On Down is at the Church House Inn Churchstow

The Words according to FILTH

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With apologies from the Ed. for the late publication of another set of very promptly-delivered Words, herewith Filth’s stirring and poetic account:

Hash 1481 – Watkins woods, Woodleigh:
Take courage said Shaggy, as tough is the path,
A technical challenge requiring skill,
With water en route and cattle to skirt,
Through lanes and dells and the occasional hill.

As things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
And poor old Wetspot trudges back up the hill;
When the water is there and your spirits are high
But you’re wearing dry trainers so cheat, with a smile;
When time is pressing and you’re behind a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.

Through beeches green and summer bees,
Ran Little Chef like a dryad through the trees,
And unencumbered, free and light
Comes Re-Entry into sight.

Our previous Virgin returned with care,
He had no time to stand and stare,
No time to linger beneath the boughs
Or stand and stare at sheep and cows.

No time for Olive to take in the sights
As she drowned her torch, so lost her light;
She could not linger, so instead took flight
And headed to the pub to escape the night.

Lord Overshot stood up to regale us with tales
Of deeds and misdeeds and Marty’s 300 award(!!);
Of T.B.’s birthday and Down Downs to sink;
To brighten our evening, like a rainbow after a storm. (Ed. I love the way you didn’t feel any obligation to shoehorn in a trite, rhyming ending there, Filth 😉😂)

Now, to misquote Henley:

It matters not how fast your gait
How slow and ponderous is your stroll
You are the Master of your fate
You choose the distance and reach your goal.
(Ed. Beautifully corrupted, Filth: if Henley had been a hasher…)

Xx

Filth

Down Downs were (probably) awarded to:

Nice Buns – water-dodging? Being abandoned by Muckspreader to find her own way home?
Shaggy – hare
Wetspot – sustaining an early injury (the flour/sawdust-mix was gluten-free but evidently not vegan-friendly!)
40-year-old Virgin – returning hasher. Not clear if experiences in the intervening years warrant a renaming…
Marty – 300 T-shirt 🎉
TB – Birthday (?) 🥳

(If you remember differently, feel free to submit corrections to, well, whomever you like…)
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🏃 📸 🍻 You can enjoy a choice selection of photos from the wending Woodleigh hash on 7 August 2024 by checking out Hash Flash’s purpose-built photo album on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻

Photo Credit: Rubbery
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Next SH4 Hash 🐷👣:

HASH 1482 – Ermington, 14 August 2024

CIRCLE UP:
The Square
Ermington
What3Words: blush.lonely.barstool

ON DOWN:
The Crooked Spire
The Square
Ermington
What3Words: recorders.foggy.passion

Hares: Pinky (& Unknown Co-hare)
RA: TBC

🥧 HASH FOOD 🥧:
Steak or Cheese & Onion pasty options – both £4.80 each. Please let Twisted Sister know by Tuesday lunchtime (that’s tomorrow, 13 August) if you would like one (or more!).

For full details, please see the Hash 1482 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group, when it appears.

📝 If you’re the lucky Scribe at Ermington on 14th August, please submit your edition of The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (18 August), ideally – TVM! 📝

Add your photos of how the evening went down (Weds 14, 2024) to the Hash 1482 photo album, a link to which will undoubtedly become available shortly on SH4’s Facebook page , courtesy: Rubbery.

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HASH DIARY – Upcoming Events

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RAMBO SALCOMBE MARATHON 2024
Saturday 21st September, 2024

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