{"id":840,"date":"2022-01-09T09:23:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T09:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesmultisite\/walkingsticks\/?page_id=840"},"modified":"2024-09-04T05:25:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T05:25:26","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"840\" class=\"elementor elementor-840\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a49c787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a49c787\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79e7072\" data-id=\"79e7072\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0acfc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0acfc7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69f0e3e\" data-id=\"69f0e3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223ef55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-woocommerce-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"223ef55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-woocommerce.min.css\"><nav class=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb\">Home<\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5001a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d5001a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Walking\nStick Specialists<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29faad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29faad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have been making and importing walking sticks since the early 1980\u2019s. Our range of walking sticks, umbrellas, seat sticks, hikers and accessories has expanded over the years and we now have the most extensive collection of walking sticks on the market.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b221a00\" data-id=\"b221a00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833d9c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"833d9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/image-91-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1220\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/image-91-1.png 1012w, https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/image-91-1-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/image-91-1-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/image-91-1-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/image-91-1-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/image-91-1-48x33.png 48w, https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/image-91-1-600x407.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:67.79%;max-width:1012px\" \/>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-101269f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"101269f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a377230\" data-id=\"a377230\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300ba90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"300ba90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Making walking sticks<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700609c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"700609c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>handcrafted from natural heather<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c4074 nutino-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0c4074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over 40 years of manufacturing, importing, and design experience, we create new styles that prove continually popular within the mobility market. We were the first company in the UK to design our own bespoke patterned folding walking sticks. Our range covers a wide range of prices and with over 400 styles to choose from including the more traditional handcrafted wooden walking sticks and dress canes to the more modern and contemporary styles.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5028483 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5028483\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab01e22\" data-id=\"ab01e22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3774ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3774ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Correct height of a walking stick<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b5587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36b5587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStanding upright with your arms relaxed by your side measure the distance from the floor to your wrist bone. This is the height recommended by physiotherapists.\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c60692a\" data-id=\"c60692a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f160f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f160f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/walking-stick-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1316\" 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\/>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d32fc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d32fc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-166ac7d\" data-id=\"166ac7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a5bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46a5bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/walking-stick-03-33x36.jpg 33w, https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/walking-stick-03-44x48.jpg 44w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" style=\"width:100%;height:109.01%;max-width:588px\" \/>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ce7085\" data-id=\"7ce7085\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26002e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26002e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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How to use your stick<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6354c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d6354c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold your stick with your index finger pointing down the length of the stick for maximum weight distribution. Walking sticks are not intended to be used for full weight support. It should be used to aid light injuries or to improve balance. Walking sticks should not be used to lever yourself up from a sitting down position.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Walking Stick Specialists We have been making and importing walking sticks since the early 1980\u2019s. Our range of walking sticks, umbrellas, seat sticks, hikers and accessories has expanded over the years and we now have the most extensive collection of walking sticks on the market. Making walking sticks handcrafted from natural heather With over&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/our-story\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Our Story<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-840","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=840"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455,"href":"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/840\/revisions\/2455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trade-charlesbuyers.mtcserver.com\/charlesbuyers\/walkingstickcollection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}