{"id":1694,"date":"2021-07-29T13:49:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T12:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devthewave.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1694"},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:56:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:56:20","slug":"about-the-wave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/about-the-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--- Image BG Image --->\n<style>\n\t.bg-hero-697b1ba3c06e9 {\n\t\tbackground-blend-mode: multiply;\n\t\tbackground-size: cover;\n\t\tbackground-image:\n\t\t\tlinear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,61,76,0.69), rgba(0,61,76,0.39)),\n\t\t\turl('https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hero-tandcs-1536x1080-1.jpg')\t\t;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\t<div class=\"hero outside-container-base bg-hero-697b1ba3c06e9\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container min-h-screen-1\/3 xl:min-h-screen-3\/4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-48 text-left lg:w-7\/12\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-xs italic text-white mb-40 font-poppins\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Get Breadcrumb Partial-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/\" class=\"\">Home<\/a><span class=\"opacity-60\"> \/<\/span><span class=\"opacity-60\"> About The Wave<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-4xl break-normal\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"text-3xl tracking-3xl font-black text-white uppercase font-poppins sm:tracking-5xl md:tracking-6xl sm:text-4xl  md:text-5xl xl:text-6xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout The Wave\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-6 text-base text-left text-white font-poppins md:text-lg wysiwyg-defaults\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute;left: 61px;top: -27.3333px\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!--Button Partial Container -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex mx-auto mb-12 text-center partial-button-width-wide lg:mx-0 lg:mb-24 lg:text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Get Button Partial-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<!--- Button Partial --->\n<div class=\"items-center my-2 row\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--- \/Button Partial --->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"outside-container-base\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"flex flex-col order-last lg:order-first lg:col-6 col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditNickHounsfield_DJI_0195-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-128 object-cover lazyload\" alt=\"Aerial view of The Wave in Bristol inland surfing lake with waves\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditNickHounsfield_DJI_0195-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditNickHounsfield_DJI_0195-scaled-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditNickHounsfield_DJI_0195-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditNickHounsfield_DJI_0195-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditNickHounsfield_DJI_0195-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditNickHounsfield_DJI_0195-scaled.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Desktop Brushstroke SVG -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"relative w-11\/12 h-3 mx-auto bg-opacity-65 bg-brushstroke-2 mb-4 lg:mb-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex col-12 lg:col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"text-2xl font-extrabold uppercase sm:text-3xl tracking-3xl font-poppins md:tracking-4xl md:text-4xl text-zodiac-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" class=\"font-light wysiwyg-defaults intro font-poppins text-charcoal mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Wave is an \u202finland\u202f surfing\u202f destination \u202fborn out of a passion for technology, nature and human health.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At its heart is an unbelievable surfing lake with perfect waves, set in incredible green space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We want to help everyone to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Surf more<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Be happy in their mind and body<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reconnect to the planet<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Feel alive!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One wave at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It&#8217;s our mission to bring unbelievable surfing experiences inland. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We use the best technology to put perfect waves at the heart of incredible green spaces, so that everyone can experience our passion for surfing, connect to the natural world and be happier and healthier.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"outside-container-base\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"flex flex-col order-last lg:order-first lg:col-6 col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/572Wave191108Matt-Austin-scaled.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-128 object-cover lazyload\" alt=\"Entrance to the Clubhouse at The Wave inland surfing lake near Bristol\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Desktop Brushstroke SVG -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"relative w-11\/12 h-3 mx-auto bg-opacity-65 bg-brushstroke-2 mb-4 lg:mb-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Text Col One -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col order-1 col-12 xl:col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3  data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" class=\"w-4\/6 mb-4 text-lg font-extrabold leading-tight uppercase font-poppins text-zodiac-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" class=\"text-sm wysiwyg-defaults font-poppins text-charcoal mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">Founder, Nick Hounsfield, had a dream of creating a place where people could get outdoors, be active and connect with themselves and each other. At the heart of this space was a surfing lake that would draw people in and deliver physical and mental health benefits for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">Nick joined forces with Craig Stoddart, a friend and businessman, to help\u00a0bring together the team\u00a0and\u00a0secure the sizeable investment\u00a0they needed to build a pioneering business around this idea.\u00a0It was a\u00a0roller coaster journey of resilience and determination, but\u00a0fast forward ten years and the\u00a0dream\u00a0became a reality\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0perfect waves rolled across a field in Bristol for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Text Col Two -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" class=\"flex flex-col order-3 col-12 md:order-2 xl:col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"w-4\/6 mb-4 text-lg font-extrabold leading-tight uppercase font-poppins text-zodiac-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" class=\"text-sm wysiwyg-defaults font-poppins text-charcoal mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We have created a place where people can surf on consistent waves all year round. But we aren\u2019t just a leisure destination and The Wave isn\u2019t just about surfing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s about sharing incredible experiences with anyone who wants to enjoy them, in a naturally, healthy space. That includes people who may often feel excluded by disability, illness, age, gender, background, income, fears or pressures to conform. We\u2019re about improving health and wellbeing, helping people be the best version of themselves and, most\u00a0importantly,\u00a0having a shedload of fun in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" class=\"flex flex-col order-2 col-12 md:order-3 lg:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"my-9 w-full h-128 object-cover lazyload\" alt=\"Nick Hounsfield surfing at The Wave, inland surfing lake in Bristol\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-scaled-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-scaled.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex col-12 lg:col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"text-2xl font-extrabold uppercase sm:text-3xl tracking-3xl font-poppins md:tracking-4xl md:text-4xl text-zodiac-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe come from the sea&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"w-8\/12 border-b-4 border-charcoal my-9\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" class=\"font-light wysiwyg-defaults intro font-poppins text-charcoal mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Specifically,\u00a0from the moment\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an excited dad took his 5-year-old son surfing for the first time. He taught him that falling wasn\u2019t failure but a chance to learn and find balance. He experienced the power of nature and the thrill of catching waves. The boy grew into a man, and those early experiences shaped his thinking, became part of his beliefs <span class=\"TextRun SCXW36622419 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36622419 BCX0\">and are what inspired him to create The Wave.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Wave is an \u202finland\u202f surfing\u202f destination \u202fborn out of a passion for technology, nature and human health.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" class=\"hidden lg:block w-full h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"w-full object-contain my-8 lazyload\" alt=\"Nick Hounsfield surfing at The Wave, inland surfing lake in Bristol\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-scaled-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creditImageCabin_NickH_01-scaled.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Desktop Brushstroke SVG -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"relative w-11\/12 h-3 mx-auto bg-opacity-65 bg-brushstroke-2 mb-4 lg:mb-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex col-12 lg:col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"text-2xl font-extrabold uppercase sm:text-3xl tracking-3xl font-poppins md:tracking-4xl md:text-4xl text-zodiac-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Wavegarden Cove Technology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"w-8\/12 border-b-4 border-charcoal my-9\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" class=\"font-light wysiwyg-defaults intro font-poppins text-charcoal mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our waves\u00a0are produced\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wavegarden.com\/\">Wavegarden\u00a0Cove technology<\/a>. This technology is groundbreaking and can generate up to 1,000 quality waves per hour, ranging from 50cm (1.7ft) to almost 2m (6.5ft) in height. We can produce a new wave every 8-10 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Importantly, the whole surfing experience has\u00a0been designed\u00a0to ensure each surfer has the space, time and serenity to enjoy their surf at The Wave without ever needing to contend with the crowds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> Key Advantages of the Wavegarden Cove <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Authentic surfing experience with widest variety of waves,\u00a0maximum\u00a0wave frequency, long rides, highest surfer\u00a0capacity\u00a0and noise free operation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Superior and patented technology, which is energy efficient (1kw to create a 6ft wave)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Crystal clear, clean water<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Trusted and reliable technology<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wavegarden.com\/\">www.wavegarden.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"outside-container-base\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid lg:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-10 mb-10 lg:pt-0 sm:mb-20 2xl:mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"h-full grid gap-8 grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2\">\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-between col-12 xs:col-6  \">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pb-4 text-2xl font-extrabold uppercase tracking-2xl sm:mt-0 font-poppins text-zodiac-500\">Our Story<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-16 text-sm font-light wysiwyg-defaults font-poppins text-charcoal\">\n\t\t\tFind out more about our &#8216;Waves of Change&#8217; 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