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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Steven Morris

Gary Lineker joins Michael Eavis to celebrate social homes built near Glastonbury site

Gary Lineker, with Michael Eavis and the Glastonbury founder’s grandchildren, plants a snowberry tree on Margaret Bondfield Close in Pilton, Somerset
Gary Lineker, with Michael Eavis and the Glastonbury founder’s grandchildren, plants a snowberry tree on Margaret Bondfield Close in Pilton, Somerset. Photograph: Karen Robinson/The Guardian

Just over the hill, a small army of technicians and logistics experts was beavering away getting ready for the world’s greatest rock music event, the jamboree of music, magic and mayhem that is Glastonbury festival.

But on a new-build street half a mile or so away from the sprawling site, a rather more low-key but nonetheless heartwarming event was taking place involving the festival’s founder, Michael Eavis, and the television presenter and ex-footballer Gary Lineker.

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