{"id":144,"date":"2014-11-09T01:24:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T01:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2015-06-25T19:05:11","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T18:05:11","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/?page_id=144","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"taxonomy-community nodewrap-30598\">\n<h5 class=\"title\"><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"title\"><div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:15px 0;border-width:3px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"title\">The centre where happiness is standard<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-info-group\">\n<div class=\"standfirst\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/VO-1682-Page_16_2nd_Lead_MAIN_IMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"VO-1682-Page_16_2nd_Lead_MAIN_IMAGE\" width=\"455\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/VO-1682-Page_16_2nd_Lead_MAIN_IMAGE.jpg 455w, https:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/VO-1682-Page_16_2nd_Lead_MAIN_IMAGE-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/VO-1682-Page_16_2nd_Lead_MAIN_IMAGE-250x142.jpg 250w, https:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/VO-1682-Page_16_2nd_Lead_MAIN_IMAGE-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/>There were fears that Handsworth\u2019s Laurel Road Community Sports Centre would fall into the hands of private owners after Birmingham City Council declared it could no longer afford to run it. PEOPLE POWER has breathed new life into a popular community base that was the subject of a hotly-contested community asset transfer&#8230;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voice-online.co.uk\/article\/centre-where-happiness-standard\" target=\"_blank\">Full Story<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:15px 0;border-width:3px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-288 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/The_Laurel_Road_community_team_celebrating_in_their_new_home.jpg\" alt=\"The_Laurel_Road_community_team_celebrating_in_their_new_home\" width=\"455\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/The_Laurel_Road_community_team_celebrating_in_their_new_home.jpg 455w, https:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/The_Laurel_Road_community_team_celebrating_in_their_new_home-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/The_Laurel_Road_community_team_celebrating_in_their_new_home-245x150.jpg 245w, https:\/\/laurelroad.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/The_Laurel_Road_community_team_celebrating_in_their_new_home-150x92.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/>THEY\u2019RE SMILING in the rain and why not \u2013 this is one trailblazing community who has shown just what can be achieved when everyone pulls together for the good of the wider neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>And like most campaigns it hasn\u2019t been easy, but the happy faces say there are good times ahead at Birmingham\u2019s Laurel Road Community Sports Centre which has a new lease of life with a new leadership team.<\/p>\n<p>The Handsworth-based centre was the subject of a hotly-contested Community Asset Transfer (CAT) last year after Birmingham City Council, as part of its austerity cuts, looked for a private owner to take over the running of the popular centre. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voice-online.co.uk\/article\/trailblazers-unite-community\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Full Story<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The centre where happiness is standard There were fears that Handsworth\u2019s Laurel Road Community Sports Centre would fall into the hands of private owners after Birmingham City Council declared it could no longer afford to run it. 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