Greenbelt 2018 – an act of devotion
We'll be announcing more details about our worship and spirituality programming for the 2018 festival on 24 April. But here's a sneak preview of what to expect from Creative Director Paul. After...
Go on a life changing journey
A guest blog from our Associate USPG https://player.vimeo.com/video/144247349 ‘I wouldn't swap the experience for anything,' says Rebecca Boardman, who spent ten months in the Philippines...
Dawn Foster
Dawn Foster is a columnist and contributor at The Guardian newspaper, and also contributes to the New York Times, London Review of Books, and Prospect magazine. She is a regular commentator on the...
Bring a Bottle
Bring a bottle At Greenbelt, we're always trying to find ways to be more sustainable. As part of that, we're looking at all the plastics we use on site and finding ways to reduce them. This...
World Down Syndrome Day – Celebrating James
Wednesday March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day We wanted to take a moment today to spotlight and thank James, one of our festival volunteers. James has Down Syndrome and he's one of the people...
Winnie Varghese
The Rev. Winnie Varghese is a blogger for the Huffington Post; author of Church Meets World; editor of What We Shall Become; and author of numerous articles and chapters on social justice and the...
Trussell Trust
The Trussell Trust supports a network of more than 1,200 food bank centres, who give emergency food and support to people in crisis across the UK, where one in seven people face hunger. In the...
Better Together. Our 2018 Partner & Associates
Each year at Greenbelt we remember that we are better together; we remember that if you want to walk a long way, then it's good to make the journey with others; that we are in this for the long...
Big Shift : What’s happened and what’s to come
A guest blog by our partner Christian Aid It's been five months since we were together enjoying the beautiful sunshine and fantastic buzz that graced Greenbelt festival2017. Thank you to all of...
Greenbelt gets a green upgrade
Greenbelt has been awarded 3 Stars : "Highly Commended" by A Greener Festival for our efforts to create an environmentally friendly and sustainable event in 2017. We're one of only three UK...
Church Times’ Festival of Faith & Lit
A guest blog from our partner Church Times Bloxham Festival: Friday 16 – Sunday 18 February 2018 A literary festival with a difference, the Church Times' Festival of Faith and Literature...
Communities sponsor refugees
A guest blog from Neil Jameson, Executive Director, of our Associates Citizens UK More refugees from the Syrian conflict will be resettled in the UK over the coming years with the launch of...
Help feed the struggling at Christmas
A guest blog from our partner Christian Aid As the nights draw in and Christmas markets pop up cross the UK filling the air with the scent of oranges and cinnamon, the warm summer nights spent at...
The darkest hour …
A response to the latest Trump card played – from Paul Northup, Greenbelt's Creative Director. They turned the lights off on the Christmas Tree in Manger Square in the little town of Bethlehem...
Acts of the Imagination
A first few thoughts on the theme for Greenbelt 2018 from Creative Director Paul Northup. Since we moved to our new festival site in 2012, our themes have been quite practical – about our...