Run Details

New start time of 19:00.

#2401 - The Cleveland Arms, Brighton - A Nasty Nips and Little Swinger team-up would find a complete contrast to the week before, with it noted that if anyone encountered mud they were most likely off trail! A pavement-heavy urban hash would find the BH7 crew headed out of the pub and straight through Blaker's Park before turning R (S) down Southdown Rd, over Standford Ave and onto Southdown Ave. First check would find trail continuing straight on to London Rd station and over the footbridge to Shaftesbury Rd, but not before FH#1 for 6. The check at the junction of Clyde Rd would then see Whose Shout nearly taken out by a Deliveroo moped driver as NN called On On down to the end of Shaftesury, left over Ditchling Rd and down Rose Hill. Running around the top of the Level, trail would then turn up the hill at Southover St, with FH#2 (also for 6) encountered halfway up, and a giant check circle on the road around the roundabout. Two giant arrows later, trail would follow the road up the remainder of Southover St, then left on Queen's Park Rd before turning into Queen's Park at the Pepper Pot and down Tower Rd, straight over onto the footpath and anticlockwise around the paths in the northern half of the park, out via the 'No Dogs' area (clearly ignored for Nincompooch, and where Gomi would run into the overhanging branches of a tree); out at Evelyn Terrace. Turning S on Freshfield Rd, trail would continue all the way down to the A259. R (W) along the A259 would then find the pack crossing at the next lights, and down to the seafront via the ramps of Madeira Terrace; an offered SCB, down the steps, would not be taken up by anyone (although contemplated by Bobble Chopper). FH#3 (again for 6) would greet FRB's before the front of Palace Pier, then over around by The Royal Albion and to The Old Steine. A check at the bottom of North St (Castle Sq) would find Jaws exclaiming 'we have to go through Pavilion Gardens' and an assembly of hashers gathered the other sides of the crossing; eventually, On On was called by the hares straight over, passing the bus stops of Old Steine, following the road around N of Pavilion Gardens with another check at the bottom of Church St. Again thrown for six and hashers gathered on the other side of Church St, hares called On On back over the road into Valley Gardens and N all the way to St Peters Church where FH#4 would again welcome the first 6 FRBs. Straight up and onto Ditchling Rd, another FH (for 6) would be added in front of FRB's Peter Pansy and Oral Hooker by the Open Market before turning down Baker St / Kingsbury Rd / Rose Hill Terrace. A final check at Preston Circus would find Whose Shout following false trail up Preston Rd when true trail lay up Beaconsfield Rd with a final FH (this time for 8) before On Inn up Beaconsfield Villas / Lucerne Rd.

At the pub, Bonking Queen (and Nincompooch) would RA, calling up first the hares with DD's to "Here's to the Hares". The evening would then be a 'Persecution of the Pensioners', or perhaps just those that required more assistance. And on that note, Gomi would be called up for running into the tree and Whose Shout for nearly being taken out by that moped; DDs to "Why were they born so beautiful?". Next up, BQ's own hero / Cornish Pirate (aka Mudlark) for taking a FH for her; as the driver tonight, Gomi was nominated with swift DD to "10,9,8". And lastly (owing to one last DD remaining) Shirker Ninezing was nominated for not doing anything wrong at all; DD to "He's Alright".

Next week's hash details were relayed - The Horse, Hurstpeirpoint - where it was noted by Gomi that that was the pub with the pennies on the tables and we should all bring a screwdriver! And so, before any additional crimes could be suggested, the evening was closed out with a toast to the hash. - Nasty Nips