{"id":1819,"date":"2026-01-04T19:50:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T19:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:15:04","slug":"quote-about-colin-northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/quote-about-colin-northern-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Quote: Colin, Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cThe Colin area is a vibrant community that still needs considerable physical and financial investment from the public and private sectors as the potential has yet to be realised because the location is, by and large, designated by government to be socially deprived. The area desperately needs coordinated policy and resources to tackle the underlying problems that continue to exist\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Bernard, Colin Neighbourhood Partnership director<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1892 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Colin-NI-quote-4-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Colin-NI-quote-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Colin-NI-quote-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Colin-NI-quote-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Colin-NI-quote-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Colin-NI-quote-4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Colin area is a vibrant community that still needs considerable physical and financial investment from the public and private sectors as the potential has yet to be realised because the location is, by and large, designated by government to be socially deprived. 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