Greenbelt Reading List 2019 . . . Part 3
By now you should have seen the first two parts of this years' pre-festival reading suggestions, courtesy of our friends at Church House Bookshop who run our festival bookstore, G-Books. If you...
The power of young voices
A guest blog from Reuben Watt, associate partner the United Reformed Church (URC) Youth Assembly Moderator-elect, on the power of young people in the world... Greta Thunberg and Louis Braille are...
Resis’Dance
Resis'Dance are a diverse group of women taking hold of the tech and decks and supporting under funded groups. We came together to organise amazing party nights - whilst challenging gender norms...
Out at Greenbelt
A blog from Tracey Byrne, former head of LGCM and then OneBodyOneFaith and the leader of the OuterSpace LGBT+ group at Greenbelt for many, many years ... For many of us, Greenbelt has been the...
Peter Laws
Peter Laws is an ordained Baptist minister with a taste for the macabre. He is the author of The Frighteners: Why We Love Monsters, Ghosts, Death and Gore (Icon Books, 2018). This acclaimed...
The Scribes
The Scribes are a multi award winning hip hop three piece whose unique blend of beatboxing, off the cuff freestyling and genre-spanning music has created a live show quite unlike any other on the...
Mukti Mitchell
Mukti Mitchell is a sailor, carpenter, director and author on eco-living. His popularity is for his positive approach, saying that “based on 25 years of lifestyle experiments, not only does...
Foraging with Miles Irving
Wild food author Miles Irving has been writing, speaking & teaching on the topic of wild food for over fifteen years. His book The Forager Handbook was published by Ebury Press in 2009 and is...
(Almost) completing the bill for Greenbelt 2019
We've blogged elsewhere about the return of our brilliant Amal Muslim artistry bill for Greenbelt 2019 – and about our brand new eco venue, The Hothouse, and the return of The Table, our...
Make it GlobalVision this Saturday, 18th of May
We know that for many, the Eurovision Song Contest finals night is an annual party gathering designed to celebrate just how music can bring we Europeans together. Or just a downright kitsch and...
The Artist presented by Thom Monckton & Circo Aereo
The Artist presented by Thom Monckton & Circo Aereo Created by Thom Monckton and Circo Aereo, The Artist is a physical comedy based in a painter's atelier. Trying to fabricate inspiration, the...
The Anti Fracking Nanas
Environmental Activists yes... but Nanas first This group of campaigners came together during anti-fracking demonstrations and formed as 'The Nanas' in 2014 when they 'Occupied' a field a 5 in the...
The Stansted 15
The Stansted 15 were convicted under terrorism offences and faced possible life imprisonment after blocking a government deportation flight. They were eventually spared jail, but 3 of the members...
The Racket
The Racket are a 4-piece rock band from Widnes whose live show boasts high energy and excitement. Their singles Faded Days and Know It For A Fact speak working class wisdom and have received mass...
Josh Okeefe
In 2012, Derby, England native and folk-singer Josh Okeefe dropped out of school, traveled across the Atlantic and arrived in Nashville, TN in search of the places his idols Hank Williams and Johnny...