{"id":129,"date":"2020-06-16T20:53:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T20:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2023-12-23T09:43:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T09:43:54","slug":"about-wirral-archaeology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/about-wirral-archaeology\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>Who we are<br \/><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wirral Archaeology has changed. The informal group that successfully laid the foundation of a thriving organisation has evolved into a more formal Community Interest Company. It is a not-for-profit, all-volunteer organisation, registered with Companies House and committed to the promotion and sharing of Wirral\u2019s complex history. \u00a0\u00a0Its membership is open to anyone who shares our values, our aims and our objectives. 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