We love the curry houses and chai shops of Southall, but today Jags wanted to show us there's more variety coming into town! As a thank you for the work his fellow GoodGymers put into his local community projects, he invited us for an Italian-style coffee (not chai 😮) in the new development at Parkside Yards.

We set off for a nice, 40-minute walk along the canal, starting at Western Road Urban Garden, where we had been taking part in the April community day. We strolled along the towpath, marvelling at the narrow boats and a community of small wooden houses hidden on the other side of the canal. We even caught a glimpse of Minet Country Park.

Those of us who wore base layers, regretted their wardrobe choice as the day was warmer than we expected. It should not be a surprise that iced coffee was the main drink choice at today's sunny social!