{"id":16554,"date":"2017-10-20T16:16:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T15:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opa.org.uk\/?p=16554"},"modified":"2021-01-28T16:19:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T16:19:59","slug":"opa-christmas-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/?p=16554","title":{"rendered":"OPA Christmas Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opa-newsletter-december-20171.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16556 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/newsletter-december-20171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/newsletter-december-20171.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/newsletter-december-20171-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/newsletter-december-20171-106x150.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>Welcome to the Christmas 2017 edition of the OPA Newsletter which we hope you will enjoy reading. 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