Hash 1537


When

23/07/25    
7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Where

Higher Stancombe Farm
Higher Stancombe Holiday Cottages, Near Sherford, Kingsbridge, TQ7 2BG
Hares: All Night Pepys & Bumfluff
RA: GHR
What 3 Words: guises.term.prowl
On Down:

On Down is at The Fortescue, East Allington

 

The Words according to NICE BUNS

 

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Ed. Another week, another stellar turn by an apparently-reluctant Scribe who, it transpires, was in fact just poised to unleash a serving of brilliant badinage about hash goings-on for your entertainment. Pure poetry. (And another week of brazen idleness for your Editor. I mean, what is even the point of me…? [*Sinks into a pit of existential despond*])

There are some cruel words spake in reference to my ‘over-friendly’ parking style (in my defence, I’ve already shifted to South Hams-beach-parking settings for the season…I panicked in the face of such spacious field-parking arrangements!). BUT, all that is forgiven for such a delightfully dramatic doggy-love dilemma, ingenious rhyming description of SH4’s flour-blindness, and saucy details of the Red Dress run. Nice one, Nice Buns 😆

HASH 1537 – STANCOMBE (SHERFORD)
I sensed my fate was creeping near—
This week, alas! My time is here.
With Nokker’s brilliance still aglow,
How could I top last week’s grand show?

We rocked up on Stancombe’s land,
With All Night Pepys in full command.
A field to park in, all vast and wide,
Shaggy drove in and nearly did collide
With Half Hard’s car—so tight the gap,
It almost triggered a parking mishap.
“Should’ve brought the can-opener,” he said,
As visions of dented doors danced in his head.

The dogs tonight started the show,
With Twitch and Kevin and the ‘Ball of snow’
Twitch looked confused, just stood her ground,
While fluff-ball zoomed and spun around.
The crowd was split—some gasped, some cheered,
As canine speed-dating got weird.
Then Kevin, proud, with chest puffed wide,
Leapt in to stand by Twitch’s side.
“For love!” he barked, “and honour too!”
And chased the fluff right out of view.

So on to the hash, with spirits high,
Though rain had threatened from the sky.
Pepys exclaimed with mild despair,
“The rain has washed the flour from everywhere!”

So, for what we thought was our fine track
Belonged to Sunday’s Taunton pack!
A sneaky twist, a cruel mistake,
A breadcrumb trail we shouldn’t take.
And thus the Longs, in bold pursuit,
Invented their own freestyle route.

The trail, to be fair, was still quite good,
Through nettled paths and patchy wood.
But none so wise—or smug, or neat—
As Olive and Pugsley on their feet.
These two, with grace and calm detail,
Somehow found the actual trail!
They dodged the chaos, skipped the mess,
Avoided all the wrong-way stress.

Now Gomez, known for banter sly,
Was overheard with twinkling eye.
“If Pugsley’s with Olive? Nah, no way—
He won’t be back any time today!”
But then—surprise! Pugsley’s in sight,
“Already back? That can’t be right!”
But Olive grinned and took a bow—
The fastest pair on trail somehow!

The hash gave thanks with a great big cheer
For Saturday’s red dress run and all the beer.
A grand affair, all dressed in red—
(With some in outfits best left unsaid!)
But for Rizzo, No Bridget Jones pants on this day,
She lay down in the road in full display.
Flat on her back, with style and flair—
A traffic hazard, lacking underwear.

Next week’s adventure’s are to be found
At The Church House, Churchstow and all around!
On On! For now and the all the fun
Over and out from Nice Buns!

Down Downs

  • All Night Pepys – for laying the trail
  • Blown Off, Winnie, Filth and Doggy Style for Saturdays Red Dress Run
  • Rizzo for her lack of underwear
  • Pugsley for being perfect on the hash
  • Lactaster for her detective flour skills (perhaps not!)


On On to CHURCHSTOW

In the absence of any photos from the Stancombe Hash (although there IS a rather special video snippet feat. Lazy Git and one of The Fortescue [East Allington]’s famous sausages…Much too provocative to include here, of course), this candid gem – captured by Overshot at a recent Coldplay gig – was too good not to re-share:


Photo credit: Overshot & Foxborough, Mass. ‘Jumbotron’ camera

🏃 📸 🍻 You may be able to enjoy few pictures from the magical, mystery Stancombe (Sherford) hash on 23rd July 2025, if and when they materialise, by checking out Hash Flash’s purpose-built photo album on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻



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While a report of last Saturday’s annual Red Dress Hash (no. 1536) from KEVICC’s, Totnes remains elusive, it is oft-claimed that a picture tells a thousand words – so 244 of them should probably give you a reasonable idea of how the day went down!

Check them out in all their scarlet stupendousness here.

Photo credit: Rubbery



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Next SH4 Hash 🐷👣

HASH 1538 –  30 July, 2025

 

CIRCLE UP 7.25pm

Outside Church House Inn
Churchstow
Kingsbridge
TQ7 3QW
What3Words: https://what3words.com/betraying.moods.snapper

ON DOWN:
Inside Church House Inn
Churchstow
Kingsbridge
TQ7 3QW

Hare: Spotty Botty

For further info, please see the Hash 1538 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group.

Hash Food:
Pre orders by Tuesday (29 July) please. Pay when you get to the pub before hash. Thanks!

Add your photos of how the evening unfurled (Weds 30th July, 2025) to the Hash 1538 photo album on SH4’s Facebook page.

📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at CHURCHSTOW on 30th July, please submit your edition of The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (3rd August, 2025) – 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 / Doggy Style 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 the ‘On Secs 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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