{"id":41690,"date":"2023-12-20T12:03:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T12:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=41690"},"modified":"2023-12-20T12:03:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T12:03:16","slug":"christmas-greeting-opening-hours-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/christmas-greeting-opening-hours-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas greeting &#038; opening hours 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Christmas greetings from all at WAMES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WAMES is run by volunteers, many of whom have ME or care for us. We will be taking some time off over the festive period so we can start the new year refreshed (hopefully!).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41691 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ChrisWAMES2023.png?resize=600%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ChrisWAMES2023.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ChrisWAMES2023.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ChrisWAMES2023.png?resize=150%2C86&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/343;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WAMES helpline hours<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:helpline@wames.org.uk\">helpline@wames.org.uk<\/a><br \/>\n0290 2051 5061<br \/>\n<strong>Closed:<\/strong> 23 December &#8211; 1 January<br \/>\n<strong>Reopen:<\/strong> 2nd January<br \/>\nFeel free to email queries and we will reply as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Alternative sources of help<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Samaritans<\/strong> can be contacted for emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11425 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/samaritans_logo_900.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/samaritans_logo_900.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/samaritans_logo_900.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/samaritans_logo_900.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/samaritans_logo_900.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/100;\" \/>English &#8211; 116 123 &#8211; free number (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)<br \/>\nCymraeg\u00a0&#8211; 0808 164 0123 &#8211; free number (7pm-11pm &#8211; check times on the website)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meic Cymru<\/strong> &#8211; Children and young people up to age 25 can also contact Meic by phone, email, SMS text and instant messaging.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-19028 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/meic-logo.png?resize=150%2C65&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"65\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/meic-logo.png?resize=150%2C65&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/meic-logo.png?w=197&amp;ssl=1 197w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/65;\" \/>8am to midnight, 7 days a week<br \/>\nFREEPHONE: 0808 802 3456<br \/>\nSMS TEXT: 84001<br \/>\nIM\/Webchat: www.meic.cymru.org<\/p>\n<p><strong>CALM &#8211; Campaign against living miserably<\/strong> &#8211; 365 days a year<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-37772 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CALM.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CALM.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CALM.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CALM.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CALM.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/>Helpline 5am to midnight<br \/>\nFreephone: 0800585858<br \/>\nWebchat: www.thecalmzone.net\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas greetings from all at WAMES &nbsp; WAMES is run by volunteers, many of whom have ME or care for us. We will be taking some time off over the festive period so we can start the new year refreshed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/christmas-greeting-opening-hours-2023\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5qkYK-aQq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41690"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41693,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41690\/revisions\/41693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}