{"id":2370,"date":"2026-02-20T06:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/northherefordshire\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2370"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:17:26","slug":"braving-the-elements","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/northherefordshire\/news\/braving-the-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"Braving The Blizzard"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"content-left-right py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container py-md-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-image\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/northherefordshire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2026\/02\/258af92d-8eb4-4a5d-8506-b08cc79bc4ed.jpeg\" class=\"card-img-mobile\" alt=\"\"\/>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-description-right\">\r\n                    <h5>Well done to all members who braved the blizzard and baltic temperatures to compete at our Open SJ competition on Wednesday evening.<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\">Massive thanks to our sponsors, committee members and members who organised and helped on the day. These events are important fundraisers for The Branch<\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Our generous sponsors are:<\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locksgarage.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Locks Garage, Allensmore<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>The Pickup Family<\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rjbarringtonltd.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RJ Barrington Ltd<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingsaint.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sporting Saint &#8211; Gundog Training Equipment<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>Steph Wilson &#8211; Chiropractor<\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/clearstoragehereford.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clear Storage Hereford<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2371\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/northherefordshire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2026\/02\/a5b5582d-cc52-4c5d-804f-08cb37bc9de0-250x333.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/northherefordshire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2026\/02\/a5b5582d-cc52-4c5d-804f-08cb37bc9de0-250x333.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/northherefordshire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2026\/02\/a5b5582d-cc52-4c5d-804f-08cb37bc9de0-700x933.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/northherefordshire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2026\/02\/a5b5582d-cc52-4c5d-804f-08cb37bc9de0-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/northherefordshire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2026\/02\/a5b5582d-cc52-4c5d-804f-08cb37bc9de0-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/northherefordshire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2026\/02\/a5b5582d-cc52-4c5d-804f-08cb37bc9de0-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/northherefordshire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2026\/02\/a5b5582d-cc52-4c5d-804f-08cb37bc9de0.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/northherefordshire\/news\/braving-the-elements\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Braving The Blizzard<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2371,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-2370","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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