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SUNDAY 8th APRIL 2012 - EASTER SUNDAY HASH

MONTACUTE HOUSE

History of the Ham Hill Hash House Harriers - H5

A trip to Lundy Island with the Lundy Island Hash in 2003 planted the seed in the minds of Martin “Mixy” Chaffey and Martin “Major Clanger” Monaghan, as the combination of running, shouting and a bit of drinking seemed ideal for the Yeovil Town Runners – and so on 28^th September 2003, the first run of the Ham Hill Hash House Harriers took place from the Fleur de Lis in Stoke sub Hamdon. Over the years, there have now been more than 80 hashes on a roughly monthly basis as a side line to the main Yeovil Town Road Running Club activities – it is an informal gathering and very much a “bit of fun”!

Hashing is an international phenomenon, having started in the far East with the ex-pats in Borneo, who livened up their time with short runs from the Hash House along the lines of the old paperchases, and there are now Hashes all over the world. Locally the Taunton Hash is very active and we have friends to the Chard Hash and the Mendip Hills Hash – and of course we have been borrowing Andy “Warthog” Goodman from the Blandford Hash for years (from the very start in fact!).

To hash is easy – a trail is laid out in flour, with dots leading the way. Find a dot and shout “On One” (the shouting is important, to let the other runners know what’s happening!); find a second, and it’s “On Two”; fins a third and it’s “On On” – you have the right trail! However, often you’ll find a cross, which is a False Trail and you have to make your way back to the pack.

If you find a circle, then that’s a Check and the trail effectively starts again – starting looking for On One again – but if you find a circle with a cross in it, then that’s Check-Back; you’re on the right course but you’ve run past a turning off to the right or left – and be very careful ‘cos those hares are sneaky! We have Regroups (circles with R in) but the ones you want to look out for are the circles with JB or B in them – that’s the Jelly Babies or Beer!!  Another hash favourite is “ON INN” – that means you’ve reached the end of the hash and you’re heading back to the Pub…

Hash names are awarded (never chosen!) and amongst the Ham Hill Hashers you’ll find Mixy, Midflow, Grotbags and Dumbledore, as well as Fossil, Hands On and Sanatogen – you’ll have to come along and ask (nicely) the stories behind the names…

Volunteer Hares needed for future runs – please contact new Hash Mistress Nicky “Flasher” Adcock on     07727 681808 to offer your services.

If you are laying a hash, please contact the pub before the event and also inform the police in case the local populace get worried and report you for marking their properties for future burglaries!   

Dorset Police 01305 222222

Somerset Police 0845 4567000

Wiltshire Police 0845 4087000