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Growing community power through green space

02-12-2025

Webinar

Case study

From the archive - explore how communities and councils can work together to create greener, fairer and more resilient places.
Communities - Community engagement

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Growing community power through green space

Taking place in December 2025, this webinar explored how collaboration can turn local spaces into thriving, community-led green places where people are proud to live, and how community engagement unlocks huge potential in a town or city. Bringing together leading voices from design, community, and practice, it explored techniques such as co-design, volunteering, and stewardship.

Guest speakers:

  • Jon Alexander, New Citizen Project
  • Tom Kirby, Granton Community Gardens
  • Carrie Deacon, Ealing Council
  • Jon Hutchinson, Groundwork.

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