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Run 1897 – Thursday August 25th, Run & AGPU! ~ North Harrow

Hares – Wacker and Psychedelic

The venue is the North Harrow Home Guard Club, Broadwalk Car Park, Pinner Road, North Harrow, HA2 7TA Map Link. The nearest station is North Harrow on the Metropolitan Line and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from there to help you find the club. The run will start at our usual time of 19.15 hours. There will be safe storage for bags. Late comers may need to ring the club door bell to gain access to the club. We are using the Middlesex Room, to the right of the entry door. The run will be followed by the Annual General Meeting at which the committee will be elected for the forthcoming twelve months. If you wish to serve on the new committee let No Foreplay know, if you have not already done so. There will be food served after the run and in order that we can give the venue numbers for catering please pre-register if you plan to attend by using This Link, by Tuesday night at the latest as we have to provide numbers on Wednesday morning.

Run 1896 – Thursday August 18th ~ Battersea Power Station

Hare ~ Kemosabe

This week’s run will take place from Mondo’s Brewery 86-92 Stewart’s Rd, Battersea, London SW8 4UG Map link. The nearest station is Battersea Power Station Tube which is at the end of the new spur off the Northern line (from Kennington) and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from that station to help you find the brewery. The run will start from the Brewery at our usual time of 19.15 hours and there will be somewhere to store bags there for the duration of the run.

Run 1895 – Thursday August 11th ~ Chiswick Park

Hare – Not Contagious

This week’s run will be from the The Old Pack Horse, 434 Chiswick High Rd, Chiswick, London W4 5TF Map Link . The nearest station is Chiswick Park on the District line and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from that station to help you find the pub, which is also accessible from Gunnersbury station on the Overground and District line. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and the pub is expected to provide unsecured bags storage for its duration.

Say “goodbye” to the Hare as he returns to Houston, Texas, USA and bring a collapsible cup for a drink stop!

Run 1894 – Thursday August 4th ~ Brentford

Hare – Cock Doctor

This week’s run will be from the Watermans Arms, 1 Ferry Lane, Brentford TW8 0AW Map Link . The nearest station is Brentford mainline and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from there to help you find this pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and the pub will provide an unsecured area for us to leave our bags for its duration. There will be a drink stop on trail so please bring a collapsible cup to cut down on single use plastic.

Run 1892 – Thursday July 28th ~ Barnes Bridge

Hare – Standard Deviant

This week’s run will be from the Coach and Horses, 27 Barnes High St, London SW13 9LW Map Link. The nearest station is Barnes Bridge (mainline) and there will be trail of chalk P arrows from that station to help you find the pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and the function room will be available from 18.30 hours to drop bags and this will be locked when we’ve left for the run.

Run 1891 – Thursday July 21st ~ Ladbroke Grove

Hares – Smart Ar*e & Charlatan

This week’s run will take place from The Eagle pub, 250 Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5LP Map Link. The nearest station is Ladbrook Grove and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from there to help you find this pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and we will be able to store bags, at our own risk, in their upstairs function room. The pub has a choice of four excellent real ales and the landlord has promised that they will all be on tap on the night.

No pre-registration for Thursday runs now, just turn up and run.

Run 1890 – Thursday July 14th ~ Greenford

Hare – Pope

This week’s run will from The Black Horse, 425 Oldfield Lane North, Greenford,UB6 0AS Map Link. The nearest station is Greenford, on the Central line. The pub is a ten minutes walk Northwards from the station along Oldfield lane, it not has not been confirmed if there will be a P trail. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and the pub is expected to provide unsecured bag storage.

Pre- registration for Thursday runs has been discontinued, just turn up and run.

Run 1889 – Thursday July 7th ~Putney Heath

Hare – Plug

This week’s run will be from The Green Man, Wildcroft Rd, London SW15 3NG Map Link. The nearest stations are Putney mainline and Putney East tube station. Both about 20 minutes walk, or better still take any of the several buses that go up Putney Hill to the Heath, there will not be a P trail to the pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 Hours and the pub will provide bag storage.

The mismanagement has decided to dispense with pre-registration for Thursday night runs, so just rock up and run.