{"id":8161,"date":"2026-05-01T09:19:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bealhighschool.co.uk\/?p=8161"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:00:02","slug":"duke-of-edinburgh-bronze-award-practice-trips-20th-and-21st-april-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bealhighschool.co.uk\/fr\/2026\/05\/01\/duke-of-edinburgh-bronze-award-practice-trips-20th-and-21st-april-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Beal High School Paithon Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8161\" class=\"elementor elementor-8161\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f0614 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94f0614\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31eae288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31eae288\" 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