{"id":222,"date":"2015-08-02T16:02:11","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T16:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wentest\/?p=222"},"modified":"2017-02-10T00:14:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T23:14:15","slug":"grange-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=222","title":{"rendered":"Grange Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tGrange Park,&nbsp; &nbsp;(not to be confused with The &nbsp;Grange, the new development on the Port&nbsp;Road)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\thas been a play area for many years and has recently been upgraded&nbsp; and a new swing added.&nbsp; There is also the new Wild Flower Garden which was prepared and planted by The Wenvoe Wildlife Group and members of the Wenvoe Environment Group which has made a good start and should get better each year\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wentest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Swing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"220\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=220\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Swing.jpg?fit=950%2C1689\" data-orig-size=\"950,1689\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GT-I9195&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438515895&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00251256281407&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Swing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Swing.jpg?fit=169%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Swing.jpg?fit=576%2C1024\" alt=\"New Swing in Grange Park\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-220\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wentest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Swing-169x300.jpg?resize=169%2C300\" style=\"height:300px; width:169px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Swing.jpg?resize=169%2C300 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Swing.jpg?resize=576%2C1024 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Swing.jpg?w=950 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>&nbsp;<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wentest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wid-flowers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"221\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=221\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wid-flowers.jpg?fit=950%2C1689\" data-orig-size=\"950,1689\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GT-I9195&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438515788&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00649350649351&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wi;d flowers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wid-flowers.jpg?fit=169%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wid-flowers.jpg?fit=576%2C1024\" alt=\"Wild flower Garden in Grange Park\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wentest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wid-flowers-169x300.jpg?resize=169%2C300\" style=\"height:300px; 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