I noticed lots of my facebook friends from other areas have been bemoaning the lack of trick or treaters, but the Willow Park Way estate in Aston has had loads. It was absolutely manic from the moment it got dark. Sometimes householders barely had time to shut the front door after one lot had gone before the next lot came. There are a lot of children living on the estate but also I did hear rumours that people were coming in from other places, which is fair enough if they're coming to go trick or treating with friends from Aston but if not, maybe they should try their local area. There's probably lots of people who've got sweets in especially and they're probably disappointed that not many people came. This was the first year we put pumpkins out and them still be intact at the end of the evening. In previous years they've disappeared and later we've found smashed up pumpkins half way down the street looking like someone's used them to play football with.
Update on a previous post. Some people did step forward to take over as Guide leaders, so 1st Weston Guides is able to continue, which is really good news.
