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Hash 1585 – WOODLEIGH

It was Global Running Day and the first proper week of summer, although you could be forgiven for thinking it was April what with the wind and drizzle. I rocked up wearing fleece-lined leggings, three tops and with a fully charged torch! AND I needed them all!

Court Farm was a bit tricky to find, and along the way three members of the Ivybridge team bus learned that there were to be hot-dogs and that we had to bring our own drinks.  Ahh. Fortunately, I had a bottle of water. (I was a Brownie 😊) (Ed. Very sensible [and thirst-quenching] – although I’m not sure others finding themselves in the same position would have felt quite so triumphant…)

There was a good crowd for what was, in spite of the wind and drizzle, a super hash.  The trail was nearly all off road through fields, woods and crossing a shallow stream where Hot Pants, Lowt’arse and I took the sensible option and used the handy bridge (Ed. sensible, perhaps, but not the market trail…and not the hashing way… 😂).

The Beer Stop had colour-co-ordinated sweets and drinks (Ed. in the most wholesome and natural shade of day-glow turquoise…). Gomez was seen tucking in to the blue sweets and WGAS hoovered up the left overs back at the On-Down.

There were some reports of dubious behaviour. (Ed. we should expect nothing less!) Overshot had apparently done a recce of the route earlier in the week. WGAS was seen offering nettles to passing hashers claiming that they don’t sting at this time of year (Ed. compensating for an absent Wetspot again…). However, he redeemed himself by wrestling with a cow which was a more effective tactic than Gomez who waved a Harry Potter wand at it (Ed. obviously not J. K. Rowling fans…).  Not sure what the poor animal was doing to deserve such treatment.  He may be a Veteran Hasher but Goolie managed to forget to bring a change of shoes and then complained that the hash was too muddy.  Gaffer had broken a fence some years ago and noted that it still hasn’t been mended.  Why was he bringing the hash into disrepute by breaking fences? Overshot pushed Rizzo into Lactaster. Some people never grow up.

There were cases of athletic prowess on the hash. Following his half-marathon achievement Pugsley pushed himself hard and managed to keep up with Shaggy (Ed. well, he is [marginally] more youthful 😆)  . Martin the Virgin made the FRBs look silly and was declared to be ‘far too quick’ (Ed. that’s an automatic ban). Overshot is still running well in spite of his advancing age (Ed. and nothing to do with short-cutting/running other hashers off the trail/rampant cheating… 😘).

Back at the farm hungry hashers tucked into hot dogs, although Squashed Balls complained at the absence of mustard and fried onions.  There’s no pleasing some folk!  There was also an excellent Victoria Sponge cake (Ed. the fluffiest and most delicious of Vicky Sponges, baked by Mr. Good Head no less) –  unlike SB, I am easily pleased.

Thanks were given to Good Head and De-Briefed for a great hash.

Down downs went to:

• Good Head and Debriefed – Hares
• Martin, Liz and Penny – Virgins
• WGAS – for handing out stingers
• Overshot – Birthday Boy
  

Photo credit: Good Head
🏃 📸 🍻 You can see a few more photos from the verdant and turquoise-blue colour-co-ordinated drink-stop hash on 3rd June by checking out the 1585 photo album 🏃 📸 🍻

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Next SH4 Hash 🐷👣: 
HASH 1586 –  10th June 2026 
CORNWORTHY

CIRCLE UP 7.25pm

Outside The Hunters Lodge, Cornworthy, Totnes, TQ9 7ES
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ON DOWN:
Inside The Hunters Lodge, Cornworthy, Totnes, TQ9 7ES
Hares: Rizzo and WGAS

Hash Food

From the hares: Pre-orders for food only, required by Monday 8 June (today!) please:

Chips £4.50

 Cheesy Chips £5.25

Sausage and Chips £11.95

Steak n Ale pie & Chips £15.95

 Haddock & Chips £18.95

The Landlord has also kindly asked we don’t park in the small pub carpark until after 8.30pm, as they have a busy early evening food service, which they need to cater for. Car sharing and a little creativity will be required!

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For more info, please see the Hash 1586 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group.

Add your photos of how the evening went down (on Weds 10th June, 2026) to the Hash 1586 photo album  on SH4’s Facebook page.

📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at CORNWORTHY on 10th June, please submit your edition of The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (14 June, 2026) – TVM! 📝

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SH4 ‘EALTH & SAFETY

Please make a note of the SH4 hash phone number and add it to your phone:

🌟 SH4 hash phone number: 07922 103701 🌟

Use this number to call for assistance if you come ‘unstuck’ out on the trail, or need to get a message to ‘base camp’ (On Down) during the run.

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  Don’t forget to see Rusty Bottom before the hash to log you out on trail using the new-fangled checking-out/checking-in app (developed by our very own digital-wizard, Whisperer).

Don’t forget to also check back in with Rusty once you’re safely back. 

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SH4 MercHASHdise 

Show your love for SH4 and wear your membership proudly with a bespoke SH4 car sticker!

Available exclusively to SH4 members (and, to be fair, anyone else who wants one…) for the bargain sum of £0.50 ea., you can afford one for every vehicle in your fleet! 😊

See a member of the committee at the next hash meet to get yours.

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