{"id":2695,"date":"2024-06-27T10:27:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T09:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/?p=2695"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:32:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T15:32:02","slug":"spbr24-what-a-weekend-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/spbr24-what-a-weekend-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"spBR24: what a weekend that was!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blessed by sunshine that seemed it would never arrive, spBR 2024 was a glorious 24 hours of community solidarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our theme this year has been Land and Food. And this was the inspiration for the solidarity supper but also, amongst the information boards dotted around the course, were four fabulous information pieces on food in Palestine. Designed and written by co-organiser Cath Ager, (apart from the one taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/visualizingpalestine.org\/\">Visualizing Palestine<\/a>!) &#8211; they deserve a special mention. <a href=\"http:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A3-Palestine-posters-x-4.pdf\">Please have a read if you did not catch them on the day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is important to enjoy life&#8221; says Adhm Alshani &#8220;in spite of the terrible genocide. Ensuring we can celebrate is resistance.&#8221; This is certainly the message we received from<a href=\"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/2024\/06\/19\/and-still-the-children-of-gaza-join-us\/\"> the pictures  sent from Gaza the previous week,<\/a> of the children running through the ruins of their city: these pictures were displayed on the outside of the Palestine Voices Tent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And this is what we saw all weekend: an inspiring mix of celebration and anger;  joy  and sadness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-2652\" style=\"max-width: 400px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-2652 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"spbr 24\" data-height=\"300\" data-width=\"400\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_2652\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_2652\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2676 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"the-start-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-start-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2676 msDefaultImage\" title=\"the start\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Sahar cuts the ribbon and spBR 2024 is setting off!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2677 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"runner-500-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/runner-500-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2677 msDefaultImage\" title=\"runner 500\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Runner number 500!!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2678 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"massage-tent-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/massage-tent-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2678 msDefaultImage\" title=\"massage tent\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Massage tent<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2688 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:28\" data-filename=\"from-the-back-with-the-sign-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/from-the-back-with-the-sign-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2688 msDefaultImage\" title=\"from the back with the sign\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Back of the Palestine Voices Tent<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2689 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:28\" data-filename=\"morgan-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/morgan-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2689 msDefaultImage\" title=\"morgan\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Morgan gives us the relaity of daily life<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2690 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:28\" data-filename=\"musheri-and-sahar-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/musheri-and-sahar-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2690 msDefaultImage\" title=\"musheri and sahar\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Mushier and Sahar on current situation in Gaza<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2683 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"birds-for-gaza-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/birds-for-gaza-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2683 msDefaultImage\" title=\"birds for gaza\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Birds of Gaza<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2684 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"amirah-getting-hennah-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/amirah-getting-hennah-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2684 msDefaultImage\" title=\"amirah getting hennah\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Henna fun<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2680 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"serving-3-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/serving-3-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2680 msDefaultImage\" title=\"serving 3\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Serving ourt the solidarity supper<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2679 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"eaters-on-the-hill-3-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/eaters-on-the-hill-3-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2679 msDefaultImage\" title=\"eaters on the hill 3\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Happy eaters<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2685 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"looking-on-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/looking-on-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2685 msDefaultImage\" title=\"looking on\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Looking down past the crafts tents<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2681 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"procession-2-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/procession-2-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2681 msDefaultImage\" title=\"procession 2\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Lantern procession gets ready<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2682 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"owl-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/owl-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2682 msDefaultImage\" title=\"owl\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>The owl lantern sprinkles some after dark joy<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2686 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"up-the-hill-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/up-the-hill-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2686 msDefaultImage\" title=\"up the hill\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>A silent, slow and solemn torch of rememberance march accompanied by a simple drum beat, marching up the hill<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2687 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:28\" data-filename=\"torch-in-the-woods-2-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/torch-in-the-woods-2-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2687 msDefaultImage\" title=\"torch in the woods 2\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Torch of rememberance march through the woods<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2691 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:28\" data-filename=\"ahmed-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ahmed-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2691 msDefaultImage\" title=\"ahmed\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Ahmed Adnn at sunset on the Saturday night<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2692 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:28\" data-filename=\"jude-band-400x300.jpeg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jude-band-400x300.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2692 msDefaultImage\" title=\"jude band\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Busker's Hour fun<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2693 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:28\" data-filename=\"well-dressed-400x300.jpeg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/well-dressed-400x300.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2693 msDefaultImage\" title=\"well dressed\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Well dressed band at Buskers' Hour<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2674 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:26\" data-filename=\"from-th-band-tent-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/from-th-band-tent-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2674 msDefaultImage\" title=\"from th band tent\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>BIG SING throuhg the band tent<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2675 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:27\" data-filename=\"arsm-big-sing-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/arsm-big-sing-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2675 msDefaultImage\" title=\"arsm big sing\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>BIG SING magic<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2694 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-06-27 09:32:28\" data-filename=\"in-memorium-400x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/in-memorium-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2652 slide-2694 msDefaultImage\" title=\"in memorium\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Camp memorial to children who have been murdered in the genocide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We desperately wanted to have more of a festival feel and with the help of the za&#8217;atar grinders in the poetry tent, the  the lantern making crew and Families 4 Gaza, and the programmme in the Palestine Voices Tent we managed to do that, with the hill in front of the Hall being crowded for much of the afternoon and into the evening. <em>You can see lots of photos of the whole day on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/smallparkbigrun\/photos_by\">facebook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/poetry-tent-banner-1024x554.png?resize=525%2C284&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/poetry-tent-banner.png?resize=1024%2C554&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/poetry-tent-banner.png?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/poetry-tent-banner.png?resize=768%2C416&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/poetry-tent-banner.png?w=1217&amp;ssl=1 1217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the start of the evening we served 152 meals at the solidarity supper, herded kittens as the lantern procession weaved its way round the course and finally the procession accompanying the torch of remembrance was moving and unifying. As we all lay our candles by the solidarity tree planted by Mahmoud last year, our collective sadness moved on to a mood of defiance as we enjoyed Admed Adnan&#8217;s guitar and Oud as the sun was setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And on Sunday, with a Palestinian breakfast closing the Palestine Voices Tent, the festival moved on to Buskers Hour: 12 musicians \/bands playing arund the park filling the air with music and laughter. And then the closing ceremony &#8211; we were really pleased to have the Deputy Lord Mayor with us &#8211; and then BIG SING. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The connection with Ramallah and the absence of a connection with Gaza was  a reminder of how fragile the lives of all Palestinians are at the minute. In the West Bank, Mahmoud &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/2023\/10\/06\/solidarity-and-tree-share-deep-roots\/\">who planted the solidarity tree last year<\/a> &#8211; was supposed to attend but his village was raided the day before and he could not travel to Ramallah. We have been told he has not been arrested. And in Gaza, there simply was no connectivity possible. But we sang loud and clear and strong and pending a video cut in the Autumn you can see the full closing ceremony on YouTube: https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/66OkKEMYdQk?feature=share<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AND<\/strong> let&#8217;s not forget the run. The wonderful 24 hour runners, the football team who ran for 24 hours between them and the 551 registered who made this the most successful small park BIG RUN so far. Thank you!!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nick-booker-down-to-the-start-early-morning.jpg?resize=525%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2696\" style=\"width:658px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nick-booker-down-to-the-start-early-morning.jpg?w=863&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nick-booker-down-to-the-start-early-morning.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nick-booker-down-to-the-start-early-morning.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the right is Nick Booker, who ran for the whole 24 hours, looking strong in the early morning. We are immensely grateful to him and other ultra runners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making it possible &#8211; thank you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evancornishfoundation.org.uk\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"157\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ecf.png?resize=157%2C96\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2452\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationmattersfestival.co.uk\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mm.png?resize=525%2C328\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mm.png?resize=1024%2C640&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mm.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mm.png?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mm.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blessed by sunshine that seemed it would never arrive, spBR 2024 was a glorious 24 hours of community solidarity. Our theme this year has been Land and Food. 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