we're at the The Imperial, New N Rd, Exeter EX4 4AH, UK (map). 

Advance notice: the following week it's the AGPU (AGM) at the Royal Oak in Exminster.

Hope to see you at the On Inn afterwards,!!

On on 

Stix

#1020 Uphams Plantation - Boots - 17th October 2021

This week's trail started off with a sealed envelope because our hare had not returned. Puss passed the envelope to Spocky to reveal two pens and two pieces of paper, and a puzzle to solve. Spocky took one team, Tampa the other, and while we got the message, (it wa a live trail, one and on, fishhooks were 10 - not that we found any!) both teams managed to take far too long and made a right mess of it. Boots later told us that he had tried it on the scouts, And it only took them 5 minutes. Not sure what they  made of the message about long shorts etc though!

So we set off rather late, with a long-short, and a muddy one too with a steep hill for fun as well. A pretty hilly trail up through the woods, and a nice long long that sent us to Stowford Cross (next week's venue) and back. 

Then it was not long to the sweetie stop, where Mad Max was sitting down, but the shorts were missing and the sweets were suspended in a bag above the pond. But Speedy saved the day after some bullying from me.  Boots and Spocky went back to find the walkers, while Tampa, Max, me and Speedy enjoyed the sweets, but we didn't touch the carrot! (Boots didn't have any vegetarian sweets). Then we decided to put them back, which Speedy did. Then Tampa decided he wanted some more, so Speedy got them again and we filled the bag with stones, as a special suprise for the shorts. But Spocky returned with Boots' bag and phone, and told us that the shorts had gone to the wrong place and weren't coming! We told him that he had to get the sweets because each of us had a reason why we couldn't... E.g. speedy had an ingrowing toenail. He refused. So Speedy had to go back in yet again to get the bag of stones!! Meanwhile Spocky was starting to leave a few messages on Boots' phone - see here https://www.facebook.com/groups/cityofexeterh3/permalink/6402075593197004/

Anyway after all that palava, we continued with the trail, where Speedy managed to send us all the wrong way, and then he and Tampa decided not to follow the trail. Spocky eventually found the right route (still recording messages) and fortunately we all found each other again just around the corner. 

Soon we were on home, with a down down to Speedy for all his failings and stupidity!!

Thanks to Boots for an enjoyable 5 mile jaunt. Next week we're at Stowford Cross

https://maps.app.goo.gl/869zPvM2aAKgZFCP9.

On on

Haldon Belvedere - Wide Receiver - 10 October 2021

We weren't expecting a large pack this week, and were grateful for the arrival of Tampa, Coffin and family, which almost doubled the numbers! Late as usual! 

Being first there, we were able to enjoy the usual car park shenanagins, made even more exciting by a particularly steep drop causing some grating of undercarriages! 

Bollards and Rambo disappeared into the bushes, separately I must add, to water the plants. Meanwhile Hayden the dog made a fuss because he wanted to keep an eye on everyone.

Our hare promised a short trail, with little long-short splits, so small that you'd need a magnifying glass. It was also suitable for bikes - Tampa had brought two (for the grandchildren). 

We headed off, and there were soon calls of "Briony, Briony"... Pearl deserves punishment for that.

There were certainly at least two tiny long-short splits, where the pack was separated for just a few seconds! With a loop at the start for the longs before heading to the furthest point from the car park in the field around the castle, before returning for a sweetie stop and the viewpoint. 

Then across the road alongside the woods, before looping up and around the bank of trees, featuring an near-vertical climb. 

On home, within an hour, and making up for last week's marathon!!

Thanks to Wide for setting a trail when no one else could! 

On on to (They don't like it) Uphams plantation on Woodbury Common next week, hared by Boots.

Updated City of Exeter H3 hash diary

The hash diary has been updated:
Oct 17, 2021 11:00AM
City of Exeter Hash, Uphams Plantation, Boots

See http://cityofexeterh3.org.uk/p/hash-diary.html for full details
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City of Exeter H3

Chez Bitz - Spockybitz - 3 Oct 2021

There were "issues" with today's trail, so our hare admitted at the opening circle. But being a Spocky trail, it was always going to be the best of the year.

Son of the Bitz did a little opening speech to welcome us to his house, and had also put some "This Way" signs to direct us in. Not that it helped Hot Lips who zoomed past the entrance.

A 6.5 mile trail for the longs that took us around the newest bits of the Cranbrook building site, before heading across London Road into the field for a long short split (that Bloody Mary and Bollards did twice by accident) and the sweety stop. This was only about of a third of the way round the trail, as it continued into Rockbeare, around some woodland and another long loop, and then all the way to Rockbeare Manor.

As the rain began to fall we started to head back towards home, along a lane that took us all the way back to London Road, of course with a fishhook towards the end for those that were beginning to stretch ahead and looking forward to some shelter! Then along the Straight and back along Southbrook Lane to get home.

A great trail with lots of virgin hash territory from our GM. 

We don't have a hare for next week, so there is currently no trail. Please message Tight if you can help with any dates... We are really struggling to find hares at the moment. Her address is elly.maynard@hotmail.com.