{"id":2744,"date":"2026-06-06T15:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T15:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electrika.uk\/?p=2744"},"modified":"2026-06-06T15:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T15:41:27","slug":"smithwood-narrowboats-at-electrika-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electrika.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/smithwood-narrowboats-at-electrika-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Smithwood Narrowboats at Electrika 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2744\" class=\"elementor elementor-2744\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ed05ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42ed05ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e06514e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e06514e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Smithwood Narrowboats Limited was formed in 2013 by proprietor Chris Smith.<\/p><p>Chris started his obsession with carpentry at the age of 9 when he tried to copy his neighbours new garden bench. 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