{"id":65,"date":"2024-06-21T18:33:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T18:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beptonchurchfriends.org\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2025-02-27T06:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:41:48","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beptonchurchfriends.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div id=\"pootle-page-builder\">\n\t\t\t<!----------Pootle Page Builder Inline Styles---------->\n\t\t\t<style id=\"pootle-live-editor-styles\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">\n\t\t\t\t.panel-grid-cell .panel { margin-bottom: 0px } @media ( max-width:780px ) { #pootle-page-builder .panel-grid-cell-container .panel-grid-cell { width:100%;flex: 1 0; } #pootle-page-builder .panel-grid-cell-container { flex-direction: column; } .panel-grid-cell:not(:last-child) { margin-bottom: 0px } .ppb-no-mobile-spacing { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; } .hide-on-mobile { display: none } br.rwd { display: block } .ppb-mobile-behaviour-2.ppb-block { margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-top:auto!important;margin-bottom:auto!important } .panel-grid { margin-left: 0 !important; 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\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 40px;\">About Us<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px;\">The Friends has been established to preserve this unique monument and meeting place for future generations.<\/span>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.panel-grid-cell-container--><\/div><!--.panel-row-style--><\/div><!--.panel-grid--><div class=\"panel-grid ppb-row\" id=\"pg-65-1\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\" ><div class=\"ppb-row panel-row-style panel-row-style- \" style=\"\" ><style>#pg-65-1 .panel-grid-cell { padding: 0 0.5% 0; }<\/style><div class='panel-grid-cell-container'><div class=\"ppb-col panel-grid-cell \" id=\"pgc-65-1-0\" ><div id=\"panel-65-1-0-0\" class=\"ppb-block  ppb-content-h-center ppb-mobile-behaviour-2\" style=\"padding: 20px;margin-top: 12px;margin-left: 229.8125px;max-width: 474px;\" ><figure id=\"attachment_19\" class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19\" src=\"https:\/\/beptonchurchfriends.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sport-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/beptonchurchfriends.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sport-view.jpg\" width=\"474\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beptonchurchfriends.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sport-view.jpg 1115w, https:\/\/beptonchurchfriends.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sport-view-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beptonchurchfriends.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sport-view-1024x543.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beptonchurchfriends.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sport-view-768x407.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.panel-grid-cell-container--><\/div><!--.panel-row-style--><\/div><!--.panel-grid--><div class=\"panel-grid ppb-row\" id=\"pg-65-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\" ><div class=\"ppb-row panel-row-style panel-row-style- \" style=\"\" ><style>#pg-65-2 .panel-grid-cell { padding: 0 0.5% 0; 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This does not include church activities or events. \u2018The Friends\u2019 will achieve its objectives by making donations to the PCC for specific repairs, maintenance and preservation projects.<\/span>\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 20px;\">It is established to engage with the entire community in seeking to ensure a strong and vibrant future for this historical treasure.<\/span>\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 20px;\">This group will ensure the continued upkeep of this ancient building to benefit the public and the wider community.<\/span>\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The aim is to encourage as many people as possible to become \u2018Friends\u2019 demonstrating community support.<\/span>\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 20px;\">This will enable the trustees and officers of \u2018The Friends\u2019 to apply for grants and so&nbsp;generate sufficient funds to pay for the necessary repairs.<\/span>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.panel-grid-cell-container--><\/div><!--.panel-row-style--><\/div><!--.panel-grid--><div class=\"panel-grid ppb-row\" id=\"pg-65-3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\" ><div class=\"ppb-row panel-row-style panel-row-style- \" style=\"\" ><style>#pg-65-3 .panel-grid-cell { padding: 0 0.5% 0; }<\/style><div class='panel-grid-cell-container'><div class=\"ppb-col panel-grid-cell \" id=\"pgc-65-3-0\" ><div id=\"panel-65-3-0-0\" class=\"ppb-block ppb-no-mobile-spacing\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"pbtn\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beptonchurchfriends.org\/index.php\/donate\/\" data-bg-color=\"#edc836\" data-bg-color2=\"#85e847\" data-hover-color=\"rgba(129,215,66,0.39)\" class=\"pbtn\" style=\"font-size: 42px; float: none; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 10px; background-color: #edc836; background: linear-gradient(#edc836,#85e847); display: inline-block; padding: 0.5em 0.7em; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1; border: 1.6px solid #ffffff;\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/beptonchurchfriends.org\/index.php\/donate\/\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 42px; float: none; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 10px; background-color: #edc836; background: linear-gradient(#edc836,#85e847); display: inline-block; padding: 0.5em 0.7em; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1; border: 1.6px solid #ffffff;\"> Donate<\/a>&nbsp;  \n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--.panel-grid-cell-container--><\/div><!--.panel-row-style--><\/div><!--.panel-grid-->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About UsThe Friends has been established to preserve this unique monument and meeting place for future generations. &nbsp;\u2018The Friends\u2019 are wholly independent of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and the wider church administration. &#8216;The Friends\u2019 is authorised by the PCC to raise funds for the maintenance and preservation of the church building and its fabric. 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