{"id":16644,"date":"2016-12-19T18:38:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T18:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opa.org.uk\/?p=16644"},"modified":"2021-01-28T18:42:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T18:42:33","slug":"opa-xmas-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/?p=16644","title":{"rendered":"OPA Xmas Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16646 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/newsletter-december-20161-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/newsletter-december-20161-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/newsletter-december-20161-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/newsletter-december-20161.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/>Welcome to the Xmas edition of the OPA Newsletter which we hope you will enjoy reading. 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