{"id":13750,"date":"2017-07-21T18:04:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T18:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caridad-old.demo.vamtam.com\/?page_id=13750"},"modified":"2025-04-22T15:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T14:44:00","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/index.php\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13750\" class=\"elementor elementor-13750\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d09e5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d09e5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a048533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a048533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stories<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a5393e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a5393e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed1b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ed1b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories From Our Community Members<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-473a29d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"473a29d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a76f495\" data-id=\"3a76f495\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:30,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b37c2e2\" data-id=\"7b37c2e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ed9e5f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79ed9e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170348ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"170348ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"It was really nice and humbling to meet other stammerers and discovering that they had been going through the same things that I have, I felt connected\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d6ccf1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d6ccf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Johnny started stuttering at a young age, after moving countries and changing his dominant language.\u00a0 Johnny joined the Manchester Stammering Community for the sense of community and enjoys the social element. Find out about Johnny\u2019s full story below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2623886b vamtam-has-underline-anim elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2623886b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/index.php\/stories\/johnnys-story\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Full Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a969b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a969b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5ee20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c5ee20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Community Members<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5daef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5daef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First time visitors are always welcome, and there will be no pressure <br \/>to do any more speaking than you are comfortable with.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103697b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"103697b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f1b9eb vamtam-has-box-is-link elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0f1b9eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/index.php\/stories\/johnnys-story\/\" class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper vamtam-is-link\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnnys-story-thumb-img.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-989171\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnnys-story-thumb-img.png 600w, https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnnys-story-thumb-img-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">\"It was really nice and humbling to meet other stammerers\"<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Johnny, Member<\/p><\/div><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa81fec vamtam-has-box-is-link elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"aa81fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/index.php\/stories\/maxs-story\/\" class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper vamtam-is-link\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maxs-story-thumb-img.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-989172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maxs-story-thumb-img.png 600w, https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maxs-story-thumb-img-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">\u201cYou automatically have a lot in common with other people who stutter\"<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Max, Founder<\/p><\/div><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7011310 vamtam-has-box-is-link elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7011310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/index.php\/stories\/pauls-story\/\" class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper vamtam-is-link\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pauls-story-thumb-img.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-989173\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pauls-story-thumb-img.png 600w, https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pauls-story-thumb-img-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">\"I went along first time and I met some really, really nice people\"<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Paul, Member<\/p><\/div><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e07721 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40e07721\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200fa5e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"200fa5e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bfbd24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79bfbd24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find Your Voice with Us!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6178d2c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6178d2c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you stammer, you are not alone!<\/p><p>Join Our Stammering Community for Support and Empowerment.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53944243 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53944243\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68176 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f68176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/index.php\/join-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8ff5a8 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8ff5a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56cccd6\" data-id=\"56cccd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1c216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b1c216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/about-the-group-1024x708.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-989175\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/about-the-group-1024x708.png 1024w, https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/about-the-group-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/about-the-group-768x531.png 768w, https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/about-the-group-630x436.png 630w, https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/about-the-group.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aff1d24\" data-id=\"aff1d24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67dd1b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67dd1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Group<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac0e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fac0e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We\u2019ve been meeting biweekly since 2007<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab0274 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ab0274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Manchester Stammering Community has been meeting in its current biweekly format since 2007, and has a heritage that traces back to at least the 1950s. Manchester is the only British city other than London to run two speech and language therapy training courses at distinct universities (University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c36335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c36335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/manchesterstammer.org\/index.php\/about-the-group\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find Out More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37c5a42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37c5a42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-279f34b\" data-id=\"279f34b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1b78d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f1b78d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Ups<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208ba0f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"208ba0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We meet approximately every two weeks, usually early evening on a weekday such as Monday or Wednesday, and with an option for drinks\/food beforehand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5620654 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5620654\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-787fdde\" data-id=\"787fdde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a552d31 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"a552d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper vamtam-is-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">16<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">Mar<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-855e60b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"855e60b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caridad.vamtam.com\/educational-rights-of-homeless-children\/\">MSSG Wednesday April 10, social on Saturday 20 April!<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e864739\" data-id=\"e864739\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e71ad elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03e71ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4:00 pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260bf39 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"260bf39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">University of Manchester<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50d4dd0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50d4dd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d702cd0\" data-id=\"d702cd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a85d75 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2a85d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper vamtam-is-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">16<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">Mar<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896cb4e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"896cb4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caridad.vamtam.com\/educational-rights-of-homeless-children\/\">Social Junkyard Golf in Manchester<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-131ae96\" data-id=\"131ae96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e3ab1 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11e3ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4:00 pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a474d54 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a474d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Junkyard Golf<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f1a7e6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f1a7e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09afffe\" data-id=\"09afffe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8cac5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6e8cac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper vamtam-is-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">16<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">Mar<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49551e5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49551e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caridad.vamtam.com\/educational-rights-of-homeless-children\/\">MSSG Wednesday April 10, social on Saturday 20 April!<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-097e0e5\" data-id=\"097e0e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8584258 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8584258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4:00 pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408cf19 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"408cf19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">University of Manchester<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84da7b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84da7b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6501149\" data-id=\"6501149\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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