Then it was the turn of Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham who gave a rousing speech - confessing that Fort Dunlop was his favourite Urban Splash scheme.

The Mayor reflected on moving away from a less than prosperous Manchester to London in the early 1990s before being drawn back to the city thanks to the work that’d been done here: "credit to those who stayed here” he said.

“Urban Splash back then were delivering ambitious iconic projects that could breathe new life back into the heritage of our industrial north. Who else was doing that..? I think Urban Splash showed more ambition than probably any government has ever shown and brought through projects that embodied that.

"Hopefully today we feel more ambitious about where we go from here. Urban Splash is synonymous with Manchester’s success. I hope our story goes on further and am certain Urban Splash will continue to help us use devolution to take this city to greater heights.

"It’s not a moment to say “It Will Never Work”, it’s time to think big.”

Andy was followed on stage by myself and my fellow directors as we reflected on 25 great years.

Thanks to everyone who came along; the show’s on in Manchester until 17th November before it moves to Park Hill in Sheffield. Our launch there’s on 21st of the month and you can register to attend here.