{"id":229,"date":"2023-07-16T15:39:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T14:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:22:35","slug":"christian-aid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/index.php\/non-footie-stuff\/christian-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"229\" class=\"elementor elementor-229\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f08f63e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f08f63e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d4e222\" data-id=\"6d4e222\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff82eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff82eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Christian Aid<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7052ed elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7052ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-660c1be\" data-id=\"660c1be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b802e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b802e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-03.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-03.png 575w, https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-03-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94ca909\" data-id=\"94ca909\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685ac88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"685ac88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Christian Aid, 2026 and earlier<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829386f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"829386f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>David has been pleased to use his writing and communications skills to help the charity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/get-involved-locally\/wales\">Christian Aid<\/a>.<\/p><p>David has volunteered with the charity for many years. His time has been spent knocking doors, hosting events and on the Maes at the Eisteddfod.<\/p><p>We hope you enjoy reading about these other aspects of David\u2019s character.<\/p><p>Find out more&#8230;.<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/herald.wales\/south-wales\/cardiff-south-wales\/christian-aid-supporters-in-cardiff-are-helping-to-launch-an-appeal-in-support-of-families-living-through-conflicts\/\">2025 Christmas Appeal\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/Christian Aid supporters in Cardiff are helping to launch an appeal in support of families living through conflicts - Herald.Wales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/prostinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cardiff-East-Westminster-story.pdf\">Christian Aid at 80. David&#8217;s &#8216;Match Report&#8217; 2025<\/a><\/li><li>Filling the &#8220;G.A.P.&#8221; in East Cardiff during <a href=\"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DJC-Christian-Aid-Week-Blog-2023.pdf\">Christian Aid Week Blog 2023<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lent-2018.pdf\">Lent 2018<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6978ecc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6978ecc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71e54f3\" data-id=\"71e54f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ce6af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67ce6af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-02.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-02.png 575w, https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-02-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ba090f\" data-id=\"6ba090f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8342430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8342430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-01.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-454\" alt=\"Image: David Collins Christian Aid collection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-01.png 575w, https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-01-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34dd11c\" data-id=\"34dd11c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b56170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b56170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-04.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-04.png 575w, https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christian-Aid-04-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Aid Christian Aid, 2026 and earlier David has been pleased to use his writing and communications skills to help the charity, Christian Aid. David has volunteered with the charity for many years. His time has been spent knocking doors, hosting events and on the Maes at the Eisteddfod. We hope you enjoy reading about &#8230; <a title=\"Christian Aid\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/index.php\/non-footie-stuff\/christian-aid\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Christian Aid\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":86,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-229","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1399,"href":"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions\/1399"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/djcommunications.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}