Mission from the margins: USPG
A blog from our Associate USPG USPG General Secretary Duncan Dormor reflects on the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism, which took place in Arusha, Tanzania, last month, organised by the...
Greenbelt 2018 Communion: Windrush & Carnival
We've been thinking about this year's communion service for a few years now. We wanted to continue the thread of the last two years' focus on inclusion – of children in 2016 and of those with...
All journeys start with Acts of the Imagination
Just how much can an act of the imagination achieve? Steve Tomkins, Editor of the United Reformed Church's Reform magazine, explores on behalf of our associate, the URC. Martin Luther King...
Earth Day – The Future is Sparkly
Earth Day 2018 – Ending Plastic Pollution. A Greenbelt Act of the Imagination. Each year Earth Day asks people around the world to come together and think about how we can be better at protecting...
Simon Mayo: Mad Blood Stirring
To longterm Greenbelters, Simon Mayo needs no introduction. He is a dear friend of the festival and has been a much-loved and valued contributor to its life over decades. So much so, that we have...
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...
What’s new for 2018?
On Tuesday April 24 we'll make our second wave of lineup announcements, with more detail around our Children and Families programming and worship programming for Greenbelt 2018 – among other...
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...
First lineup names for 2018 announced
We're thrilled to announce the first lineup names for our 45th Greenbelt Festival, Acts of the Imagination. We've blogged separately about the amazing story behind Pussy Riot being with us in...
Да! We’re bringing Pussy Riot to Greenbelt
We're beyond excited to reveal that Russian activist-artists Pussy Riot will be in residence at Greenbelt this summer – an English festival exclusive. Ура! Booking them has been a real...
Lauri Love
Lauri Love is a British-Finnish computer scientist with a long history of political activism. Earlier year, Lauri won a landmark legal victory when the High Court ruled that he could not be...
We Are Scientists
We Are Scientists, the Brooklyn, New York based power pop troupe are set to return with their sixth album. Titled ‘Megaplex' and released via 100% Records on April 27th, the infamous duo,...
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Southern Indiana-bred singer-guitarist Reverend Peyton is the bigger-than-life frontman of Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band. He has earned a reputation as both a singularly compelling performer and...
Pussy Riot in residence
Radical, activist, spiritual, feminist, challenging state and church, standing up to the powers that be, railing against the patriarchal status quo, a beacon of inspiration and sign of bravery for...
Robyn Travis
Robyn Travis is author of Prisoner to the Streets – an honest and hard-hitting memoir about being caught up in the ‘London Postcode Wars' – and Mama Can't Raise No Man – a debut novel...