{"id":6275,"date":"2026-01-24T17:25:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forgemill.org.uk\/web\/?page_id=6275"},"modified":"2026-01-24T17:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:25:48","slug":"knit-natter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forgemill.org.uk\/web\/knit-natter\/","title":{"rendered":"Knit and Natter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text &#8211; Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; 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