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Born from a seed sowed by a friend , the concept is not original ,  but from a passing conversation ,  together with a purpose ,  the 56 Not Out Challenge was born.

The number of people living on the streets in our towns and cities is on the increase and I cannot sit back and do nothing.

 I am 56 years old this year, not a significant birthday ,  but the need is now. So as I enter my 56^th year on the 30^th May
 2017 the challenge will start. 56 challenges before I turn 57. Not all   of the challenges are physical, some will test my powers of persuasion, some my nerve ,  others will challenge my sanity. To see fair play and keep me on the straight and narrow, my wife
 Julie will be manning “basecamp” and sharing the journey with me.

I plan to keep my supporters up to date using a blog and social media and engaging help and support for some of the challenges , although for many, unfortunately I will be on my own. 

My aim is to raise awareness of the issue and what we can do to help , along with raising some much needed funds for the local charity Helping Hands and  national charity Shelter.

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