2022 Festival Theme – Wake Up
To kick-start Greenbelt's 2022, our Creative Director Paul Northup muses on the theme for this summer's festival – Wake Up. Artwork by ratiotype Here at Greenbelt, it's almost as if we've...
Humanism with Andrew Copson
Get your best philosophical hats out for this episode because we're doing a deep dive into the not-so-holy-trinity of dinner table topics – religion, politics and belief – with Andrew Copson,...
James Holloway: builder of Greenbelt’s foundations
A Tribute to James Holloway by former festival manager and Fat Band member Martin Evans James Holloway died at 3a.m. on Friday, the 18th October 2019 in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge,...
Everyday Extremism
It's easy to think that extremism is other people – lone shooters in New Zealand mosques, for instance. But it is also easy for us all to stop noticing and speaking out against everyday extremism...
Speaker(s): Ivan HumbleExploring everyday extremism at Greenbelt 2019
This year at Greenbelt we're going to host a conversation and workshop aimed at alerting us to and equipping us to counter what we're calling "everyday extremism". Here's what we're...
Mark Vernon
Dr Mark Vernon is a writer, commentator and psychotherapist. He is known for contributing to and presenting programmes on BBC radio, writing for the UK national press notably the Guardian and the...
Mr. Dilly’s World Of Wonder
Mr Dilly has performed to over 75,000 children in recent years. Bringing his bowler hat and world of wonder to life at music festivals and literary events, for charities, museums and schools –...
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
In 2016, Frank Turner was reading a collection of poetry by Clive James when one line stopped him in his tracks. It was from a poem titled Leçons Des Ténèbres: “I should have been more kind. It...
G-Books: Your top pics from #gb18
A guest blog by our lovely friends at Church House Bookshop who run G-Books, our onsite book shop... We hope you've returned from Greenbelt refreshed and with somewhere drier to curl up with one...
The Truth About Poverty
What is the truth about poverty in the UK? Forget the stereotypes, the myths and the media hype. This is your chance to hear - and to share - the unadulterated truth about poverty. Members of Poverty...
G-Books at Greenbelt 2018: Part 2
A guest blog from Church House Bookshop Already zipped through our last Greenbelt blog of reading suggestions? Here's seven more to whet your appetite for this year's festival… Plus –...
John Wills
As a child of the 60's, John Wills grew up in the small East Northamptonshire town of Rushden, where he was able to witness the slow decline of the traditional town centre shopping. John was...
Hannah Martin
Hannah Martin is a trained dance and sports leader. A member of our Children's Team, her Zumba sessions are fun, easy to pick up and have repetitive dances so that you'll remember them, too....
Jasmine Kennedy
‘Introspective, contemplative, armed with a voice to stop you in your tracks.' Jasmine Kennedy is an acoustic singer/songwriter who sings from the heart; her lyrics a collection of throwaway...
St Martin-in-the-Fields: Inspired to Follow
Alastair is a priest at London's St Martin-in-the-Fields, and an adult educator, facilitator and coach working with clergy and church groups. Ayla is a trainee priest and Art History Fellow at...