Pete Westall
Pete Westall is Group General Manager for Colleague & Co-operative Services for the Society, with responsibility for the Society's Co-operative Social Responsibility commitment as well as all...
Saraiya Bah
Saraiya Bah is a London based poet and writer who draws on the traditional West African storytelling style of the griot to wax lyrically about identity, faith, the relationship with self and...
U-Cef
U-Cef, the Moroccan Digitiser blends together Arab and Middle Eastern sounds and beats with urban & traditional fusion. U-cef has a special focus on the fusion of North African Gnawa with modern...
Asad Ali Jafri
Asad Ali Jafri is a cultural producer, global arts leader and interdisciplinary artist with a creative vision for sustainable social change. Since 2001, he has worked passionately with artists,...
Video-Games Aren’t What You Think They Are
GeekDad Gamer Andy Robertson writes about this year's plans for video-game programming at the festival ... Greenbelt took a risk on video-games last year with its Interact programme, and it...
Beauty and the Beast
Starring Emma Watson & Dan Stevens Directed by Paul Condon Disney's Beauty and the Beast is a live-action re-telling of the studio's animated classic refashioning the classic characters from...
Matt Lawrence
Having trained both in Fine Art and Illustration, since the late 1980's Matt has worked as a commercial artist in a variety of guises - Travel Illustrator; Book and Magazine illustration; Court...
Revd Mark Umpleby
Mark is an Anglican Priest in the United Benefice of Batley in the Diocese of Leeds. Mark was ordained 18 years ago – working in parishes in Birstall, Huddersfield and a school chaplain for 7...
Roshni presented by Sonia Sabri Company
Roshni (from the Persian word meaning light or brilliance) is a beautifully intimate crafting of dance and live music, transporting and uplifting the audience on a journey of joy. In our uncertain...
Aar Maanta
Considered to be the voice of the new Somali generation, and the ‘bridge that links the old musical generation to the new one', Aar Maanta is revered as one of the most creative and talented...
Yousuf Bashir Qureshi
Yousuf Bashir Qureshi's talents and passions range from fashion design, photography and painting, to food science and farming. He went to the US to study food sciences, however, his passion for...
Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater is the sister of the murdered Yorkshire MP Jo Cox. Since her sister's death, Kim has been working to create a positive legacy for Jo, with a specific focus on social cohesion and...
Fakhara Rehman
Fakhara is a Community Activist and a spokesperson for Muslim communities, especially women. She is a founding member of the More in Common group founded in Batley and Spen following the murder of MP...
Toby Campion
Toby Campion is the UK Poetry Slam Champion 2017. Described by BBC Sunday Politics as "the voice of a generation", Toby's unapologetic words and wit have captured audiences from the Royal Albert...
Bridget Minamore
Bridget Minamore is a poet and journalist from south-east London. She was shortlisted to be London's first Young Poet Laureate and is part of the Brainchild Festival creative team. In 2015 she was...