In our second podcast of 2010 we take a look at the volunteering dynamic which drives Greenbelt – the handmade Festival.
We talk to Linda Watson, The Festival's volunteer coordinator, about her role and working with so many volunteers, Chris Parker, Site Manager for the Children’s Festival area, Saga Arpino, heading up the Festival’s Site Vibing [...]

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The Bible tells us many things about Jesus, but on one topic it is sadly lacking – namely, "What sort of iPhone Apps would He download?"*
However, it's not too outlandish to imagine that He might like something like The Jesus Comic, an iPhone app that tells the story of His life.
The twist is that the [...]

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Those of you looking forward to Shrove Tuesday and Lenten abstinence – there must be some of you out there – will be interested to hear that Greenbelt is hosting the launch of Andrew Rumsey's book of Lent readings "Strangely Warmed: Reflections on God, Life and Bric-a-Brac".
Andrew is Vicar of Christ Church Gipsy Hill. He's [...]

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There are several organisations with offices in the same building as Greenbelt, one of which is Stamp Out Poverty. http://www.stampoutpoverty.org/ Stamp Out Poverty are an organisation which campaigns on development finance, primarily looking at ways that financial institutions can generate money for the developing world; money to fund vaccination and treatment of disease, and to [...]

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If you haven't watched this yet, you really should…

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

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