{"id":858,"date":"2026-01-14T14:33:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/?p=858"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:45:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:45:52","slug":"ucvo-newsletter-dec-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/ucvo-newsletter-dec-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UCVO Newsletter: Dec 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this newsletter, you can expect, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gaelic &amp; Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteering <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Play Spaces <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community Groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health &amp; Wellbeing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local Organisations and UCVO<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" 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