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Ed. admirably honest admission from the Scribe that the below words are “heavily supported by Anchorman’s notes”, Anchorman having performed a star turn as RA for the evening (for which occasion he had conscientiously assembled a readily-transmissible phone-ful of speaking prompts.)

HASH 1544 – BLACKAWTON

What a load of bull(ocks)

Another week, another hash, and this time we found ourselves in the hills of Blackawton. For those of you who were told “all roads lead to Blackawton,” I can confirm that this was indeed true – but not without some navigational challenges, a few near-death experiences, and a bizarre encounter with some livestock [Ed. a very standard – nay, baseline – set of hashing conditions, there.]

A huge welcome back to a few familiar faces: Jess, Good Head, Debriefed and Running Late. And a big congratulations to Olive for completing the Great North Run. She complained about the 500 feet of elevation gain in that race. Ha! This hash topped that by a whopping 250 feet!

Our hares, Rizzo and WGAS, really outdid themselves. They delivered an epic trail, even if it was a bit longer for some. It seems one of our Longs clocked over 7 miles, a full mile and a half more than advertised! Clearly, the hares were feeling generous [Ed. or the hasher in question was feeling a little like they should’ve paid more attention to the marks, particularly the discontinuation thereof…].

Tales from the Trail

Wedmesday’s trail was a treacherous one, with two of our hashers taking a serious tumble. We saw Lactaster get taken down by a rock and hit the deck hard. Then there was Jess, who also had a nasty fall early on. It seems Jess has a knack for falling, having also recently tumbled down a flight of stairs. The name suggestions were coming in thick and fast, with the most voted-for suggestion being Nasty Swelling in reference to her badly swollen leg. Other notable suggestions included Algebra, Double Entry, Nelly the Elephant, Twist and Shout, and Tits Up. Plus one from Squashed Balls which wouldn’t get through most people’s spam filters! [Ed. ahhh, there he is! All the squeaky-clean jokes of late had us worried! 😘]

The trail also led to some peculiar behaviours: Overshot was seen getting into some unusual warm-up stretches, a move he called the “Curious Cat” which apparently looked a bit…suggestive. Later on, Overshot was seen meticulously checking every trail but the correct one—which, naturally, went up a hill.

And what about those cows? The final field gave us a beautiful view of a red moon rising, with Boaty commenting on how beautiful the mooooooooooon was. Others suspected WGAS of planting the cows there to add another obstacle. Apparently, one cow with a creepy cough [👀 are you sure it was a cow, ladies…?] attacked Yeuk & Oui Oui, while Fob Jockey had a whole herd chasing him home. His genius solution? He turned and woofed at them. [Ed. a shame ‘Dr Doolittle’ is already taken, or there might be a case for a renaming…!]

RA’s Remarks & Down-Downs

The RA was in full flow. We even had Running Late & Low T’arse make it back just moments before the down-downs began, with Twisted Sister confident they were on the right path all along.

Down-downs went to:

• Rizzo & WGAS – for setting the trail
• Overshot – for his questionable stretching and trail-finding abilities
• Jess now Nasty Swelling – for her big fall and new name
• Olive – for her overblown complaints about the Great North Run’s elevation
• Lactaster – for being the other casualty of tonight’s treacherous hash

A big shout-out to Squashed Balls for his jokes at the bar (!?)—he’s been invited back for an open mic night at the George Inn on September 26th. Circle up!

AND Livewire popped his hash-laying cherry on Sunday for Plympton Hash, laying what was – by numerous accounts – a brilliantly-gnarly, true -Plympton’ trail with PH3 hare extraordinaire, Sh*tname, at South Brent. A route which may or may not look vaguely familiar tomorrow when we are back at….

[ON ON to] SOUTH BRENT!

Photo credit: Doggy Style

🏃 📸 🍻 You can enjoy many more photos from the bovine bedecked hash on 10th September 2025 by checking out Hash Flash’s purpose-built photo album on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻

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Next SH4 Hash 🐷👣: 

HASH 1545 –  17th September, 2025

CIRCLE UP 7.25pm
Station Car Park
South Brent
TQ10 9BG
What3words: alike.poem.examples

ON DOWN:
The Station House Cafe
Station Road
South Brent
TQ10 9BE
What3words: departure.rungs.renders
Hares: Vindaloo and Gomez

For further info, please see the Hash 1545 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group.

Add your photos of how the evening went down (on Weds 17th September, 2025) to the Hash 1545 photo album on SH4’s Facebook page.

📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at SOUTH BRENT on 17th September, please submit your edition of The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (21st September, 2025) – TVM! 📝

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UPCOMNG SH4 EVENTS

⛄🌟🎅🏻🌟🎄 NOW SOLD OUT!!! 🎄🌟🎅🏻🌟⛄

We can’t wait to see you all at the Start Bay Centre, Slapton on Saturday 29th November (and Friday 28th November, if you’ve signed up for the bonus extra FREE night!) for what promises to be a spectacular edition of the beloved SH4 Pre-Christmas Hash Bash. Don’t forget your tinsel (or other, more sustainable festive adornments)!
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If you’ve booked to attend this super-value weekend of entertainment, please pay the full amount (£50) to the SH4 account asap to secure your place (account details below and also on the poster):

Account name: SH4
A/c no. 00263482     Sort code: 30-94-72

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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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