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  • Run no 2052-24 July 2025 -Isleworth

    Hare Airhead.

    This week’s run will be from The Woodlands Tavern, 29 St John’s Road, Isleworth. TW7 6NY Map Link

    The nearest station is Isleworth and there will be a P trail from there to the pub, The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and they usually provide somewhere for us to store our bags for its duration.

  • Run no 2045-5 June 2025 -Fulwell

    Hares: Cocaine Charlie and Cock Doctor.

    Pub: The Roebuck

    Station: Fulwell.

    This week’s run will be from The Roebuck, 72 Hampton Rd, Teddington, Hampton TW12 1JN Map Link . The nearest station is Fulwell, on the mainline from Waterloo, and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from there to help you find this pub. the run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and there will be somewhere to store bags for its duration..

  • Run no 2038 -17 April 2025 -West Ealing

    Hare: Kenny

    This week’s run will be from The Foresters, 2 Leighton Rd., London W13 9EP  Map Link. the nearest station is West Ealing, on the Elizabeth Line, and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from there to help you find this pub, which is also accessible from Northfields Tube station. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of of 19.15 hours and they will store our bags behind the bar for its duration.

  • Run 2032 – 06 March 2025 – Hammersmith

    Hare – Bhopal

    This weeks run will be from The Chancellors, 25 Crisp Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 9RL Map Link. There will be a P-trail from the Hammersmith & City, Piccadily and District Line Stations. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours . World-famous pizzas may be ordered before the run. Hashers are advised to bring torches and cups. There will be a drink stop so bring your collapsible cups, if you have one.

  • Run 2024 – 09 January 2025 – Twickenham

    Hare – Sir Humpsalot

    This week’s trail will be from The Royal Oak, 13 Richmond Rd, Twickenham TW1 3AB (Map Link). The nearest station is Twickenham and there will be a trail of P arrows from there to help you find this pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and there will be bag storage for its duration, but as always, please leave valuables at home. Torches will be required, and bring your collapsible cups as well, for a drink stop!

  • Run 2017 – 21 November 2024 – Stamford Brook

    Hare – On Your Back

    This week’s run will be from The Duchess, 320 Goldhawk Rd, London W6 0XF (Map Link). The run will start at the usual time of 7:15, and the pub will store our bags (Possibly secure, but unconfirmed: as usual, please do not bring valuables) for the duration. It is unlikely that the hare will take the trail through any parks without lighting, as most will be shut due to the time of year, however torches likely still be useful. There will be a P trail from nearby Stamford Brook District Line station.

  • Run 2003 – 15 August 2024 – Gunnersbury/Chiswick

    Hare – On Your Back

    This week’s run will be from The Pilot, 56 Wellesley Road, Chiswick W4 4BZ Map Link . There will be a trail of chalk p-arrows from the nearest station, Gunnersbury (District Line, and Overground between Richmond and Stratford). The run will start rom the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and the pub will store our bags for its durations.

    This run number celebrates the year of the Hare’s birth. Unless we recruit some very young hashers in the very near future, this will be the last time this ever happens.

    There will be a drink stop, so please bring your collapsible cups.

  • Urbane Foxes at the Brentford Canal Festival

    Loads of live music throughout the day all over Brentford, with plenty of street food stalls and a plethora of good pubs. Join the Urbane Foxes at the Six Bells from 8:30pm to round off your evening with a selection of rock and pop favourites from 60’s to the present day.

  • Run 1947, 10 August 2023 – Chiswick

    Hares – Cock Doctor and Cocaine Charlie

    The run this week will be from The Pilot, 56 Wellesley Road, Map Link. The nearest station is Gunnersbury, on the Richmond branch of the District Line. Leave by the back entrance of the station (turning right after the barriers) and turn right at the exit from the station to follow the footpath to where it meets Wellesley Road, then turn right; the pub is less than 150 metres on the left. There will be a trail of chalk P arrows from the station to help you find this pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and the pub will provide bags storage for it duration.

    There will be seasonal drink stop, so you should bring your collapsible cups.

  • Run 1928 – 30 March 2023 – Northfields

    Hare – Pope

    This week’s run will be from Ryan’s, 282 Northfields Avenue, W5 4UB Map Link . The nearest station is Northfields tube, on the Piccadilly Line and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from there to help you find this pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and the pub will store our bags for its duration.

  • Run 1922 – Thursday 16 February 2023 – Bermondsey

    Hare – Love Deuce

    This week’s run will be from The Gregorian, 96 Jamaica Road, SE16 4SQ Map Link. There nearest station is Bermondsey tube station on the Jubilee Line and there will be a trail of P arrows from that station to help you find the pub, which is just two minutes walk away. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and the Hare has booked a room for us where we can safely store bags for its duration.

  • Run 1921 – Thursday 9 February – Richmond

    Hare -KMA

    This week’s run will be from the The Dukes Head, 42 The Vineyard, Richmond TW10 6AN Map Link. The nearest station is Richmond and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from the back exit of this station, onto Lower Church Road, to help you find the pub. the run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and the pub will store our bags for its duration. Bring a torch, and a collapsible plastic cup if you have one, because there will be a drink stop.

  • Run 1918 – Thursday 19 January – Kenny

    Hare – Kenny

    This week’s run will be from the Rack and Tenter, 45 Moorfields, Moorgate, London EC2Y 9AE. Map Link. The nearest station is Moorgate, on the Circle, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan, and Northern lines. There wil be a trail of chalk P’s from the station to the pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours. There will be a drink stop so please bring a collapsible cup. Please contact the hare if you would be prepared to act as a bag sitter in the pub.

  • Run 1917 – Thursday 12 January – Richmond

    Hare – Mop

    This week’s run will be from the Dukes Head, The Vineyard, Richmond, TW10 6AZ Map Link.  The nearest station is Richmond, tube and mainline, and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from the back exit from this station ,onto Lower Church Road, to help you find the pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and the pub will provide an area for us to leave our bags for its duration. Bring a torch, it will be essential, and a collapsible cup, if you have one, because there will be a drink stop.

  • Run 1914 – 22 December – Clapham Junction (Battersea)

    Hare – No Fore Play

    Our last run before Christmas will be from The Candlemaker pub,136 Battersea High Street, SW11 3JR Map Link. The nearest station is Clapham Junction. When leaving the station do so via the Grant road exit, this can only be accessed using the underpass and is on the North side of the station. There will be a trail of chalk P arrows from there to help you find this pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual 19.15 hours. The pub will provide bag storage.  There will be a drink stop on trail.

    On On and a Merry Christmas to you all.

    P.F.

  • Run 1913 – Thursday 15 December – Northfields

    Hare – Rambo

    This run will be from Ryan’s 282 Northfield Avenue W5 4UB Map Link. The nearest station is Northfields Tube on the Piccadilly line and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from there to help you find this pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual time of 19.15 hours and the pub will store our bags for its duration. The run will end back at the pub, the Hare having decided that it is too cold for an A to B. Rambo’s trails tend to be “adventurous” so bring a torch, also a cup as there will be a drink stop.

  • Run 1847 – Thursday Sept 16th ~ Ladbroke Grove

    Hares – Smart Arse & Charlatan

    The run will be from The Eagle, 250 Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5LP map link. The nearest station is Ladbroke Grove Tube on the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines and there will be trail of chalk P arrows from there to help you find this pub. Buses 23, 52, 70, 228 and 295 stop at St. Charles Square very close to the pub. The run will start from the pub at our usual 19.15 Hours. The Hares have arranged bag storage at the pub and a reserved area for the Hash to enjoy the selection of three real ales that the manager has promised will be available, and there will be a drink stop towards the end of the trail. Bring a torch as some of the trail will be off road.

    With the lifting of many Covid restrictions registration for West London runs is no longer mandatory but is still encouraged as it gives the Hare an indicative pack size in advance to advise the pub and registration has been useful to the Hash Cash as an aid to keeping stats and collecting subs so if you plan to come on this run please register by clicking on This Link.

  • Run 1837 – Thursday 8th July ~ Northfields

    Hare – Ryde

    Registration is required for all participants in West London runs during the current pandemic. If you plan to come on this run please register ASAP by using This link 

    This week’s run will start from The Forester, 2 Leighton Road, Ealing, London W13 9EP map link. The nearest station is Northfields Tube on the Piccadilly Line and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from that station to help you find the pub. It will be a staggered start, runners should start between 18.45 and 19.00 hours, walkers can start any time after 18.30. Runners starting after 18.50 should mark through checks when they are called. The Pub will provide bag storage, speak to the staff about this if the Hare is not available. Please do not start any earlier than the above times as the Hare will be setting the trail alone and it would put her under undue pressure.

    There will be drink stop on trail which will not be open before 19.30 hours and the Hare has booked tables for at least 24 Hashers in the public bar of the Foresters for after run drinks. Hashers who would prefer to drink in the open air are free to make their own arrangements with the pub to book a table in their Garden.

  • Run 1831 – Thursday 27th May ~ Teddington

    Hare – Dunny Penny

    Registration is required for all participants in West London runs during the current pandemic. If you plan to come on this run please register ASAP by using This Link.

    The trail will start from Teddington Lock, near The Anglers pub, Map Link and there will be a trail of chalk P arrows from Teddington station to guide you to the start point. Start on trail any time after 18.30 hours, the faster you run the later you should start. The trail will be 9 km long with shortcuts. Duration: 50 – 60 mins for runners and about the same for SCBs. There will be a drink stop on trail which will be open from 19:20 hours. The Hare has booked a large number of tables for us in the garden of the Anglers from 20:00 hours, this will be about 5 mins walk from the drink drink stop. Entry to the pub will be via top secret password to be revealed in confidence at the drink stop. 

    Tips from the Hare: The trail uses a small area, and is will be very tightly marked to take us through some great terrain. There will be few checks to keep you on the best bits of the area. FOLLOW THE TRAIL MARKINGS – especially important in the first 5km / 30 minutes, if you try to be clever and/or use local knowledge to jump across to runners you see in the distance you will not only miss out on some lovely territory but could end up getting very confused and running round in ever decreasing circle until you disappear up your own bum.

     The drink stop is not the main event, please support our local hospitality industry by attending the pub after the run. The Hare may need to adjust our booking according to how many register, so please register ASAP using the above link, we have re-introduced the field on the registration form to indicate whether or not you plan to come to the pub after the run, please use this.

    The Hare will be available on the WLH3 runners on trail Whatsapp group from 18:30 to 20:30 to help out the challenged.

  • Thursday 9 April

    We cannot of course hold any real Hash runs at the moment, but we will hold another virtual circle this Thursday evening at 20.30 hours . Click on This Link to join in the circle. The meeting will be open from 20.15 hours.

    Our hare for the evening will be KMA.

    Those of you who have not already installed the Zoom app on your device may wish to Install Zoom in advance, not strictly necessary but might save time on the night. Please observe the following points of etiquette for our Zoom circles.
    • Keep your microphone muted until you wish to speak, otherwise the call will be drowned out by a mush of background noise.
    • If an RA is in evidence, please wait until you are called on to respond before unmuting your mic.
    • If you wish to attract the RA’s attention use the ‘raise hand’ button in Zoom to indicate that you want to speak  (similar to placing your glass on your head in the Circle).
    • If you wish to make a particular point of order to the RA, use the chat feature in Zoom.
    • Seek permission from the RA or session administrator before sharing your screen with the group.
  • 12 July 2018 – Barnes Bridge

    Run nr 1713 – Coach & Horses, 27 Barnes High Street, London, SW13 9LW

    Map

    A bagsitter may be needed

    Hare: Roll Back

    P-trail from Barnes Bridge Station (National Rail)

  • WLH Run Hashtory 2016

    Here is a map showing locations of some of the WLH runs during 2016.  Clicking on a run location will allow you to view the trail for that run.

    Hopefully this will be helpful if you are a hare trying to decide where to set your next trail.

  • 26 February 2015 – Mortlake

    Run Nr 1536 – Ship, 10 Thames Bank, London SW14 7QR.
    Map
    Hare: Hobo

    P-trail from Mortlake national rail station

  • 16th January – Rayners Lane

    Funny old world innit. My previous scribe duties were in June 2013 on LH3’s trail from the Village Inn, Rayners Lane and the hare was, surprise, surprise ……. Wacker. I kid you not, have a read at http://www.londonhash.org/onpaper/onpaper201311.pdf page 3.

    The Village Inn, being a Wetherspoons pub is able to cater for most hasher’s needs given their low, low prices. Casting a glance along the bar, I was looking forward to my post trail stimulation from either a Redhead or some Naked Ladies. The Ladies from the Twickenham brewery were clearly doing good business that night as Pope had already sampled their wares even before we had set off.

    I was not overly confident of the weather prediction of no rain between 7 & 9 pm on the Beeb’s website given their recent track record. Even local’ish hhh Kiss My A*s was conspicuous by his absence so perhaps he knew something we didn’t. We were however, promised a drink stop although I doubted that the rucksack carried all the way around the run by Stayover contained 25 bottles of Fullers Past Masters.

    All started well, the trail as ever clearly marked by Wacker with a nice variety of loops & false trails, ably assisted by his not so little helper Roadkill. I was pleasantly surprised that the trail made its way up to Harrow on the Hill as I realised that I have never been through the centre of this part of town. From the magnificent splendor of the school’s stained glass windows to the quaintness of the streets, it was a real pleasure. Even those uppy downy bits didn’t bother me either, such was the zen like state I was in.

    Of course, all good things must come to an end when the rain arrived. A gentle drizzle at first then steady precipitation to dampen the spirits of all so to speak. Even the usually laid back Nutsucker was moaning ‘I can’t see a bloody thing’ and Stayover wasn’t a happy bunny either given that his already heavy backpack was now saturated.

    Fortunately, our most considerate Hare had arranged our drink stop under cover of a Pavilion. (Nutsucker told me it was a public toilet – Dingo) The tetrapacks of Tescos Everyday Spanish Wine and Liquorice Allsorts went down a treat with the pack as the remaining hardy souls toasted their achievements in getting this far. Ta Nutsucker for saving me all the blue knobbly ones, I think the correct term is ‘aniseed jelly’. Strangely no sign of Pope which is unusual when there is free alcohol on offer. It turned out that the trail had ‘allegedly’ been washed out so he decided to return to the pub via public transport. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we believe you…….

    Much as it would have been nice to admire the art deco architecture of the Zoroastrian Centre, we were all cold and soaked through so warmth and beer was the only thing on our minds. Thanks to a combination of Ryde’s directions and excellent guesswork, we made it back to the Village Inn in double quick time.

    Down Downs:

    Pope for spending most of the trail recalling his childhood memories of the area to anyone who would listen. Love Deuce did exclusively so joined him in the circle.

    Thunderthighs and Pecker for taking their umbrellas on trail.

    More On and Last Tango for keeping absolutely bone dry by not participating in the first place.  (sounds very sensible if you ask me – dingo)

    Charlatan

  • 26th December – South Ealing

    The Boxing Day hash was a very intimate affair – very few came but, to those who did come, it proved to be nice end to the West London Hash Year.  33% of attendees were visitors (2 truckers from California – Gladiator and ? sorry I forget).  Yes those statisticians among you will already be aware that there were only 6 of us total (of that only 4 ran).  Unfortunately there is nothing to report as there was virtually no-one there.

    Thanks to Pope for haring a fine run despite being worse for wear due to Xmas Day excesses. Hashy New Year everyone.

    Kenny

  • 19th December – Kings Cross

    Run Write Up Rated 18+

    As Shakespeare wrote for a quote fit for a Danish prince “To Hash or not to Hash? That is the question!” Slightly paraphrased maybe, but certainly apt.  For on a chilly, cold night somewhere in London there was much toil and trouble before even the start of the Hash. Many a villain resided in the Hash as one hare pulled out due to having remembered to celebrate his mum’s birthday and another hasher (Eric the Viking) had to pull out having remembered to attend a wake.  Hair-raiser Pope stepped up to the pulpit by raising himself to hare but remembered his christmas party was on, finally such a duty by Dingo, who duly and finally was to be hare.

    However, Dingo’s canine scent and the geographical competence of those who were meant to hare meant that we actually met up in King’s Cross. To my knowledge the West London Hash is so named due to running anywhere with a ‘W’ in the postcode, within the Greater London area. Obviously the rules have changed as meeting in King’s Cross (N1) is to appease those with Jonathan Woss – esque lisps as to a ‘W’ in the name of the location.

    As Mother Nature then downed a slush puppy and then proceeded to open her 888 crack and endow the Hash with the subsequent climatic occurrence, 9 hashers set of a trail to blaze the streets of north London dry. 9 could have been 13 but for four hashers, namely Bhopal, Unacceptable, Rambo and Thunderthighs commenting at the start of the hash as “It’s too rainy, we’ll stay here” and the motivational“I’ll see you at the finish” .

    For those who did run, it seemed after the debacle of initial hare raising and the subsequent sorting out of that problem, Mother Nature’s slush puppy p8ss down took the p8ss itself in washing away the trail. To believe that Dingo took the afternoon off to mark a trail led to 7 others, with retrospective awareness, produce helpful remarks such as‘what was the f point…eh?’ Thankfully, what Australians lack in culture they make up in memory and the trail was re-done as we ran. Practically every mark had to be re-done and even the checks, which we still had to check as icicles were falling upon our continually soaking hash gear, but familiarity helped us get back on trail as we ran back into a postcode with a‘W’.

    The hash sells itself as a ‘drinking club with a running problem’ but this would have to be re-written as something not before seen was to be focused upon my retinas. There was the usual athletic techniques as shown by Stayover, Dingo, Kiss My A8se and even my-John Barnes athleticism of the late 1990s-self but to my absolute shock… for all he was fat and round, for all he does bounce on the ground, POPE f RAN THE WHOLE f HASH (F it…I’ll give him the whole distance!)!! However, he constantly moaned like a bi8ch about the weather throughout, along with Pickled F who did have reason to moan at a driver who nearly ran him and yours truly over as they didn’t have their f headlights on (yes…the driver was female!) . But West London turned to City Hash in terms of our unforeseen running at speed abilities. If this was a play by the Bard, I’m sure the narrator would come out with a line such as ‘If it’s cold and rainy, one f runs!’

    Like midgets we ran back into the hhh who stayed in the pub as they were happily drinking what they had already bought some time ago. The 9 who ran went to the bar and ordered their drinks feeling morally justified for some reason but not sure if that feeling can be put into words just yet.  As we jollied and had conversation which included a mention of crap jokes being repeated by Stayover as he went to a stand up show the previous night (I bet that long winter’s evening just flew by!) out of the blue a small group of hashers burst through the door having, would you believe it…RUN. Namely S Fart, Mic-Mac, Charlatan, Spare-Rib and the imaginatively named Lionel had followed the trail re-drawn by Dingo and had made it back. They may have attended late but an enthusiasm of Henry V proportions was shown by the following dialogue between S Fart and Spare Rib.

    Spare Rib: “It’s f raining, let’s stay in the pub and drink beer.”

    Sperm Fart: No, let’s run, we should earn our beer on the hash!”

    Spare Rib: ‘OK’

    And On-On to the circle where I would have attended earlier but for Mad Cow’s King John hash cash style of collecting money. Even more possessive was Rambo who had lost his pint, distracted the circle and crieduntil a fellow hasher found a whole pint that was sitting at the bar for the duration of his rant. Dingo was made to drink as she obviously had to celebrate Australia’s ashes but by the time she finished downing her half pint Australia did something more shocking to English eyes and had enough time to develop a culture!

    So after more jollying in a north London, dog vomit ridden, bullet holed pub in the back streets of somewhere without a ‘W’in the post code, we hashers pushed towards merriment with the festive season approaching.

    Of this Hash, the audience may cry hurrah to those nine, those happy nine who ran in the rain. Hurrah also to those few, those happy few who ran even when late for we are a band of brothers (and sisters…let’s not be sexist!). But to quote Charlatan, to those who know not how to use the calendar sections of their smartphones and to the soft hhh who never earned their beers…

    ‘To Hash or not to Hash?’ is certainly a question that must be answered!

     

  • 12th December 2013 – Great Portland Street – Christmas Present Run

    There was something lurking at the back of your scribe’s mind all weekend – it was only when watching sports personality of the year (and no it definitely wasn’t the link between hashing and sport) that your scribe remembered – the run write up!

    And last week’s run at Great Portland Street deserves a write up.  An annual event in the West London hashing calendar (apparently – although it had completely passed me by) is the Christmas lights and presents run hared by our own religious leader – Pope.  The pub is possibly one of the smallest of the hashing venues – but had some very fine and redeeming features.

    The pack was  adorned in various levels of Christmas dress as fitted the time of year, mainly santa hats and flashing lights for Thunder Thighs.  Mad Cow won the prize for the best santa hat as it stayed erect all on its own giving him an gnome like appearance.  We set off in search of Christmas illuminations– certain that the run was heading broadly in the direction of Oxford Street and the brightly lit surrounding area.  There was less certainty around the revelation that there would be two carol stops on trail.  Would they be carol stops with mulled wine?  Carol shots with festive beer?   Pope was delighted to announce they were actually singing carol stops.   This was made all the more distressing by the fact that most of London was out revelling in the local hostelry!
    Dodging through the Christmas parties, the first singing stop was at Leicester Square. Dingo showed her disgust at being given words to a carol with only one line (it could have been We Wish You a Merry Christmas – memory fails now) and the pack launched into a feeble singing attempt led by our very own choir boy, Next Week.
    Off again through central London there was some excitement at seeing the Swiss clock then we weaved through various main and back streets – thwarted at one stage by a wall which Pope swore had not been there when he set the trail.  The pack was dispersed by the time we arrived at the back of Oxford Street where there was a half-hearted attempt at the second carol although Rollback preferred to launch into a selection of Chelsea football chants.
    Back at the pub we jostled amongst the locals to toast to the season and to provide Pope with the presents!  Quite some thought had gone into to some of the presents – your scribe kept very quiet having bought quite a lame offering – Pope efficiently took note of the givers in order to ensure everyone received later on.  And I can’t let the huge amount of food go unmentioned – this was the biggest and best spread I have seen for a while at a hash pub – and all for free!  There is no faster motion known to man than hashers approaching free food – and this was no exception!
    Whacker took charge of the down downs outside the pub with Pope being quickly admonished for not fitting into a santa suit.  Mudgy Smuggler was punished for abandoning trail setting duties for family birthdays and Martian Matron for being Dutch (I think there was something more to this one but memory fails).  Eagermount received recognition for his santa like behaviour (coming once a year) and Moron for his look-a-like qualifications.  Unacceptable was pronounced a dirty old man (again no idea of the motivation) and the visiting unpronounceable Glasgow RA for risking life itself by staying with Eric.  Dingo seemed to have lost most of her clothes (read accessories) on a previous run which were kindly returned to her with a down down and Rhyde and Tablewine were branded as ‘chuggers’ for their persistence in flogging raffle tickets to the hashing community.
    Your scribe left with a battery checking device as a present which will make an excellent present for a family member..

    On On!

  • 5th December 2013 – Camden Town

    It was a dark and stormy night; a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in north west London that our scene lies), rattled along the housetops, and fiercely agitated the hashers that wended their way along the P trail through streets of Camden and Mornington Crescent to the Edinboro’ Castle for WLH3 run no. 1472
    The dire forecasts of the greatest storm to hit these shores since last month’s great storm did not deter the hashers from their goal; not warnings of tempestuous winds, notwithstanding storm surges nor the raising of the Thames barrier did dampen their passion for the trail.
    The door of the Castle creaked open to reveal In the midst of the assembled members stood the radiant form of the deputy Grand Mattress, Love Deuce. After calling the pack to order the GM conducted the conventional preamble: unable to even recall the correct run number she then introduced one of the three visitors as Kevin, despite this being neither his real nor hash name.
    With a wave of her hand the Grand Mattress sent forth the pack onto the trail that snaked like a slippery serpent along the streets of Camden. Not once, twice but thrice the trail looped, checked, falsified and generally wobbled its way into the brooding darkness of Regent’s Park.
    As the storm clouds abated slightly, soft starlight permeated through the treetops to illuminate the site of the drinkstop. The swish of the branches blowing in the wind mingled with the chink of glasses and the chatter of the hashers below, as they sampled the canapés that complemented the robust flavours of the Chateau Tesco that had matured well in its carton. Despite the forthright candour of the trail not all of the pack were able to find the drinkstop, creating some measure of angst amongst those who worried for the safety of their missing companions . Finally against the background the twinkling lights of the Chinese restaurant barge that glowed against the somnolent waters of the canal, the pack made their way out of the park, to head back to the tavern from whence they had come.
    The door of the Castle creaked open again to gather up the returning pack into its warm embrace, and reveal the drink stop skivvers already arranged smudging the polished mahogany of the bar with their half-empty glasses.
    As is symptomatic of a well run hash, the circle started promptly at 21:00. Under the glowering heat lamps the two R.A.’s Messers Plag and Nav dispensed praise and adulation, mockery and chastisement in equal measure without fear or favour, as well as dispensing the bountiful cups of down, downs.
    The night remained dark and stormy as the circle ended…or maybe it was a pint of dark and stormy………………………..to be continued next week
  • 28th November 2013 – Waterloo

    It was a dark, chilly night in South West London…………………………………………No it wasn’t it was South East London!!!  What was the hare thinking!  We were reminded by the hare that Waterloo had a W in it!
    It was the first time I have had to use my tube pass on a hash!   I would normally welcome it but it was on said tube that I got collared with these duties!
    What looked like a relatively poor turn out rectified itself as several hashers turned up for the après hash jollies.  Plug (who had just returned from a hash girls away weekend), 2AM and what seemed like 10 other hashers turned up.  The journey to the East must have proved too much for these hashers.
    There were not one but two drink stops en route as well as other non conventional stops to look at a big tank with a big barrell.  I had to listen to Mad Cow and Kiss My Ar8e having a “who’s got the biggest d1ck” conversation whilst salivating over said tank!  A concoction of Malibu and advocat was given at the first stop and the second stop was at a fancy wine bar.  I think the hare is a bit of a Del Boy on the sly.  I think he would prefer a poncy cocktail with an umbrella to the pints he normally drinks on the hash.
    Anyway, the advocat must have gone to Mad Cow’s head as he tripped over a paving stone on the way to the tube station and grazed his elbow.  Dingo, Love Deuce and I saw him crumpled on the floor as we came round the corner, good job we weren’t quicker or Dingo would have dry humped him!  He insisted the paving stone was 3 inches high but I saw it and reckon it can’t have been more than 1cm.  I suspect he has already written a letter of complaint to the council.    Nevertheless, Dingo, Love Deuce and I carried him to the station and told him what a brave boy he was.
    We seemed to lose half the hashers en route as Run to Eat (RTE) decided to pop in her local for a pint and take about 8 other hashers with her! The beautiful and elegant Nut Cracker (k)Nee Sucker (NCkNS) to name but one (she begged me to give her a big write up 🙂 ).  We tried to save some wine for them at drink stop no. 2 but everybody really appreciated the nice chardonnay hence all bottles were squeezed dry.
    There were several down downs, The Americans (Cyclopath and RTE) for something American related, Nashie for something Nashie related, NCkNS for something trivial, Butt Plug for his new found role of jiggalo.  I can’t remember any stories but I remember it was a T34 Russian tank with an 85mm barrell.
    Oh speaking of which, I heard a story about Pope straddling the barrell.  Glad I didn’t see that as I would of gouged my eyes out!!!