{"id":1070,"date":"2026-03-20T16:39:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suffolkmarquees.com\/blog\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:39:26","slug":"marquee-showcase-shotley-suffolk-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suffolkmarquees.com\/blog\/marquee-showcase-shotley-suffolk-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us at Our 2026 Marquee Showcase in Shotley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suffolkmarquees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suffolk-marquees-showcase-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suffolkmarquees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suffolk-marquees-showcase-2-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.suffolkmarquees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suffolk-marquees-showcase-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, 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it\u2019s a relaxed and helpful way to explore your options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Brand New Venue: Cow Meadow, Shotley<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suffolkmarquees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DJI_0661-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"1077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suffolkmarquees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DJI_0661-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.suffolkmarquees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DJI_0661-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.suffolkmarquees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DJI_0661-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.suffolkmarquees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DJI_0661-768x432.jpeg 768w, 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