{"id":45030,"date":"2020-11-17T12:53:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T12:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=45030"},"modified":"2021-07-02T13:27:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T12:27:07","slug":"man-walking-around-the-uk-for-charity-arrives-in-barry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/11\/17\/man-walking-around-the-uk-for-charity-arrives-in-barry\/","title":{"rendered":"Man walking around the UK for charity arrives in Barry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"A man walking around the UK for Children in Need has arrived in Wales - Here&#039;s what he thinks.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_aYfAVUJilk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"A man walking around the UK for Children in Need has arrived in Wales - 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