Here’s where it all starts
As the days start to lengthen and the air begins to hum with all the possibilities of spring: here are the very first clutch of names appearing at this year's Greenbelt. Each week we'll...
Palestine/Israel resources
We've created a sort of living wall of Greenbelt-produced and Greenbelt-connected inspiration and provocation related to the Palestine/Israel conflict. From voices and artists we've been...
The Rise of Rishi (et al)
Yasmin digs into the phenomenon of Black and Asians who rise to the top, asking: is this entryism?; an example of post-racial Britain? Or is it, once again, co-option by white power merchants? Are...
Speaker(s): Yasmin Alibhai-BrownIn the beginning, God made bisexuals
Mining the memories embedded in his acclaimed memoir, Out of the Woods, Luke Turner explores how forests can help us find new understandings and happiness in our human sexuality. Luke is a writer and...
Speaker(s): Luke TurnerPower, Betrayal and Liberation: L’Arche after Jean Vanier
What do you do when a 'living saint' uses his authority to manipulate and abuse people? How do you rage, grieve, and find something more beautiful than before? Members of the L'Arche Communities of...
Speaker(s): Lucy Winkett, Richard Keagan-Bull, Hazel BradleyIn conversation with Jack Monroe
Jack Monroe is a food writer and anti-poverty campaigner. She has joined us at Greenbelt twice before. With rocketing food inflation and energy prices, more households than ever are struggling to...
Speaker(s): Jack MonroePower, Betrayal and Liberation: L’Arche after Jean Vanier
What do you do when a 'living saint' uses his authority to manipulate and abuse people? How do you rage, grieve, and find something more beautiful than before? Members of the L'Arche Communities of...
Speaker(s): Lucy Winkett, Richard Keagan-Bull, Hazel BradleyIn the beginning, God made bisexuals
Mining the memories embedded in his acclaimed memoir, Out of the Woods, Luke Turner explores how forests can help us find new understandings and happiness in our human sexuality. Luke is a writer and...
Speaker(s): Luke TurnerIt’s Not Me… It’s You.
How come so many of us have broken up with church? We take part less and less often. Or not at all. It used to be part of our lives… until it wasn't. What's your story? Why did you call time on the...
Speaker(s): Marika Rose, Dave TomlinsonShooting the messenger – is our freedom to protest disappearing?
Disruptive protest has been vital in the struggle to secure justice and social change. As the environmental emergency intensifies and climate protesters are desperately seeking change, the government...
Speaker(s): Melanie Nazareth, Jonathan HerbertJudy Reith
Greenbelt veteran Judy Reith is a writer and life coach. Her last book was co-written with her husband Adrian about the art of growing older. Judy and Adrian had mapped out their hopes for ageing...
Greenbelt Is A Real Drag This Year
Pictured: Kitty Scott Claus We had the original ‘Drag Queen Storytime' troupe to Greenbelt back in 2019. Both they and our audience really loved the experience. So, given the mounting...
Pyrography with Helen Carter
Helen Carter is a full-time mum of 2 daughters. Whilst the children are at school Helen can be found in her workshop sawing, turning and decorating reclaimed wood. Pyrography the art of controlled...
Mask Making with Rhys Cowe
Rhys Cowe is a Painter, Scenic Artist and Arts Practitioner with over 20 years of experience working in the community. He works for arts organisations, schools, festivals etc. but the bulk of his...
Painting with Art By Clay
Clay Sinclair wrestles with the world and what it means to be fully human. His unique, reverse painting on to acrylic, challenges and comforts. Aided with a little humour and a splash of colour,...