Erin Bolens
Erin is a poet and performer from Leeds who writes from places of observation, exasperation and celebration. Erin's first collection 'Alternate Endings' has been recently published by Burning Eye...
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...
Hand-picked… and nearly here
One of the joys of putting together our hand-picked, handmade festival is seeing the programme come together as August approaches. We've been carefully assembling our biggest, boldest bill yet this...
Wit and Wisdom – g-books part 2
Still looking for some holiday reads ahead of Greenbelt? Church House Bookshop, who run G-Books, our onsite bookshop at the festival, have a few more suggestions and offers for you... Don't Touch...
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...
Letters of defiance, letters of hope
A blog from our associate partner CSW... ‘Separate me from my wife and children, ruin my reputation, destroy my life and my family – the authorities are capable of doing all of these things....
5 uplifting reads to help you change the world
Over the next few weeks, we'll be highlighting some of the books you might like to read before this year's festival. Our friends at Church House Bookshop (who look after our G-Books onsite bookshop...
Millie Turner
Millie Turner is an alternative pop artist from Hackney, East London, who has been known for blending avant-garde lyrics and aesthetics with mainstream pop. From touring with Tove Lo to singing in...
Saima Khan
Saima Khan is the founder of The Hampstead Kitchen, an experiential private dining concept in which she assumes the role of Executive Chef, curating unforgettable events serving delicious food to...
Sami Awad
Sami Awad is an internationally acclaimed speaker and executive director of Holy Land Trust. Holy Land Trust seeks to address the root causes of the Israeli occupation and to build a future...
Tigress
Tigress are a British rock band from Chelmsford, England. Formed in September 2015, the band consists of vocalist Katy Jackson, guitarists Tom Harrison and Sean Bishop, bassist Jack Divey and...
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...
Cut Capers
Cut Capers is a nine-piece band that formed in Bristol in late 2011, with a style based in live hip-hop and swing. They burst onto the UK circuit, playing gigs and festivals up and down the...
Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a general audience and demonstrating that you ‘don't need a brain the size of a small planet' to...
Migrateful
Migrateful's mission is to empower and celebrate refugees and vulnerable migrants on their journey to integration by supporting them to run their own cookery classes. The founder, Jess Thompson,...