There was a bowls match going on at the pub and many of the ‘older’ members of our group rather fancied trying their hand.  But we persuaded them that we needed them on the hash. 

We waited in the car park for ages as we thought Mismatch’s warning of bad traffic meant that she was on her way to join us.  Ringer even made an extra effort to mark the trail well.  All to no avail as she never turned up!  Was the Down Down shirt last week going too far?  We set off right from the pub and did a small loop round the village before turning right and heading up towards the Ridgeway.  At the edge of the trees Wimpey checked right.  He was called back, only to loop all the way round the field and see the walkers cutting across along ‘his’ path.  Oh well, at least the fourth side of the square was down hill.  We weaved round the paths for some time before coming back down via the allotments and making our way back to the pub. 

Back at the hostelry there was a lot to talk about, which was just as well as the chips didn’t arrive until well after dark.  But what chips they were.  And this is the first pub to give us a discount. 

The photos that have appeared on the web were under discussion.  Ringer was heard to say that he looks like his old man now.  But Pressganger had to point out that he just didn’t have his legs!  At this point Dingaling was again declared to be the long lost love child of Epic and the conversation continued to go down hill from there.

The Down Down vest was awarded to Rear Admiral for his Chariots of Fire impression as he ran up to the re-group. 

CS had been wearing the Green Shorts.  He considered giving them to B’Cider for her comments about his outfit at the start of the evening, or to Hotlips for calling the him a big girl for stopping to take a stone out of his shoe.  But he finally plumped for Henry V for saying he looked like Conchita, the transvestite winner of the European Song Contest.  What do the rest of us think?  Answers on a postcard to the RA.  Let’s just say if CS were a contestant he may well receive Null Points!

Hare:  Ringer

Hounds: Rubber Sole’s Buddy, Northern Soul, Twitcher, B’Cider, Big Stiffy, Hotlips, Wimpey, Lemony Snicket, Dingaling, Eric, Pressganger and Ben, Dancing Queen, CS, Rear Admiral, Gnome Alone, Chicken Head, Zorro, A Cruel Joke, Henry V, St Bernard and Epic Fail with Snoop Doggy Dog and Charlie

Date: 13 May 2014

Distance: 4.3 Miles