{"id":59,"date":"2023-08-29T22:27:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T22:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gandhroyalarch.org.uk\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:56:43","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gandhroyalarch.org.uk\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:150px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-background\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(87deg,rgb(19,50,94) 57%,rgb(153,0,0) 89%)\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/gandhroyalarch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ugle-and-sgc-one-organisation-chain-site.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60 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