{"id":852,"date":"2020-12-21T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/happ\/?p=852"},"modified":"2020-12-21T13:51:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T13:51:01","slug":"neptunes-lockdown-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/happ\/2020\/12\/21\/neptunes-lockdown-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Neptune\u2019s Lockdown Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/happ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/12\/Picture-1-BLog-Tricia-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-854\" width=\"582\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/happ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/12\/Picture-1-BLog-Tricia-edited.png 488w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/happ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/12\/Picture-1-BLog-Tricia-edited-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/happ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/12\/Picture-1-BLog-Tricia-edited-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eee8e7\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This sparkling bauble on the tree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Will hold a special memory for me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Our Special Olympics Swimming Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The parents and athletes meeting hub<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Had to close its doors for a while<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">As Lockdown took away our smile!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">However, the Athletes brought much cheer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">As they supported each other throughout the year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">John and all our Athletes will agree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"162\" height=\"204\" src=\"\">This bauble is perfect for the Christmas tree!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/happ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/12\/Picture-2-Blog-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-856\" width=\"545\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/happ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/12\/Picture-2-Blog-edited.png 322w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/happ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/12\/Picture-2-Blog-edited-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/happ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/12\/Picture-2-Blog-edited-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#189255\"><strong>Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to ALL!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><em>Neptune\u2019s SOC is an affiliated club within Special Olympics Ireland (Ulster Region). The club was established in July 2012 by a group Special Olympics Volunteers who came together to start a new swimming club in Belfast to provide a year round programme of sports training and competition for children and adults with a learning disability\u00a0regardless of their abilities.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This sparkling bauble on the tree Will hold a special memory for me Our Special Olympics Swimming Club The parents and athletes meeting hub Had to close its doors for a while As Lockdown took away our smile! 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