KNITTING MARATHON JULY 14th

This week a British group called Cast Off are coming to Vilnius:

Friday 13 July

17:30–19:30 Cast Off, Warm up, Stretch and Cast Off, meet at South Hall CAC

Join the preparations for the knitting marathon and swap and lean new techniques while you are at it. Borrow needles and yarn, or bring your own, to knit things for the Knitting Marathon.

Saturday 14 July

11:00–onwards Cast Off, Knitting Marathon, starting at CAC front door, Vokiečių 2

Join in the knitting marathon, knit or crochet while running a route leading from the front door of CAC. Bring needles and yarn, or borrow materials when you arrive. If you don't fancy running, then join the spectators that will line the route knitting orange slices and medals for the winners!

NEXT HASH

The next hash will be.... sometime soon:) The Hash due for Sunday we thought best to postpone due to the clash with the Singing Festival & the fact that heavy rain is forecast.

The idea of a midweek hash on Monday 9th was not well recieved with only 1 person indicating it was a suitable date.........

So watch this space for news:)

VHHH NEEDS TECHNICAL BACKUP

Our VHHH normally has an 11:30 start... last's Sunday's Hash No 308 was no exception.... except JK had bought a new Hash Barbie & it needed building! Despite Kiltman's advice to leave Amatininku early the previous evening to construct the BBQ JK turned up with it still in the box. Help was at hand however in the form of our own American Military Technologist (PB).... so 1 hour later they were still trying to build the F*****G thing :) :)

WEEK DAY HASH

Major P and others have come up with the suggestion of holding a weekday hash during the summer.... so here's a suggestion....

We hold the next Hash (number 309) on Monday July 9th out at Silas Lake with a start time of 19:00. This will be followed by another HHHBBQ.

Kirsty & Megan will be the hares (with a little help).

If this suits people then please say so by adding a comment.

(above would be subject to weather... so keep checking the blog)

HASH 308 SUNDAY JUNE 24th

We have a MIDSUMMER HASH - thanks to Last Virgin!!!

This Sunday‘s hash will be near Liliana‘s summerhouse in Karaciunai (see the attached map), so that if it rains we would be able to hide under the roof. And perhaps we will have barbeque there and jump over the fire as it is the tradition of St. John’s Day.

How to get there:

Go straight Antakalnis street to Nemencines road past Plento Baras and further. Turn right to Karaciunu street (at the turn you will see a big poster advertising Topeliu water sports). Then go about 300 metres and turn right again before the gray fence, go another 50 metres and park there in front of wood.

Be there by 11:15. The start will be at 11:30. Cost is 10 lt for beers and drinks.

You may get there by bus 17 or 39. And remember our car pool – if lifts are required then meet at the bottom of Pilies before 11:00 (if you come there at 11:02 – you will not find anybody waiting there).

If lost, call Liliana (Last Virgin) at 861606577.

Lunch will be in (or rather at) Liliana’s summer house.

On on

NO HARE, NO HASH

It looks like there is no one willing or able to volunteer to act as hare for Hash 308 on Sunday June 24th.... so NO HARE means NO HASH.

We seem to be lacking in people willing to take thier turn in organising the Hash.... is the interest out there or should we just call a halt????

Over to you hashers :)

HASH 307 JUNE 10th SUNDAY

Hash this Sunday 10^th June. Trail set by PS for first time so let’s give him some support.

How to get there:

Go past the main entrance for Belmontas following the sign A3 Minskas for 4km.

Turn right at sign Puckoriu.

Drive to the first parking lot where we will meet.

Be there for 11.15 Walk begins at 11.30

Cost 10 litas for beers and drinks

If anyone needs a lift then we have a car sharing pool so meet no later than 11.00am at the Cathedral end of Pilies 11.02 and we will have gone.

If you get lost call PS ( Dennis ) 861989992 or JK ( Mike ) 865204005

Hope to see lots of you there.

JK has finished his travels for now so is looking forward to getting one and all in the circle and perhaps christening some people if they show up.

ON ON

Squeeky

PRE HASH WEDNESDAY SOCIAL

Did our Wednesday Social happen.... no email reminders or comments...!!!!???

Will Hash 307 happen this Sunday??? Watch this space with interest:)

ITALIAN INVASION

Will Vilnius experience an Italian Invasion this coming week???? Will they be as well behaved as the Scots?? Lithuania take on Italy in the Euro 2008 qualifier on Wednesday after a hard fought 2-1 victory against the Faeroes yesterday! Lets all hope for a top quality disply from the Lithuanian side to send the Italians home disappointed (also it'll help the Scots).

And as a PS - avoid Tallinn this week.... hordes of maurauding English will be invading the City... lucky the window boards are still up from the riots a couple of weeks ago :) :)

A week for getting FULLY behind the Baltic States :)

HASH 307 SUNDAY MAY 27th

UNFORTUNATELY IT APPEARS THERE IS NO HARE AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT HASH ON SUNDAY 27th - SO IT WON'T HAPPEN!

If things change then Needles will advise everyone by email.

It's never said often enough... but if you want to Hash we need people to set trails... no HARE then no HASH!!!

Hopefully someone will be willing and able to set the trail for the June 10th Hash.....

RESTING PLACE POLL

Squeaky has decreed in true democratic fashion that the Hash Social Events will take place in THE DUBLINER. Kiltman still argues the corner od AMATININKAI is best... we want your thoughts:)

Post them on the comments !!!!!

BOWLING TUESDAY MAY 22

Just a reminder to everyone about the next Hash Bowling:

TUESDAY MAY 22

19:30 to 21:30

AKROPOLIS

Cost is 15 lts per person / kids free

We have 2 lanes booked for a total of 16 persons. Please advise in advance if you plan to come.... if you don't & you are number 17 then you'll need to sit & watch from the side :)

HASH 306 SUNDAY MAY 13th

As the weather is very unpredictable this Sunday's hash will be near Liliana's summerhouse in Karaciunai (see the attached map), so that if it rains we would be able to hide under the roof.

How to get there:

Go straight Antakalnis street to Nemencines road past Plento Baras and further. Turn right to Karaciunu street (at the turn you will see a big poster advertising Topeliu water sports). Then go about 350 metres and turn right again before the gray fence, go another 50 metres and park there.

Be there by 11:15. The start will be at 11:30. Cost is 10 lt for beers and drinks.

You may get there by bus 17 or 39. And remember our car pool – if lifts are required then meet at the bottom of Pilies before 11:00 (if you come there at 11:02 – you will not find anybody waiting there!).

If lost, call Liliana at 861606577.

Lunch will be in Plento baras.

On on

HASH WEDNESDAY

Coming to a bar near you (Amatininkai) the next instalement of 'Hash Wednesday' !!! You can turn up at 19:00 and enjoy an easy jog round the Old Town... or appear just after 20:00 for a bit of banter washed down with a glass of amber liquid:)

HASH CHARITY EFFORT

VH3 has maybe been a little bit behind in it's charity effort's over the last year or so.... shame on us!!! Yeah, yeah I hear you all say... we all help the less fortunate in our own way.... but that's no excuse!!! So here's an easy scheme to put together:


We all get those little 1, 2 & 5 centai coins... you know them well... they disappear into corners of pockets & get forgotten about until washing time (MP finds them every 20 minutes:))... so why not stick them in an old clean jar of M&S curry sauce & come December 1st we can collect them all, convert into usable cash & put to a good cause.... GO FOR IT !!!!!!

WHERE'S THE BEST CURRY IN VILNIUS????

No... it's not Sue's Restaurant... it is, in fact, on the shelves of the little food section of the new Marks & Spensers :)

Sunday 29 April

Here are the details for the hash on Sunday, 29 April:

Meet at 11:15 to start at 11:30. Bring along your 10 Lt to cover refreshments at the end.

It's in the district of Seskine.

Come from wherever it is convenient for you to the big junction of Akropolis and turn to Gelvonu street (it is the one that goes straight forward from Akropolis) and follow the street untill you pass Maxima X an soon you will see a parking lot on the right with the sign for AUTOSERVISAS by the end of it. Here is a smal semi-circle for parking and this is the meeting point for hashers.

On the left in front you will see yellow kiosks - you don't have to pass them, stop before on the right.

For those who are coming by bus, the bus stop is called GELVONU, buses No 53 (Stotis - Fabijoniskes), No 40 (Lukiskes -Fabijoniskes), No 56 and No 75.
And don't forget the car-share...meet at the castle end of Pilies at 11:00 - if you have a car and have spaces please turn up to help give those who don't have transport!

on on on

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Reda

Next events

This week is full to bursting!
Wednesday 25 April we have our jog at 19:00 starting at Amantininku on Didzioji g. followed by social for anyone who ran or not! Drinks from 20:00, Amantininku. Have I mentioned it's Amantininku?

Sunday 29 April, Reda and Beate are setting the trail, it will be around Old Town, details will come later this week.

News fresh from the hares:

Sunday's hash will be in Markuciai.
The meeting place is at the end of the bus stop of Subaciaus Street, at the foothill of Puskinas House-Museum at usual time.

Roadrunner

Next event

Howay all,

A quick note to say the next trail will be set by our fabulous Roadrunner and Silver Tongue.
Meet at 11:15 for a 11:30 start on Sunday 15 April, and remember the car pool if you need a lift will go from 11:00 at the bottom of Pilies.

Place and lunch venue info will be in the next email...oh the suspense!

Love to y'all from Berlin,
Needles

PS Kiltman is away again, and so am I, so if anyone would like to help out with the bloging drop me a line at vilniushhh at gmail dot com

HAPPY EASTER VILNIUS HHH

A very Happy Easter holiday to all VH3 Hashers.... and what a nice spring weekend it is too - sunshine and blue sky!! Let's hope it last for the rest of the spring!!

Our next Hash is Sunday April 15th... not sure who the hare is (anyone know???). Then it'll be April 29th....

On weekend May 5th Major Pain / Kiltman are arranging an away weekend to Druskininkai (taking in the 10km road race) - if you want to go then contact Major P.

Kiltman is away from Vilnius from April 7th to May 1st and won't have internet access so it's over to Needles to keep the blog updated:)

IT WAS a GRAET HASH

OK... THE aNGELS WE THHHHHHHHE BEST....................

10km RACE DRUSKANINKAI MAY 5th

If anyone is interested there is a 10km Road Race at Druskininkai on May 5th. Last day for registration is May 4th. Kiltman is likely to travel as long as he can get a month of training in:)


Details are available via the link on the Lithuanian Athletics site; http://www.laf.lt/en/index.htm

AWAY HASH IN POLAND

We have recieved details on an away weekend being organised by the WARSAW Hash at the end of May:

(Quorn H3 and Warsaw H3 away hash weekend!)

25th – 28th May 2007

PROPOSED ITINERY AND INFORMATION

FRIDAY 25^TH MAY

RED DRESS RUN AROUND WROCLAW’S PUBS WITH SURPRISE TRIP!

SATURDAY 26^TH MAY

DAYTIME VISIT TO PROVE POLAND IS NOT FLAT

EVENING PARTY ABOARD RIVER BOAT

SUNDAY 27^TH MAY

HASH FOLLOWED BY BBQ

MONDAY 28^TH MAY

HANG OVER HASH AND/OR TOUR

If you'd want more details contact the organiser at: Smutley@hotmail.co.uk

APRIL FOOL HASH 303 - SUNDAY APRIL 1st

Starting point:
Timo Kvartanas - parking lot on Maironio gatve, across the street from
the wooden market stands.


Be there for 11:15 for an 11:30 start. Remember our car pool.... but not much point this week as the Hash is within walking distance of the car pick up point:) :)

Cost for adults is 10lts to cover beer, soft drinks, water, etc etc. Kids free.

Dress code:
Since it's the Day of Independence of Uzupio, show your support and
wear something white! (combine with the last St Patrick's Hash & you could wear a CELTIC FC football top :))

What do you know about Uzupio?:
Study your Uzupio history books and keep your eyes open on the trail
as there will be prizes to give to those who score highest during a
lunch quiz after the hash!

On, on lunch location to be advised.........

If you get really lost then phone the hare MJ.... but coz she's not given her number you can always try Kiltman on 653 10009!!!

JUST TO KEEP YOU AMUSED :)

Kiltman has had a strange weekend in Denmark.... you'll find it just a bit amusing :)

1. Thought flight from Palanga to Copenhagen was at 16:30 turns out it was 15:30.... Kiltman drives into carpark at 15:10.... no worries

2. Hadn't checked location of competitions properly... normally they are at Hillerod north of Copenhagen. Plan was to get car & just drive to Hillerod & then look for signs... same as many times before:) But... in 2007 the competitions moved to near Roskilde... opposite direction!!! Fortunately Kiltman met a friend at CPH Airport & while having a coffee the mistake came out:)

3. Kiltman got a bus from airport to his hotel... but bus driver forgot to tell him when to get off so he went round again... a 15 min journey took 90 mins :)

4. Turned up at airport on Sunday morning to get 13:00 flight to Palanga... discovered booking was made for Saturday :( But lucky that SAS are nice people & change flight free of charge :)

What a weekend :)

NEW HASH T-SHIRT & LOGO

We are considering buying a new batch of Vilnius HHH t shirts in time for our 14th Anniversary in mid-June. We could simply repeat the existing design but think it maybe a good opportunity to upgrade the logo & design.... perhaps to link in with Vilnius being European City of Culture in 2009???

Anyway.... the challenge to you all is to design a simple logo for the VHHH and send it to the Hash email address by April 15th (vilniushhh (@) gmail.com). Those designs we recieve we'll put on the blog and take a vote as to the winner:) And the winner will get a prize.... night out with Kiltman (2nd place wins 2 nights out:))

The new logo can be based on the old one... or completely different... only thing is it should mention Vilnius HHH some where:)

LITHUANIA - THE PLACE TO HASH

Ever needed a reason to come visit Vilnius join in the great VHHH??? Well think no more.... from April the 18th we will have 2 of the world's greatest institutes starting business in LIETUVA...

Fist.... Marks & Spencers... and second (and most important) the debut of.... KFC :) Yes... Kentucky Fried Chicken.... ahhhhh.... life is perfect :) :)

HASH 303 APRIL 1st (honest - no joke!)

The picture gives everyone just a very small clue to the location of the next VHHH Hash on April 1st! Rumour has it that IF you can successfully negotiate passport control then you'll find beer flowing in the street:)

And as if to make the 'pun' worse....... we have three of our very own 'angels' setting the trail.... it's a must do event. Full details nearer the time :)

TWO OF OUR THREE ANGELS

PS - if you look closely on our flikr pages (link opposite right) then you may view some photos of Hash 302................

BOWLING WEDNESDAY MARCH 28

We have booked 2 lanes at the Bowling at Akropolis for 20:00 to 22:00 on Wednesday March 28th. This means the optimum number of people will be around 12 to 14:)

Cost will be 15lts per adult.

Please confirm if you are coming.... if you don't and more than 14 show up then you'll be disappointed:)

And for anyone interested the Tuesday evening orienteering season begins on March 27th with a competition at VINGIS PARK - perfect for beginners:) Start times from 17:00 to 19:00 I think.

ST PATRICK's HASH 302 SUNDAY MARCH 18th

Dear all,

The next run will begin outside Plieno Paukštis, Kalinausko 11B (up the hill from Frank Zappa).
Meet at 11:15 with 10 Lt cover, trail will begin at 11:30.
As it's St Patrick's Day (well, close enough) please wear something green! And we'll end back at the bar where they serve guiness.
And don't forget there's a car share from the castle end of Pilies at 11:00.

~ant~on~ant~on~ant~on~ant~on~ant~on~ant~on~ant~on~ant~

Needles

WEDNESDAY SOCIAL

A gallent band of 8 or 9 Hardy Vilnius Hash Hound Harriers (what a mouthful) turned up at Amatininku last night to share a beer, a coffee and a few not so serious words of conversation. We welcomed a new runner from the US... Lauren & I'm sure she'll be made welcome at future hashes!

Two interesting developments.....

1. Seems Roma has volunteered to take on the task of 'Hare Raiser' - hopefully her command of the Lithuania language will help....
2. Major Pain runs his life to coincide with the cycles of his washing machine... so if he disappears every 90 mins for 15 mins... you know it's to check his washing:)

And details for Sunday's Hash will be available soon... Needles & Kinky Hot Stuff as Hares... it'll be a City Hash... staring somewhere round the Wedding Palace I believe:)

The week ahead

This week we have 2 events, hope to see folks come out of hiding!

Wednesday 14 March is the usual run/walk followed by social. Meet at Amantininku at 19:00 for running, and from 20:00 for socialising. Amantininku is on Didzioji (it's too late for me to think about spelling tonight, sorry folks) AKA the man on the barrel.

Sunday 18 March is the next HHH. The trail will be set by Needles and Kinky Hot Stuff...details will be sent out later in the week. Let's hope for sun!

on on

SO WHERE THE F**K WAS EVERYONE???

OK... last time I try and organise something for VilniusHHH.... no-one turned up at Amatininku this evening... I waited from 20:00 until 21:00 then looked in Dubliner and Transylvania... no-one anywhere (apart from Brendan whom I shared a pint with in Transylvania).

So I also quit as any other thing I have to do with Vilnius HHH including doing the blog.... coz apparently no-one reads it!!!!!!!

The hash need YOU!

The Vilnius HHH needs more hands on deck. At the moment especially after a few folks sailed away, it's down to very few of us keeping things ticking over. It doesn't take too much time to be involved in the running of the club (or the walking of the club if you prefer) but we do need more help as our stalwarts aren't going to be around so much in the coming months.

So, the areas we need help in are:
Hash Cash (Looks after the money ), Hare Raiser (gets the list of who is setting the hashes and gently reminds them when their turn is), another Hash Flash (takes photos), and another Religious Advisor (to get the funnies in the circle)

Let us know how you will get involved by email! It's for the greater good! Aciu labai! Needles

KILTMAN RETURNS

Following on from his long (5 week) exile to the sunny island of CUBA - Kiltman is back in Vilnius from Friday March 9th (well actually he'll be in Amatininku tonight with luck from 22:00)Anyway he'd like to exchange ideology with people over a beer or 3 on Friday night.... will be in Amatininku from 20:00 then will move on somewhere else about 22:00?? What about WOO on Vilnius g? Any reports? (Any suggests add as a comment to this post!!!)

Full Moon AND Eclipse!

Tomorrow – Saturday is a full moon and there will also be a total eclipse of the moon. The eclipse will be visible around 12. 30 ( providing there is no cloud coverage of course ) We will be meeting at the Dubliner 20.00 for a full moon, eclipse hash.

See you all there!
ononononononononononon

Sunday 11th

The run/walk/saunter will start this Sunday 11 Feb at the entrance to Vingis Park by the cemetary at the end of Čiurlioniu g. at 11:15. The trail will be set by the Flower Power (with some help from the Needles) and it is the last trail our FP will set, so hope to see lots of you there!

Remember to bring 10LTL to cover drinks etc. and a hat...winter rules apply!

Notes for your diaries

Howay all,

In the absence of our dear Kiltman (wasn't it great that the BCC arranged such an elaborate send off at the Reval last Saturday!) I (Needles) will be at the helm for the blog.

Here are some notes for your diaries:
The next Wednesday social on 31 January has been cancelled as our fearless leaders are away. Folks are still welcome to get together at Amantininkiu anyway, but at your peril...

There will not be a trail on Sunday 4th February, it will be one week later on Sunday 11th February instead (starting at 11:15, car share at 11:00 at the bottom of Pilies). This is because our naughty hare Flower Power is unnable to do the 4th.

The Pub Quiz is on Monday 5th Feb at The Pub, Dominikonou 9, starting at 19:30. The H3 always have a team so come along!

And finally...Squeaky has booked 2 lanes for bowling on Wednesday 21st February from 20:00–22:00. Please let us know if you want to come in advance. Apparently young Torin was the star last time with a little help from Mary Jam.

And so concludes the H3 update. - Needles (with her love of brackets, it's like hugging words)

SO LONG & THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH

Kiltman is saying 'goodbye' for a bit as he's away to Cuba until the middle of March:) Hopefully someone will keep this blog up dated????

You'll find a few photos from the Burn's Night on flikr.

MESSAGE FROM SQUEAKY

On the 18^th February there is a pancake festival at Rumsiskes. The fun starts at 12.00 with games etc. We are proposing to get people with cars to offer their services. I need to know how many people would like to go and I would like you to tell me by the 10^th February so that we can arrange the transport.

Due to the success of the bowling at Akropolis on Saturday we are going to arrange another bowling event.

This time we will be holding the event on a weekday and for two hours instead of one hour. Wednesday 21^st February from 20.00 to 22.00. Please let me know who would like to go so that I know how many lanes to book. Again I need to know by the 10^th February as Jauciu and I will be in Kiev for a few days after that.

Enjoy the snow!!

Squeaky

HARES LISTS

We are always needing 'hares' to set the Hash Trails.... so here is the list of the people who have 'hared' in the last year.... some more than others :) Remember... no hares, no hashes :)

Dr. Dirty 2
Loose End 3
Boggers 11
J K and S V 2
Yap Yap 1
Dr. Dolittle 2
Kiltman 6
Flower Power 1
G O T and Leap Year 2
Roadrunner 2
Laslo 2
Santa 1
Last Virgin 2
Needles 1
Silvertongue 1
Lawyer 1
Vidal 1
Kelly 1
Rolandas 1

LIFE THOUGHTS FROM MJ

It has been scientifically proven that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli bacteria, which is found in feces.

In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop! However, we do not run that risk when drinking wine (or rum, whiskey, Vodka, beer or other liquors) because alcohol has to go through a distillation process of boiling, filtering and fermenting.

It is because of this process, that the bacteria is killed. Therefore, it is better to drink wine and talk shit, than it is to drink water and be full of shit.

There is no need to thank me for providing you this valuable information, I am doing it as a public service.

THE 300th HASH IN VILNIUS

Vilnius HHH has now had it's 300th run... yippee :) A new area for the Hash - a beatuiful clean forest for a change (much rubbish generally lies around normally). It might be the middle of deep, dark winter but this is winter 2007 and hardly a drop of snow to be seen and temperatures of +4.5! We almost had a Christening but decided to save it for later but we did have 2 celebratarily mugs to present.... one to Reda for her 25th Hash & one to JK for his 50th:) There are a few pictures on flikr... but they're not in a set coz we need to upgrade....

Quizz question.... do all hashers make funny faces????

Bowling at Akropolis

16 folks turned up for an entertaining hour of bowling at Apollo on Friday night. Good fun was had by all & the general opinion was that Akropolis was much better & friendlier than the previous location of Hash Bowling (can't remember what it was called). We'll definately do it again.... and soon.. :) Low light was the fact that at 21:30 on a Friday evening it's almost impossible to get a seat for a meal at Bravaria unless it's booked... Kiltman hadn't thought of that so off we all trundled to a new place on Tilto g. call 'Alhambra' with a Country & Western flavour... live music and line dancing... yummy (Also in the absence of certain gents from 'over the pond' it was left to JK to spread his magic spell as he was targetted by young girls:) ) Highlight... well apart from the bowling... had to be Girls on Top disappear to buy a belt while everyone was looking for her to organise food... it wasn't as though her jeans were falling down :) So thanks to Hash Cash for funding the evening out... next time we'll maybe go for a midweek date & a two hour session (but we'd need to ask for contributions for that).

A Taste of Lithuania

Hashers are very much like orienteers.... we gain a lot of enjoyment by being out in the forests and woods... running, walking or whatever.

Have a read of this article by a young Australia World Champion orienteer - Hanny Alston. She spent some time in Druskininkai in July 2006 at the World Junior Orienteering Championships... The articles reads true :-

http://www.hannyallston.com/index.php?id=43

HASH 300 January 21st

Sunday's Hash is number 300 for Vilnius HHH :) So lets have 300 hashers hashing :) There is a location map on the blog... The original parking area is a bit wet so best not to park there... so we'll park in the corner of the cemetary car park... details... Travel out the 102 towards Ignalina... if you reach Ignalina then you have missed the turnoff which is almost at the end of the dual road about 1500m past Baltic America Clinic. The turnoff to the right is signed KAIRENU KAPINES 3 km. The road is straight for about 2km then turns sharp right, down a small hill, turns left a bit & cemerary carpark is on the right side... go to the top right corner.

The Hash will start as close to 11:30 as we can....

Cost is 10 litas to cover beer, soft drinks, water etc etc. Juniors are free... yippee :) :)

Remember our car pool from the bottom of Pilies - cars leave at 11:00 so be there by 10:55 at the latest. (There will be one less car this week as Kiltman is the hare).

Anyone lost then contact Kiltman on +370 653 10009

ON, ON...

PS - suggestion for lunch afterwards is Plento Baras??????

BURNS NIGHT JANUARY 27th 2007

January 16th 1707 was the Day the Act of Union was signed by the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh resulting in the creation of a joint nation of England & Scotland..... Many people will still argue that Scotland's nobles sold thier souls for English Gold (to get a refund on a ill thought out colonial attempt in South America).

But less of the history & modern day Scotland produces one of the highlights of the World's social calander... Burn's Night... a celebration of the life & works of Scotland Greatest Dead Poet - Rabbie Burns (rumour has it he has a long lost cousin in Israel - Rabi Burns:)).

Anyway... to get to the point of this little post... Vilnius HHH has fully sold it's allocation of seats at the Vilnius Burn's Night on Jan 27th.... in short.... we sold our seats for Lithuanian Litas :) :)

WEDNESDAY RUN & DRINKIES - JAN 17th

OK.... it's time to start our twice monthly socials again:) Wednesday 17th from 20:00 for Drinkies & from 19:00 if anyone wants to go for a run (Kiltman will be there to run - despite saying after the last abortive attempt that it was the last time).

Those of you planning on going to the Burn's Night on Jan 27th please turn up with a fistful of.... Litas to give to Barbara :)

And in case you didn't know where we meet... then look at the picture at the top of the post... it'll give you a clue. (Amatininku is a smoke free enviroment since Jan 1st.... sadly it's also a Kristina free enviroment as well.. Kiltman cries into his beer:( :( )

BOWLING AT AKROPOLIS FRIDAY 19th

We have booked 2 lanes at Akropolis bowling for an hour between 20:00 and 21:00 on Friday 19th. It's a family show... so juniors welcome (us young at hearts can go and have a beer or 20 afterwards).

Nice to know approx numbers in advance to please mail Kiltman at gordonross@zebra.lt

VILNIUS HHH 300th HASH

Our next Hash on Sunday January 21st is HASH NUMBER 300!!! (Have we really done 50 hashes since the 250th last April... or was that simply statistics???).

Anyway we hope lots of Hasher's turn out for this event!!! Will it be snow free?? Who knows with this winter's weather!

Full directions will appear here next week but the PROVISIONAL LOCATION is marked on the map above. (Please check this before travelling)....

On, on.......

BURN'S NIGHT 2007 (JAN 27th)

Well doesn't seem like I can get the original post back to the top but if you look in the archives:

Trečiadienis, Gruodžio 13, 2006

You'll find details of the 2007 Burn's Night (info also on links on the side bar). We need names & number's very, very, very soon - closely followed by money! We don't know the exact cost of a ticket yet... last year it was 120 lts - highest estimate for 2007 is 180 lts - but guess it'll be in the middle!!!

Anyway there is the possibility of some sponsorship from a Scottish company that means the cost to Lithuanian members of the Hash would be a maximum of 100 lts (will be confirmed soon). Only applies to Lithuanians as it's developing Scotland / Lithuania links :)

SUNDAY'S 299 HASH

Where has winter gone?? It's +6 at today's Hash but at least the rain held of for a little & the 10 Hardy Hashers managed an hour's exercise without getting wet!!! The heavy rain of Saturday had done a lot to wash away lots of the markings... but hey... it was actually a great Hash!!

JK the RA is in for trouble next time though... somehow he managed to get all hashers in the circle at once:)

Other news was the Burn's Night... we need names soon (look in the Blog archives for December for details) & the Thursday 18th we'll arrange a bowls night... details to follow :)

LAZDYNAI HASH 299 JANUARY 7th

Happy New Year! We're now in '007, how very Bond.

Next hash will be on 7 January, in Lazdynai, Gudeliu str., it's next to the Neste gas station. Meet at 11:15, 10Lt per person to cover drinks. Trail set by the fabulous Girls on top. Hope to see lots of you there!

Also for those with out transport remember our car pooling service... meet at the bottom of Pilies at 10:55 - cars leave at 11:00

TODAY'S NEW YEAR HASH

Well looking at the BBC weather stastitics 2007 is a record year already - the record high temperature for January was shown as +4.... Kiltman's car showed a reading of +4.5 on the way to the Hash. It was just like New Year in Scotland - wet & windy & dark :)

Anyway Loose End had set a trail earlier on New's Day & waited expectantly for members of the Hash to show up... did they??? Nope... only Kiltman.... so Hash abandoned due to the weather!!

But a great big Hash thanks to Loose End for putting the trail out... it's very frustrating to put the work in for no reward with no one showing up!!! Lets hope for a better response for our next Hash on January 7th with Girls on Top as the Hare.... Then we're back to our regular Wednesday socials starting on January 17th and (of course) BURN'S NIGHT on January 27th!!!!

NEW YEAR HASH 298

Lucky us :) We now have some details of the New Year Hash....

The New Year Hash, starting at 2.30 pm (we need to start running prompt or it'll be too dark) will start in the car park
of St Peter and Paul's church, (opposite the British embassy, at the big roundabout going into Antakalnio) nearer to the pub to the right of the

church.

People don't really need directions, do they????  If lost, call Loose
End at 868627702.

Meet 2.15 pm
Start 2.30 pm
cost 10 lt for beers, drinks etc

On on

Loose End

HAPPY NEW YEAR HASH 298

A very Happy New Year & a Prosperous 2007 to all hashers when the time comes.

I would put some details of the New Year's Day Hash up here to keep you all informed but I don't know anything :)

Details will be posted as soon as it's available. (We do know that New Year's Day is January 1st:))

BOXING DAY HASH 297 DECEMBER 26th

Dr Dirty (aka Woody) has sent details about the Boxing Day Hash. These are copied below & have also been sent out to our email list:

Please tell the Hashers to meet across the street from St.Anne’s/Bernadiniu as at the last Hash, and we will proceed from there at 11:30 (as usual) on Boxing Day/12/26. Because we’ve all been good so Santa will visit us, there will be a suspension of down-downs, and we will all come back to my flat at Berndiniu 3-43. I’d like to collect 10 litas for each person who will eat/drink, and I need to know how many of us there will be. I will prepare for a few extra people, but I’d like to hear from those who will come and how many they will bring with them. As in the past, I will make chili, salad, and provide bread and dessert – and hot wine if the weather happens to be cold. Otherwise, beer and soft drinks. (If there’s a Hash Beer person who could help with the drinks, that would be good – and even so, everyone will get to eat their money’s worth!)

MERRY CHRISTMAS

A Merry Christmas & a very Happy New Year to all those in Vilnius HHH and anyone else you can think of:)

With less than a week to go until the Festive Season hits full swing people start disappearing to travel to meet family & friends... for those of you staying in Vilnius you can still get a Festive fix of Hashing:) Dr Dirty (Woody) has again offered to hare the Green Bridge Walk on Boxing Day (December 26th) - the details will appear here as soon as they are known... the following week Beate is acting as Hare on New Year's Day in the afternoon - again details as we know them.

Then once it's all over & it's back to work & winter arrives the next 'normal' Hash will be Jan 7th with Girl on Top as hare :)

Once January is in full swing we'll start our twice monthly Wednesday socials again. Kiltman is also going to sort out a couple of lanes to go bowling at Akropolis.........

BURNS NIGHT JANUARY 27th 2007

Below is the text of email from the organiser of the Burn's Supper which is now just over 6 weeks away. Seems to be plenty of Glenfiddinch Whiskey which doesn't actually exist... you don't get whiskey in Scotland :)

Anyway this is always a very popular evet & tickets will go very quickly. Already 8 of the 20 we have available have gone. They are first come, first served. Money required early in New Year. Once they are gone we'll start a reserve list. Please email Kiltman at gordon@scottishotours.com to book a ticket. Text below:

Yes, I can confirm your 2 tables. I believe it will be about 170-180 Lt per person including full course traditional Scottish Dinner with haggis as a 2^nd starter, welcome drink, 4 glasses of wine per person and Glenfiddinch whiskey. A group of young students lead by Chef are coming over from Scotland and will be helping to prepare Burns Supper to make it as more traditional as possible.

We will have new pipes this year from Scotland and Lews Castle College Ceilidh Band from West Isles of Scotland (miles away…). They are fantastic!!! Ceilidh dancing lessons will be held at the Embassy with Keith Shannon and will be announced in January for registration.

I am sorry, we’re a bit late this year to sort things out, but within moving to a new venue and aiming at new bands, it takes much longer to put things in places.

As an early bird I can offer you tables no 13-14 if this is OK with you.

ONLY 8 SEATS LEFT - 14/12/06

HAGGIS HUNT 2006 / 7

As you'll all know, Vilnius HHH is book 20 places for the Burn's Super on January 27th. (Remember to decided sooner rather than later if you want to go & send us an email if you haven't already). Anyway in part of the World Wide preperations for Burn's Night & as the winter temperatures drop then the Haggis Hunting season opens.... you can follow the sport or even join in by going to this link

  
http://haggishunt.scotsman.com/

CHRISTMAS PARTY PHOTOS

A rather fuzzy photo from our Christmas Party last Saturday. You can see a few more of the party & the aftermath at this link

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vilniushhh/

The existing photo albums are on a different site but flick is much easier to upload to. We'll try & eventuall move all the old albums across to flickr. And if anyone's interesting in adding pictures etc then the flickr log in details are the same as the email , this blog & the website:)

Time change

Quick note: Sunday's hhh will start at 11:30 not 11:00 so you'll all get an extra half hour in bed after the party! And bring Santa hats!

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Needles

SANTA HASH 296 SUNDAY DECEMBER 10th

HO HO HO HASHERS!

OUR NEXT HASH WILL BE A CHRISTMAS CAROLING WALK AROUND OLD TOWN.

LET'S MEET AT 11:30 (note different from earlier time of 11:00 on emails sent out) ACROSS FROM ST. ANNE'S CHURCH. CAROLS WILL BE SUPPLIED. BRING YOUR OWN SANTA HAT OR OTHER CHRISTMAS APPAREL.

TO ALL THE RUNNERS....SORRY, THERE WILL NOT BE A RUNNING TRAIL, JUST SOME WALKING AND SINGING (note from Needles...runners, I think we can run along the walkers trail and just wait for the walkers at each carol point like last year!).

AFTERWARD, WE WILL GO TO A BAR (Amantinikiu) FOR SNACKS AND KARSTAS VYNAS.

VIDAL MCSOON AND KELLY

VHHH CHRISTMAS PARTY & SANTA HASH

Just a couple of reminders..... firstly the VHHH Christmas Party is on Saturday December 9th at Joanne's house (Klimo 5 - near CocaCola Plaza). If you haven't already said you are comin then please email the hash to confirm... vilniushhh@gmail.com .

And the Santa Hash takes place on Sunday 10th. Details a bit scarece just now but will be posted as soon as anything is known:

The next hash will be on 10th December and Denise will be setting it. As it is a Christmas Carol hash, can you all wear Father Christmas hats! There will be free food provided at Amatininku afterwards.

As you can see from above we'll have the circle & ON ON at Amatininku - guess it'll be around 13:00. Had thought of having the ON ON in the Dubliner but when Kiltman went in to reserve it they insisted we had to be there within 15 mins of the booked time.... and you know Hash timing. One of the owners said 'you know what Lithuanians are like' and shrugged his shoulders when I said it was the Hash (and they know the Hash).... so looks to me like the Dubliner isn't interested in getting any Hash business... so Amatininku wins :)

A WEEK AWAY & WHAT HAPPENS??

OK... new news :) The DUBLINER is open tomorrow :) :) (actually today now....) OK... we have waited almost one year... and it's our run / walk social... so the VHHH waits for no one... and the run / walk is based at Amatininku... and if you really want to go to the Dubliner... so be it... but Kiltman stays in Amatininku :)

CHRISTMAS PARTY DECEMBER 9th

IT'S PARTY TIME :)

OK pop pickers... the HASH CHRISTMAS PARTY will be on December 9th at Joanne's house (near Coca-Cola Plaza). There will be food & drink.... so we need to charge 40 lts per person to cover costs!!!!

We also need to know numbers... so if you can email the has at vilniushhh@gmail.com to say if you want to come.... the sooner the better!!! (but certainly before December 10th).

Also if anyone would like to help by bringing a 'dish' (with some food in it) then please contact Squeaky.... with luck there will be some Marks & Spencer mince pies to go round... or better still a Christmas Pudding & custard :)

On, On............................

SUNDAY'S HASH

A great turn out at Verkiai for a top class trail set by Lawyer & Silver Tongue - there must have been arounf 15 hashers there... with some new faces & some old one's returning. The weather wasn't too bad... actually it was quite warm (+9) so a few hashers were caught by 'winter rules' and had to stand on the table with Down, Down's in the centre of our squircle (a term for our loosly defined circle).

We parked in the park this time... rather than the last 2 times at the hospital... Verkiai is quite hilly so the trail was a good work out... over 70 minutes for the runners... Maybe find a picture to put up later!

SO WHAT HAPPENED AT WEDNESDAY DRINKIES?

Kiltman doesn't know so he can't say.... why not? Coz he buggered off home in a moody at about 19:56!!! Why?? Well running down to Amatininku for a 19:00 he jumped the wall near Telekomas and felt a pull in his calf muscle... normally a sign to turn round and go home! But the thought ocurred that at least 1 other person might be waiting to go running so on he continued to the bar.... instantly the request went out to Kristina for some ice... which was duly applied and at 19:00 Kiltman set off to run on his own.... but things only got worse and he hobbled back to the bar at around 19:40... sat about for a bit & the hobbled home in pain to go to bed with 1200 mg of ibuprofen....

Is anyone actually going to bother turning up for a run... because sitting in a bar is much more sociable if your not wearing smelly running kit :) I'll give it one more chance.... if no one comes in 2 weeks time then I'll not bother again.

Kiltman

HASH 295 SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26th VERKIAI

Details of the hash coming up on Sunday - the weather forecast looks good so how about a big turnout??? It's a nice place to be on a Sunday morning & the Watermill is a great place for lunch afterwards.... ON, ON, ON......

Laba diena all, here are the instructions for the next H. And don't forget that we will have the car share - meet at the cathedral end of Pilies as 11am prompt if you can give a lift or need a lift.........Needles

Follow Kalvariu gatve from the green bridge exact 6 km to the round about. Turn right Zaliju Ezeru. After exact 1 km turn right to the Verkiai entrance to the park and estate. Leave the tennis court on the right and go straight to the gate (300 meter).
Lunch at the Watermill.

As normal the cost for adults is 10 lts, children are free... this goes to cover the cost of beers, soft drinks etc in the 'circle' and towards our other subsidised events....

WEDNESDAY RUN & DRINKIES - NOV 22

OK it's that time again... Wendesday before the Sunday Hash (details of which will appear here as soon as I know). So for those who want to go for a run - meet at 7pm at Amatininku, we can leave bags there. Those who just want to socialise and have an alus then anytime from 8pm.


For the runners... I thought we'd be out for about 45mins. I'll leave at 7pm on the dot... so if you are late & want to follow in my footsteps I plan to go from Amatininku down towards Uzupio and run down the cityside of the river, through the park then up to the castle if it's light enough. Back from the castle and past the Cathederal... along the big river and wave at Mike & Barbara... up towards the Union place... along towards Vingis (see how time is doing)... back along past the Russian Church, down to Gedimino & back up Pilies to Amatininku & a well earned coke:) And if I can find some more hills on the route... all the better :)

FUTURE HASH HARES

As you know all Hashes depend on the hares setting the trail... it's a fact of life. If you come on the Hash then you should also be prepared to act as a Hare once in a while!!! We are running out of volunteers. We have no-one offering to be hares past the next Hash which is on Sunday November 26th. NO HARES NO HASH, NO HASH NO SOCIALS.

If you think you can be a hare contact the Hash Mistress now!!!!! (If it your first time then that's OK... someone will help and advise) For info the list of Hash dates is below:

26 November
10 December (Vidal McSwoon)
24 December (Xmas Eve... no Hash?)
26 December (Bridge Walk... Woody?)
1 January (Afternoon New Year Day Hash?) (Loose End)
7 January
21 January
4 February
18 February
4 March
18 March (St Patrick's Day Hash.... On On at the Dubliner... Ha Ha Ha)
1 April
15 April
29 April

Full Monn Hashes are missing from the list - Kiltman is happy to be hare for these when he's here but a the moment it looks like he'll be out of the country for most of Feb & March.

REMEMBER - NO HARE, NO HASH !!!!!! GET YOUR NAME DOWN NOW!!!!!!

SMOKIE, SUZI Q & SWEET

These ancient greats of Glam Rock (well Sweet are) are having a gig at the Siemens Arena in Vilnius on Thusday December 7th.... Anyone from the Hash keen on going as a group should send us an email before Tuesday 21st & Kiltman will get tickets (which aren't cheap - around 110 lts) and distribute them.... so since KM is going to fork out the cash... no changing your mind once you say you are going.... at the moment Squeaky, JK, Woody, Brendan, KM, Irma & Rasa are planning on going. Email vilniushhh@gmail.com

BURN'S NIGHT JAN 2007

Burn's Night is a great evening out & one of the highlights of the Vilnius Social Calendar:) 2006 was an epic... lets make 2007 just as good!!!

Details are hard to come by just now but it'll be on one of the weekend's around Burn's Night (January 25th). As soon as the info is available VHHH will book 2 tables of 10 seats. Cost is maybe about 120 lts per ticket! The meal is good, the whisky was free, the dancing was top class, the music perfect & the night long:)

Tickets will go VERY QUICKLY.... so send us an email NOW if you want to go!!!! vilniushhh@gmail.com

SUNDAY'S HASH AT VINGIS

Around 13 Hasher's turned up on a drizzily damp cold Autumn day for the live Vingis Hash - starting at the German War Graves. Guess what....???? After talking a good game the might of the US Military aka Major Pain and Denis failed to show up!!! We guess they were still suffering from the after effects of the US Marine Ball the previous evening.... altough that's no real excuse as live hare Kiltman was at the Ball & got home at 05:00 :)

So the Hash gave the hare 5 minutes lead... was it enough, of course it was!!!! A twisting cross over type trail was laid by the hare who actually saw the pack on two or three occassions... but was safe as he crossed over behind the pack.... the closest Globetrotter got to the hare was around 100m just after the On Inn mark... so doesn't count!!!

Lunch was had at the baras called 'The Bird' and the socialising continues with a curry at Sue's this evening...

Next Hash will be on November 26th with our two weekly meeting / run at 19:00 on the 22nd at Amatininku (20:00 for non-runners)

Wednesday Run & Social

Well the weather was a bit damp but not the spirits of the Vilnius 3H :) Only 1 runner turned up at 19:00 (Kiltman) but he had an enjoyable run.... up towards the train station, back down, back up and along past McD's and onto the 'new' road... down the hill, through the park, upto the castle, back through the park and up Pilies.... 45 minutes of ok running!!!

Then the socialisers arrived... Woody, Silver Tounge, Major Pain, Brendan, Squeaky, Last Virgin, Roadrunner, Youcha, Irma and Rasa plus Kiltman... so 11 Hashers!! A couple of beers were quaffed, a few sentances were talked and a few laughs were laughed.....

HASH 294 November 12th Vingis Park

Greetings fellow hashers.... some news on our next outing which hapens to take place the day after the Marine Ball.... aaaarggghhh :) So we are putting American Military might to the test and asking two questions of them.....

1. Will they make the Hash and
2. If they do, will they catch the hare?

You see it's a live hare day :) Start point in the top entrance to Vingis Park just across the bridge by the German War Cemetry. Be there by 11:15 for an 11:30 start. Cost is 10 lts for adults, young hashers are free. There will be runners & walkers so something for all.

On, on for lunch afterwards is down at the bar near the US Embassy.... can't remember the name off hand....

And remember our car pool... if lifts are required then meet at the bottom of Pilies at 11:00 (and that means 11:00 - if you are there at 11:02 you'll be meeting yourself as the cars will have gone :) )

FULL MOON HASH UPDATE

Wilcommen, Bienvenue, Welcome, Sveiki Atvykę!

This is Needles bringing to you the new email address! Why? Because Yahoo is horrid, and gmail is best!
Now that's said, here is the latest bulletin from our fearless HM, Squeeky:

To all snowmen, sorry, hashers,

On Saturday we are having a full moon pub crawl starting at Amatininku at 19.30 and finishing up no later than 22.30.

We would like to emphasise that the accent is more on the socialising than the drinking.

There will be an email going out soon to all hashers detailing our thoughts and plans for the next twelve months. All we ask is that you take a few minutes to read it and respond in some way.

Hope to see you on Saturday,

Squeeky

HASH 293 NOVEMBER 4th

It's Full Moon time this weekend so it's Hash Time. With the Full Moon falling at the weekend then it's traditionally a pub crawl.... so Kiltman will be the hare.

Plan will be to meet in Amatininku ( Didžioji 19/2) for a 19:30 start... since it's a crawl the first beer will be in Amatininku at 19:30, maybe moving on just after 20:00.

No running, no walking only crawling & it'll be over & done with by 22:30 at the latest allowing for a longggggggggggggggg circle beer to be quaffed by each and everyone of us :)

Coz it's a crawl no Hash Cash needed (we will call at some vegitatarian pubs on the way for those who don't eat meat :) )

If you get lost then just call Kiltman on +370 653 10009

HASH 292 October 29th

Well we had a Hash yesterday... hope you all got the email from Needles (there seems to be a problem with Yahoo Mail).

Unfortunately Kiltman was unable to put advance notice onto the Blog as he wasn't in internet range........ but a group of around 10 hashers assembled at Last Virgins summer house for a nice joggette round the forest with the walkers collecting a good few mushrooms on the way :)

The rain put a damper on the circle which came & went quickly....

There's a committee meeting this week... more news after that :)

HASH 291 October 15th

The next hash will be a slightly urban one, also suitable for people
with strollers.

Meet: 11.15
Meeting point: Tauro Kalnas
start: 11.30
cost:10 litai for beer, drinks, abuse

How to get there. Tauro Kalnas is the hill behind Lukiskiu Square, with
the large white Profsajungos building on top. You really cannot miss
it.

from the corner of Pamenkalnio/Tauro go up Tauro gatve, turn sharp
right
immediately after the second bend (about 300 metres or so), follow the
road and park in front of the Profsajungos building, overlooking the
town (your first hash view).

On on will be ....somewhere....

If you get lost (no, really, how could you), phone Loose End at
868627702 - and you might even get an answer!

DRUSKININKAI AWAY WEEKEND HASH

This away weekend is unfortunately cancelled :((((( As today was the deadline for bookings and we've only had 4.5 confirmed bookings it doesn't seem worth the effort... sorry folks, better luck next time :) :)