| Date | Hare | Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2025 | Viv & John | Niki |
A merry band of Hashers gathered at what was initially a rather chilly East Garston for a Hash led by John and Viv. General comments on arrival varied from “that was a lovely drive here” to “that was a terrible drive here” proving that you definitely can’t please all of the people all of the time….
Our group numbered 19 (I think) comprised of 5 runners and 14 walkers. After the usual briefing during which we were promised plenty of flour Viv set off with the runners (having laid the walkers trail) and John was assigned to the walkers. On on we heard with the runners taking off like hares closely followed by John and Phil. The rest of us rather more sedate walkers followed confidently on behind until, having crossed a semi-tarmac road, we gradually realised that we hadn’t actually seen any flour for quite a while. A quick scout round (thanks Greg) resulted in a call to John who manfully and remotely set us back on the right track.
At this point 4 of the walkers elected to head straight back to the pub with the rest heading up what seemed to be a never-ending hill and were quite glad to find we turned off to the left about three quarters of the way up whereas the runners had to carry on to the top.
To be fair to the Hares the rest of the route was mostly well “floured” although both groups did appear to go slightly astray on the way back down to the village where we finally and successfully all met up for the usual convivial post-Hash chat and lively debate regarding the route.
The horn was presented to Mike who proved to be a bit of a turncoat as he was sporting a fleece from the Churn Valley Hash group (gasp, shock, horror – he may have to be ex-communicated) and sadly I had to leave before the presentation of the bags as GOM appeared to be having some internal debate with himself re who to present them to.
We welcomed my “big sis” who was visiting from the States – she was one of the walkers who headed back to the pub early, well they don’t have pubs in Texas so she likes to make the most of the UK ones.
All in all a most enjoyable Hash, in fine spring weather and no hazards so a big thanks to John and Viv for their trail!
