{"id":239,"date":"2023-11-23T23:10:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T23:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/up-foundation.org.uk\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T14:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:00:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/up-foundation.org.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"239\" class=\"elementor elementor-239\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736369aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"736369aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5302cd42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5302cd42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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