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Homeless champion Simon ‘Spike’ Crowson thanked the community and Fenland District Council for putting a roof back over the head of a young couple.

22x 100 pull-ups - totalling 2200 22x 200 push-ups - totalling 4400 22x 300 squats - totalling 6600 44x 1.6km runs - totalling 70.4km And he did it all while wearing a 10kg weighted vest. Sunshine Coast trainer Jamie Milne had been taking part in the attempt as well but was forced to pull out on Friday morning. "I'm pretty sore but we did get it which was fantastic," Mr Milne said. "I ended up getting pulled off because of medical reasons. "I was removed at 10am, unfortunately I just wasn't good enough and my body all seized up I had full body cramps and it's still cramping now."

But 12 weeks later, and in receipt of what is effectively an eviction notice from Fenland Council, Alan is homeless. Government funding will no longer pay for his stay at the hotel and he’s on his own.   “Nobody came to see me, no food parcels, no one gave me anything,” says Alan. “Then suddenly the hotel manager tells me he’s had a letter from the council kicking me out.”  50 Backpacks Vision co-ordinator Simon 'Spike' Crowson - Credit: Supplied Spike tells me he can find – indeed guarantee – Alan a flat the following week but that is then, this is now. If Alan is homeless...

Published: 4:22 PM December 30, 2020    Simon Crowson, known to all as Spike, runs 50 BackPacks in Wisbech, has announced the service which supports the homeless will discontinue. Picture; HARRY RUTTER - Credit: Archant Almost 150 people have already signed a petition to keep a service for the homeless open in Wisbech. The Change.org petition was set up by Vickie Shears after 50 Backpacks Vision announced it was to discontinue its work.   He said he was has faced “yet another onslaught from a select few local councillors” and “is tired of the constant battles”. The text on the Chan...

He later said he had been left feeling “low and deflated” by the comments of some local councillors but “I am a tough character; I will bounce back”. However, he said the name of 50 Backpacks “has been tarnished by some local councillors, where others have been very supportive”. Over the next three months, 50 Backpacks will continue helping its existing client base but will not take on anyone new. The exact date the service will discontinue has not been revealed. The Facebook post explains any assets, including funds from any future sales, will be passed to another charity within ...