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Hash 1584 – EAST PRAWLE

A goodly number mustered on The Green at East Prawle. Considering that the Slapton Line disaster meant that anyone not travelling through Kingsbridge had a meandering route through narrow winding lanes, it was  sterling effort to have so many.

Rubbery honked his horn to attract attention to his open flies (yet again, according to some harriettes), and to call to order (Ed. ever the shy and retiring wallflower of the hash…).

Squashed Balls dithered (Ed. a little harsh? 😆) his way through the preliminaries before handing over to the Hares, Whisperer and Fobjockey.  They explained the route: 2.5-mile Walk, 4-mile Short 6-mile Long (Ed. ahh, that old chestnut). With a warning that on the Long there was a “boobytrap” wire on the beach, so CARE was the word.

The evening was balmy. It was a good night to run by the coast. I joined Yeuk, Doggy Style, Lactaster and family, Nokkers and Squashed Balls on the Short. I soon found myself bringing up the rear behind Lactaster and young James, Megan and her friend Winnie. I was fascinated how these young girls could talk constantly without drawing breath.

At the top of a steep incline, James and Lactaster realised they had not seen marks. Oh dear!  I backtracked for a while but could find no flour, then went back to join the others. After a short discussion, we decided to head along the road to the coast and hope to pick up the trail.  This we did, found the marks and it was not long before Yeuk, Nokkers et al caught up with us.  OK, we short-cutted: no rules in Hashing! (Ed. no judgment here [and Gaffer, for one, would surely applaud such conduct!])

Calamities gleaned over the course of the evening:
Lactaster had dragged along her two children, Megan and James and friend Winnie in order to escape her poor husband, who had had an emergency appendectomy earlier in the week. We wish him well and a quick recovery.

Nokkers was bemoaning that she had spent all day in court and had come home to find a nest of baby blue-tits in her garden. Parents nowhere to be seen. She shut her pussycat indoors and left the problem to her husband when he came home. (Ed. Too many options here… I just can’t)

Good Shag was sporting a bandaged finger, the result of rearranging the almonds in the blender whilst it was running! (Ed. some time ago – possibly the Stone Age – things were invented [‘utensils’?] to avoid having to use bodily extremities to, e.g., stir a boiling cooking pot, or perform some other equally hazardous feat. This is still true today. Or you could turn the blender off for a moment? Just suggestions…)

Back at the pub – The Pig’s Nose and The Pig Shack for food:

Squashed Balls once again took to the floor to sum up the evening:

• Young James had tripped and fallen and hurt his knee, so good ol’ mum, Lactaster, carried him up the hill. James had also competed in the East Allington Fun Run recently.  He is only six. (Ed. incredible running for one so young! And I think he placed first in his age category?)
• Badcock had not been paying attention at the start and had fallen foul of the “boobytrap wire” and fell flat on his face.
• It was generally agreed the views for the evening were stunning. Squashed Balls waxed lyrical about the sight of Shaggy silhouetted against the skyline whilst running effortlessly (Ed. you must have been very far away, SB!) along the coast path.

Down Downs were awarded to:

• Whisperer and Fobjockey – Hares
• Coming Soon – cannibalism, for eating ground almonds and finger 🤢
• Badcock – for not paying attention at the start – nominated Keeps Tripping
• James – who was named Hard-core
• Shaggy – for not falling over/’winning’ the Longs (let’s say that…😉)

Photo credit: Good Head
🏃 📸 🍻 You can see a few more photos from the sun-bathed East Prawle hash on 27th May by checking out the 1584 photo album 🏃 📸 🍻

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Next SH4 Hash 🐷👣: 
🔥 🌭 🍔 BBQ HASH 1585 –  3rd June 2026 🔥 🌭 🍔
WOODLEIGH

CIRCLE UP 7.25pm

The Stables, Court Farm, Woodleigh, TQ7 4DG
Https://what3words.com/vowel.walled.catapult

ON DOWN:
The Stables, Court Farm, Woodleigh, TQ7 4DG
Hares: Debriefed and Good Head

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For more info, please see the Hash 1585 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group.

Add your photos of how the evening went down (on Weds 3rd June, 2026) to the Hash 1585 photo album  on SH4’s Facebook page.

📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at WOODLEIGH on 3rd June, please submit your edition of The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (7 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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