{"id":5899,"date":"2023-11-07T21:02:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T21:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fizzgigs.co.uk\/Welcome-to-the-Fizzgigs-Website!\/?page_id=5899"},"modified":"2025-06-29T17:19:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T17:19:25","slug":"2023-bridging-the-gap-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fizzgigs.co.uk\/Welcome-to-the-Fizzgigs-Website!\/2023-bridging-the-gap-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 &#8211; Bridging the Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The weekend of 3rd\/4th June saw Fizzgigs put on a specially commissioned show at the historic Ellesmere Canal Maintenance Yard. Written by local author Shaun Higgins, the sixty minute show &#8211; Bridging the Gap &#8211; told a light-hearted story of how the canal came to Ellesmere and the surrounding area. 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Written by local author Shaun Higgins, the sixty minute show &#8211; Bridging the Gap &#8211; told a light-hearted story of how the canal came to Ellesmere and the surrounding area. 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