AGPU – or Annual General P*** Up – so why was it P***ing down instead?

Luckily our esteemed GM had already planned to live hare so the flour only had to last the 10 minutes it took for the pack to find the blobs laid around and about sunny Hest Bank and Bolton-le-Sands.

We generously let him set off from The Lodge, while some of us downed a quick half and others grabbed a sit down or warmed our cockles by the fire. Luckily Twisted and Major Twit were on good form, checking out for all they were worth and even running back to the check to ensure that the pack were with them – just as well as the wind was not kind and carried the shouts of On On in every direction but back to the knitting circle.

Orders for drinks had been taken – so organised Cyber! – so our drinks were waiting for us in both the Hest Bank Hotel and Blue Anchor as nominated Beer Stops. Antiseptic would only let usleave when Highway gave us the signal by emerging from the toilet! We wandered the canal paths and maize fields of North Lancashire before trudging down a lane which the local cows had very kindly coated in shiggy for us. Despite 3 fish hooks – which were obeyed – honest! - and crossing 2 football fields and a cemetery we managed to short cut back to the On Inn before the hare – unusual for a hare to become the knitting circle – oops!

School dinners were enjoyed by the collected hash, one hungry member of our group – White Noise – even managed to eat 2! There were no down downs in deference to the Sunday diners – but I am sure that Bubbles would have got one for being a good Boy Scout and holding up the traffic to help a fellow old man across the road, Major Twit for warming up before the hash by cycling to Bentham, a very Hashy Birthday to Office Trolley, Twisted for questioning the meal contents of her morning Number Twos and Forever Blowing for leaving her gloves in the pub. Perhaps also Sir TomTom for ordering a second meal for White Noise.

Being ever so democratic the 2016 mismanagement was dictated by the GM, no major changes apart from yours truly as GM and Twisted as RA – to be ably supported by Dormouse.

Next year will see us celebrating our 600^th r*n which conveniently falls on the 4^th weekend of October – our usual away weekend – watch this space for plans and mismanagement decisions as to how we best mark this major mile stone. At that time LVH3 will reach the tender age of 16 and so be legally allowed to have a drink in a pub with a meal, buy a lottery ticket – and be detained in custody!