Tonight's group run had GoodGymers from Ealing and Hounslow fliering. Not in Acton though. Today the team was in the streets near Ealing Broadway Centre and The Library of Things that's based there.

"Is that a church?" - Anonymous GoodGymer
"No. That's Ealing Broadway Centre" - Sevan

Today's goal was to stop people worshipping at the altar of retail and spread the word about the Library of Things. Instead of buying items that people would use rarely, it offers items for rent to save people money and also reduce consumption and waste.

As well as Ealing Broadway Centre, there were real churches and grand buildings on the route too. On the way, the team snaked or leapfrogged (depending which GoodGym area was "home") along the streets of large houses, converted flats, steep stairs and dark passages. There was even an open gate to a private estate that was taken advantage of.

By raising the visibility of the Library of Things, perhaps Ealing's altar has been altered. Next time you walk past, there'll be people worshipping the locker and the items inside instead of the shop windows. 🙇‍♀️🙇🙇‍♂️

Pleasure to visit Ms A again and take her bin bags down the stairs and outside to the recycling area. She is unable to do this herself at the moment and it makes a big difference to get this job done, clearing out her flat from the accumulated rubbish including delivery packaging. 14 full bags today!

The last Sunday in October at Acton junior parkrun inevitably brought out the Halloween getups, sported by both the little runners and the volunteers. Probably the most impressive was tailwalker Jane’s devilish tail – proof that the range of Acton junior tails for all weather and occasions keeps growing! Three GoodGym volunteers hadn’t got the memo about the spooky fashion for the day, but they still got to enjoy little pumpkin chocolates after the run. Yum!

Alan, Maria and Kash all helped secure the course as marshals. The gusts of wind kept sending everything flying around, just as if the park was haunted by a horde of ghosts, so every pair of hands was needed. The stormy weather was particularly merciless at the roundabout section of the course, where two marshals had to keep chasing three cones with route directions, none of which had been weighted down! Luckily, the young runners knew their parkrun well, and 68 children made it to the finish line without being blown away by the wind.