5 Goodgymers showed up at HEN street association for a second round of neighbourhood tasks. Dave and Asan set to trimming branches from a tree using a really long telescoping pole and shears. Forget the need for a ladder when you have an instrument like that to work with! Further up the road in a back-garden Sarah , Paul and Mark got to work disassembling a large trampoline that filled most of the space. Good progress was being made when the heavens opened and dropped a truly biblical amount of rain. Nothing though was going to stop our Sarah! Whilst Paul and Mark sheltered in a garden shed, Sarah tightened her cagoule and kept on working. The rain eventually stopped, the tasks were both completed, and as the team left the sun began to peak through.

HEN is a residents' association covering Hartham, Elsden and Newlyn Roads in Tottenham. This was a new task for us, and we were warmly welcomed by Matt, who had a few tasks for us to help prepare for their upcoming street party.

First up there was hair: Matt produced a hedge trimmer and before you could say "short back and sides" Mark had got to work on an overgrown hedge across the road, where until recently the association's longest-standing and much-loved resident had lived. Around the corner, resident Sophie had a barnet of Marge Simpson proportions for Mark to tackle. Finally, James had a go at executing a mullet for a resident who is currently injured and unable to cut his own hedge.

Of course, the streets will not be ready for the party without a bit of makeup. Matt showed us a couple of areas that have been tagged by people with a demonstrable lack of talent. James and Helen got stuck in with paintbrushes and a tin of grey paint, with Sarah providing moral support (eg "you missed a bit"). These are now blank canvasses, and Matt has plans to stencil them in the future.

Matt has promised to invite us to the upcoming HEN do, while both he and Sophie said they may join us on a run one day soon.

There were more reasons for celebration tonight too - Sarah and James' recent birthdays, and James' tenth good deed. Great work team.