{"id":4533,"date":"2024-01-25T14:44:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/?p=4533"},"modified":"2024-01-25T14:44:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:44:45","slug":"the-new-saints-mark-one-year-of-partnership-with-local-foodbank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/news\/the-new-saints-mark-one-year-of-partnership-with-local-foodbank\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Saints mark one year of partnership with local foodbank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/53696b64cba17405e714d29fa19f6dcb.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/53696b64cba17405e714d29fa19f6dcb.png 675w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/53696b64cba17405e714d29fa19f6dcb-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>January marks a year of partnership between The New Saints and one of the most important initiatives in their community.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, the club offered free pitchside advertising space for local charities &#8211; and the Oswestry and Borders Foodbank were one of the organisations that benefited. 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