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Ed. For anyone short on time, or who struggles to maintain adequate concentration to make it through some of the wordier Words, you’ll be relieved to hear that this week’s edition is delightfully ‘bijou’, just like its author… 😘

HASH 1549 – SOUTH BRENT

Firstly, congratulations to Filth’s grandson on passing his 11+. Well done, Reuben!

When they called my name out, at Circle Up in South Brent, I quickly hid behind someone – easy for me – hoping they wouldn’t see me. No such luck. Should have worn a dark jacket, not a bright orange one! Oh well, best to get the Words over with!

We met on a crisp, autumnal night in the station car park, where our very fashionably dressed GM welcomed us and gave us her usual fun fact. I think it was about Wales but can’t be sure as I was hiding [Ed. well, if you were only covering your ears, this – alongside the orange high vis, may go some way to explaining why your efforts to evade detection failed, GG…?]! Hares Barbarella and Lowt’arse told us it was a relatively short run tonight, due to the impending AGPU. Off we went following the lanes, rivers, bridges and fields of South Brent. Very enjoyable, but uneventful – and disappointing for the Longs, who were looking forward to a long lollipop on the way round, which never materialised! [Ed. au contraire – there was a lollipop, although the only ‘long’ aspect of it was the amount of time we spent faffing about tying to decide whether to cross the river, on the basis of no marks, or meander around the similarly flour-bereft grassy wilds of the island]. I had no RA to scrounge misdemeanours off, either!

Back to the pub for some hearty grub, supplied by No Comment and his Jolly Gang. Nice to see TB back from his travels with plenty of yarns to tell.

Slight change of format, as we then had the Hash awards [Ed. transplanted from their usual slot at Post-Christmas Hash Bash]:

🌟 FOB JOCKEY – for the ‘Staying under the Radar award

🌟 PINKY – for the ‘Do as I say not as I do!’ award

🌟 MOUNTY – for the ‘Elegant Dismount’ award

🌟 WHISPERER – for the ‘Stella Award for commitment’ (sponsored – and fuelled – by Stella 😉)

🌟 OLIVE – Warmest Welcomer Award

🌟 UNDERCOVERS – for the prestigious Snazzy Trainer Award, for being undetected and an all-round kind and helpful hasher. 

The committee were thanked for all their hard work and fun events of the year.

BLOWN OFF was elected GM, and said that all he wanted from everyone was to bring two things to the hash nights: 1.) a sense of Fun, and 2.) Kindness.
Also elected were WINNIE [Hash Cash], ANCHORMAN [‘On Sec], LACTASTER [Hare Razer] and KEEPS TRIPPING [Hash Haz] to the committee. [Other roles are to be covered by committee members, and existing committee ‘helpers’, Rusty and Shaggy; hash at large to take on roving ‘Hash Flash’ role, and to raise temporary, ad hoc groups – as required – to co-ordinate SH4 social events.]

On on to WEMBURY!

GG

Photo credit: Beefy

🏃 📸 🍻 You can enjoy a few more photos from the lollipop-lite South Brent hash on 15th October 2025 by checking out Hash Flash’s purpose-built photo album on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻

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Next SH4 Hash 🐷👣: 

 HASH 1550 –  22nd October, 2025 

WEMBURY

CIRCLE UP 7.25pm
Wembury Park
Off Barton Close
Wembury
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ON DOWN:
The Odd Wheel
Knighton Road
Wembury
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Hares: NICE TACKLE & TRIPLE TOP

The pub has offered to keep the kitchen open until 9pm – order when you arrive back form the running and before that time from the main menu (includes light bites as well as main meals, e.g. brisket-loaded fries, cheesy chips etc).
Note from the hares: you will have to be swift if you plan to eat!⚡

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For further info, please see the Hash 1550 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group.

Add your photos of how the evening went down (on Weds 22nd October, 2025) to the Hash 1550 photo album on SH4’s Facebook page.

📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at WEMBURY on 22nd October, please submit your edition of The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (26th October, 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 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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