{"id":19308,"date":"2020-05-01T08:29:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T07:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/ukactive-statement-on-the-death-of-steve-franks-ceo-of-water-babies\/"},"modified":"2020-05-01T08:29:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T07:29:08","slug":"ukactive-statement-on-the-death-of-steve-franks-ceo-of-water-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/ukactive-statement-on-the-death-of-steve-franks-ceo-of-water-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"ukactive statement on the death of Steve Franks, CEO of Water Babies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Friday, 1 May 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The following statement has been issued by ukactive Chair Tanni Grey-Thompson and ukactive Kids Council Chair Adrian Packer this morning (1 May), on the news of Steve Franks&#8217; death. 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