Run Number:1385 Visit the website - http://www.berkshirehash.co.uk

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Venue: AWE Social Club

Nuclear Drop Outs

Babydoll, Old Fart, Hashgate, Flash, Tinopener, Miranda And dog Emma, Glittertits, Pissquick, Honeymonster, C5, Motox, Heybabe, BGB, Little Stiffy, Dumper, Baldrick, Florence, Simple Simon, Blowjob, Utopia, Phil, Pete, Septic, Slack Bladder and dog Crapper, Foghorn, Cheating, Slowsucker, Shitshoveller, Cabin boy, Steve, Lucy, Uplift, Mr and Mrs Blobby, Phil, Potty and Nutty, Hitchhiker, Iceman, Spot, Lu, Linda Green, Aqua, Premature, CIAC, Mafia and Heather.

Virgins

Ian, Barry, Ray, Jo, Vanula, Diana, Lyn, Vanessa, Anne

Hares

Anorak, Trainspotter, Lonely and Hamlet

Who’s got the Geiger counter?

We assembled in the car park of AWE (Surely one of the most dangerous places in Berkshire!) bathed in warm radiant heat fortunately from the sun rather than anything else one hoped. Foggy who was the resident expert for the evening advised me not to worry the bombs were actually made at Burghfield(That’s OK then!) I had previously been told that in fact Newport Pagnell service station was in fact the most dangerous place in the UK being exactly half way between the Loch Long submarine base and Aldermaston and this is where the drivers stopped for a bacon roll

however again our expert told me that they didn’t stop…Literal sod that he is. (This however cleared up for me the mystery of the abandoned roadside Lucozade!)

I was beginning to suspect that possibly Dragonlady may have been a Greenham Peace woman and this knowledge was gleaned through pillowtalk but on further consideration I think it more likely that Foggy was in fact just such a person (Facial hair not being uncommon amongst these dwellers!)

We set out across the car park to the back gate, which had been locked, much to Hare Hamlet’s surprise. This early ruse adding at least 400 yards onto what already promised to be a long trail with 4(!) hares. We returned to the main gate and around the perimeter fence and down a far too obvious early footpath where despite Premature’s efforts only a few more foolhardy souls were tempted on to the waiting ‘bar’. We now followed a long track familiar to some that may have done the Tadley XC to the first check. Hashgate and Slowsucker set off down the obvious straight on… The one with “Beware Thames Valley Police Dog Training Area” sign only to hesitate when somebody called ON right. Needless to say they were proved correct as right was a long false! Next a small Lake where the pack milled about until Motox who ploughs a long lonely furrow these days checked out correctly. We followed the XC course briefly pausing to exchange pleasantries with some Tadley joggers out for a jog I suppose. Next a 2-way check sent us to an unofficial regroup with most reluctant to check it out. Hamlet smugly directed people down the short cut (?) to the left leaving Ray and Slowsucker to go straight on to the Pineapple pub and thence to an old trail from last year. Another bar sent us back to the right turn and the first official re-group. We were joined by Cheating and BGB from a totally different direction and nowhere near any flour (No surprise there then!)

Cheating now led the way across a huge field and lost the trail. All turned back except Cheating of course who disappeared into a wood (It latterly turned out to be a massive short cut..Curses!)

A pleasant stroll through woods and a farmyard led us eventually to a second regroup where Hash Pilot joined us. His computer at West Drayton had obviously crashed as he was flying the course backwards! This clue proved helpful as going down the path from which he emerged, we quickly picked up the onward trail with Foggy using his local knowledge to lead us back to the ON INN via the woods in Baughurst, overtaking walkers and short-cutters as we emerged nearly opposite the gates. A fine trail leaving us all with a warm glow…………?!

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