March 2024
1342. 11th Mar - Uglyman; Union Hotel, Nether Edge - Let Uglyman know on hashchat
1343. 18th March - Prof; Old Hall Hotel, Hope
1344. 25th March - Sticky Shaft; The Devonshire Arms, Pilsley
February 2024
1338. 12th February - Spiv; (The Other) Blue Ball, Worrall
1339. 19th February - Monty's Batman; Blue Ball, Wharncliffe Side - change of location
1340. 26th February - Smittie; Norfolk Arms, Ringinglow
January 2024
1333. 8th January - H2Oooooh; Packhorse Inn, Little Longstone
1334. 15th January - Smittie and Hotel Shoes; Fulwood Ale Club, Brooklands Ave.
1335. 22nd January - Shunter; Burns Night hash - Scotsman's Pack, Hathersage
1336. 29th January - Biggles; Red Lion, Litton
1331. 11th December 2023 - The Christmas Hash
The one with all the name calling.
The time had come around again, the annual festive fancy dress hash was upon us, this year’s organisation was provided by Soggy Bottom (complex details / technical direction / adding up) and Sticky Shaft (Showboating). The hare was a bit more organised this year, even if he does say so himself, and managed to set a reasonable length trail and be back at the Tap in time for guests arriving. He was soon joined by Shunter who was handing out shot sized bottles of Henderson’s relish, apparently to make up for the lack of investment in his costume.
There was a certain eagerness to the evening, Prof and MBM
were desperate to sample the other pubs and were first out of the traps, Mincer
was keen to keep good time and encouraged the hare to say something…anything,
so at 7:36pm we were on.
Oh neigh, not him again!
A dangerous brush by the Rutland Arms probably led some to
an unsanctioned hash stop, but for rest of the rule abiding hashers the first
stop was the Lord Nelson, albeit by different routes. This was a first visit for
many of us. The locals, enthralled by the night’s football seemed to roll their
eyes as we piled in, but there were separate rooms for separate belief systems
and we soon found ourselves some space. A shout out to the bar staff who took great
care of us!!!
The Lord Nelson - Snug View
HHHCBHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Knowledge top up complete we headed through the graveyard to
the next pub; The Ecclesall Ale Club, the ship took some steering at this point
as a right turn would have led us to the restaurant but the pub required some
left leaning (insert political pun at one’s own risk). The doubters were persuaded by that old famous adage
, ‘Just one more drink’ and so it was that the pub crawl leg of the evening
drew to a close. Well oiled (some of us) and hungry we turned right (politics,
anyone?) to the Prithiraj Curry house, a
favourite of Dan Walker and the Hashers.
Once seated, refreshed and food orders completed we entered into a
period which shall forever be known as ‘The Lull’. The Lull proved a perfect opportunity to
catch up on admin and right some wrongs. Thanks were given, a ‘State of Hash’ address
was performed then it was on to individual humiliations:
First up was Janna who had been partially named Spandex, she
will henceforth and forever more be named Spandex Ballet
Second on the list was Miss Rigby, previously named H2O,
which lacked a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ who copped for H2-Ooooh!.
We then moved on to Little Smittie, who inspired a creative
coup with his post-Hash footwear and will from now on forever be known as
Hotel Shoes.
Proving our flexibility as an organisation we then performed
a couples’ naming, Hannah of Antarctic became Biggles, Chris of H. of A. became 'Moist Cleft' which allowed him automatic membership to the club of self-pitying horribly named Hashers.
Finally in what proved to be a wonderful own goal and great
Hash exploitation, Jodie of Yorkshire, keen geologist, now possibly not so keen
hasher was named Cumming-Tonite. I feel that a lot of us learnt something new
from this naming, but that the namee only gave away.
He's got the mineral!
And so it was all over bar the complex adding up of the
bill, over to Soggy Bottom. Another
great Christmas Hash, a fantastic turnout and wonderful creativity of
costumes…at least by some.
Merry Christmas and the rest…
On On,
Sticky Shaft
December 2023
1331. 11th December - Christmas Hash - Sheffield Tap
1332. 18th December - Sticky Shaft; Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Castleton
25th December - Christmas Day (no hash)
November 2023
1327. 13th November - Mincer; Princess Royal, Crookes
1328. 20th November - Desperado; Sportsman, Crosspool
1329. 27th November - The Hathersage Ladies; Bike & Boot, Hope Valley
October 2023
1322. 9th October - Sticky Shaft; Devonshire Arms (not that one), Beeley
1323. 16th October - Smittie; Rose & Crown "Minnies" (not that one either), Stannington
1324. 23rd October - Jodie & Milkmaid; Yorkshire Bridge Inn, Bamford
1325. 30th October - Samson Letoi; Bull's Head, Youlgreave