{"id":2,"date":"2026-03-16T14:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.thehelpline.co.uk\/stnicholas\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:23:21","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev2.thehelpline.co.uk\/stnicholas\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--Smart Slider #4 does NOT EXIST or has NO SLIDES!WordPress Shortcode-->\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>St Nicholas Church<\/strong> is in the centre of the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 cb-carousel-block\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"15\" 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