{"id":9,"date":"2024-06-25T10:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T09:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:38:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=330\">MACS                           ending youth homelessness in Northern Ireland<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We had the joy of delivering 20 blanket and cushion sets to this great organisation on Thursday this week. MACS\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=330\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: MACS                           ending youth homelessness in Northern Ireland<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=319\">Baby basics<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Just this week we were able to leave into baby basics Belfast a lovely donation of baby blankets, teddies and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=319\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Baby basics<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7159b90d-88b6-48cc-bcc1-38e62f6ac40d-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=300\">How we join your squares<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Naomi is the square joining expert, let me make this clear from the outset ! We get given so many\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=300\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How we join your squares<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01e8738b-d56c-4bd7-9751-d68336ee52d0-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01e8738b-d56c-4bd7-9751-d68336ee52d0-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01e8738b-d56c-4bd7-9751-d68336ee52d0-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01e8738b-d56c-4bd7-9751-d68336ee52d0-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01e8738b-d56c-4bd7-9751-d68336ee52d0-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01e8738b-d56c-4bd7-9751-d68336ee52d0-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01e8738b-d56c-4bd7-9751-d68336ee52d0.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=161\">The beautiful blanket collection<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ever wondered what all the squares look like when they are joined up? We have lots of wonderful donations of\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=161\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The beautiful blanket collection<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dawn-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dawn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dawn-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dawn-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dawn-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dawn.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=105\">2000 handmade gifts given to people in need!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Of course it&#8217;s not about the number. It&#8217;s about the refugee who got in touch to say, &#8220;thank you for\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=105\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 2000 handmade gifts given to people in need!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=89\">Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Last week, Lydia&#8217;s Auntie Sandra took a bundle of cross-body bags to Team Hope in Dublin for their Christmas shoebox\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=89\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=77\">Donation Round Up<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A round-up of beautiful donations from the past week. Thank you to Valerie, Marilyn, Lesley, Laureen, Olive, Sandra and several\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=77\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Donation Round Up<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/467523903_122184926096133343_6609961921933236127_n-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=74\">Manor View Care Home Donations<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Last week it was our privilege to deliver some of your beautiful gifts to staff member, Rachel, at Manor View\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/?p=74\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Manor View Care Home Donations<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299,"href":"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lydiasgift.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}