{"id":5,"date":"2021-09-06T11:35:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T11:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erscag.org.uk\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2022-07-08T14:22:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T14:22:30","slug":"create-your-website-with-blocks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/erscag.org.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Ealing Reclaim Social Care Action Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_module=&#8221;189&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Welcome to the Ealing Reclaim Social Care Action Group (ERSCAG) <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; 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