{"id":3074,"date":"2023-02-26T12:30:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T12:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marksmith.org.uk\/?p=3074"},"modified":"2023-03-18T16:15:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T16:15:51","slug":"the-story-behind-ampthill-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/marksmith.org.uk\/index.php\/2023\/02\/26\/the-story-behind-ampthill-info\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story Behind Ampthill.Info"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3074\" class=\"elementor elementor-3074\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfc3d93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfc3d93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a95afa\" data-id=\"5a95afa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1006b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1006b32\" data-element_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<p><strong>The idea of lifelong Ampthill Resident Mark Smith<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Ampthill.Info Facebook Page &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ampthill.Info\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ampthill.Info<\/a><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Created in 2010 to inform, engage and empower residents<\/li><li>Followed by 9000+ residents on Facebook<\/li><li>Proved to be an invaluable as an information source in recent years, particularly during the pandemic and gas outage<\/li><li>Continues to be invaluable resource in promoting local businesses, charities, sports clubs and events<\/li><li>Demystifies what your local councils are doing on your behalf<\/li><li>During the pandemic the Ampthill.Info Facebook Group was created to enable residents to post their own information to assist each other<\/li><li>Remains Ampthill&#8217;s No. 1 source of independent information<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Ampthill.Info &#8211; Airing &amp; Sharing Group &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Ampthill.Info\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Ampthill.Info<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Promoted by Mark Smith, 6 Sidney Road, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, MK45 2RJ<\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fa4bd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fa4bd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab4d68c\" data-id=\"ab4d68c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12d352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a12d352\" data-element_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=\"792\" height=\"788\" src=\"http:\/\/marksmith.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ampthill.Info-Airing-Sharing-Banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Ampthill.info - Airing &amp; 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