{"id":2465,"date":"2023-04-23T12:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T12:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nb4u.co.uk\/?page_id=2465"},"modified":"2025-06-21T13:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T13:29:24","slug":"our-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nb4u.co.uk\/ua\/our-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"\u041d\u0430\u0448\u0456 \u0406\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0457"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Our Stories<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>We are currently interviewing our Ukrainian guests and their hosts and will post more of their stories here shortly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/448368573_10159550633867046_9183922170163085992_n-e1730236460748.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Coming from Ukraine<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250530_132343.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Meet Iryna<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>On May 17\u00a02025, the Public Participation Team at Birmingham City Council visited Sutton Baptist Church, where a Ukrainian community event was taking place. 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