BBC Home Editor Mark Easton, facilitator for the event

Groundwork held a major conference at Manchester Town Hall on green space and communities. Guest speakers included the BBC's Mark Easton, broadcaster Chris Beardshaw and Phil Barton, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy. The event also saw the launch of a book, Partnership for Action. Groundwork: The Early Years, celebrating the legacy of the late John Davidson, Groundwork's first national chief executive.

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