CC Smugglers
“There are buskers that will make you cry, they're so good”, according to cult Americana artist Andrew Bird. “And then there are buskers that will take you to a place where sound and energy...
Join the Greenbelt team
Greenbelt is a handmade festival, developed and delivered with the support of hundreds of volunteers by a small staff team. From time to time we do have opportunities to join our small, friendly...
Teresa Forcades i Vila
Teresa Forcades, Spanish Benedictine nun, theologian, physician and political activist, is one of Europe's leading radical thinkers.
Better Together: 2017 partners
We're pleased to announce the organisations we'll be working together with this year for Greenbelt 2017 : The Common Good. Main partners: Christian Aid We're excited to be working with our...
YMCA :: Our Silent Stars for The Common Good
A guest blog by Andy Winter, Chief Executive of Coventry YMCA, (YMCA, one of our festival associates) The sky is clear, the sun's light brings an early haze, and the promise of an exciting day ahead...
Juggling multiple debts – the damage done to children’s mental health
A guest blog from our associate partners, The Children's Society “They just came that morning. I could only take the things that I could carry. was crying because his bed, his things, they...
Welcoming two new trustees onto the Greenbelt Board
As part of the continual refreshing of the Greenbelt Board – and joining the recently arrived Kate Bottley – we are pleased to announce two more trustees ... Marika Rose Marika is an academic...
The Common Good: a first few thoughts
A first few thoughts on the theme for Greenbelt 2017 from Creative Director, Paul Northup The word "good" became a strong idea for us during the course of last year. Especially – without wanting...
Greenbelt is a gift
A blog written by Martin Evans, one of Greenbelt's elder statesman and festival manager in the 80s and 90s I write this having just returned from Greenbelt 2016 and wondering why I'm missing some...
Here’s what we’re hearing
After the festival, nearly 2,000 of you completed our survey. That's an amazing response rate. Thank you all! The winner of the survey draw was Michael Hayes – a pair of weekend tickets for...
Creative Conversations
Creative Conversations: beliefs shaping action for change We are very pleased to support and point to think-tank Ekklesia's Creative Conversations featuring an array of key public...
The Lemonade Effect… Read On
It was a full house and one of the most compelling conversations at Greenbelt in years. ‘Forced the audience to confront the idea of white discomfort and move beyond 'not seeing colour' – a...
Caterers and traders – a vital part of the festival
As we re-imagine our G-Source exhibition venue this year – bringing it out into the festival and making it feel like a street market – we thought it was time to take another look at our traders...
John Peck: Presente!
Greenbelt Trustee Martin Wroe remembers one of the great thinkers who helped to shape the festival ...Many years ago a group of us went on a walk in the Suffolk countryside led by John Peck, who in...
Scene Unseen by Martin Crampin
Martin is an artist and art historian making work based on the medieval and modern visual culture of the church. A common theme in his work has been to inspire an appreciation of the historical...