What is Greenbelt?
It’s a faith-based music and arts festival that takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend in the gorgeous grounds of Boughton House near Kettering. Greenbelt Festival offers a wide range of music, visual and performing arts, spirituality, comedy, talks and discussion on contemporary issues, such as climate change and the environment, Palestine and Ukraine, politics and AI, poverty and economics, disability and LGBT+, faith in public life, and much more…
This page supports the article in the Autumn 2025 Wellspring with a selection of of recorded talks and links to other Greenbelt content.
No Fly Zone
New for 2025 was a full programme of live-streamed events to enable folk to engage remotely, and you can get a real sense of the festival by taking a look at the 21 sessions on the No Fly Zone microsite.
Recorded Talks
Every year, Greenbelt invites speakers from all walks of life, and many of the talks are recorded and made available on the the talks section of the Greenbelt website. A small sample of this year’s talks have been purchased to give you a flavour of the topics covered – simply click on the image to listen to a recording.
And once you have listened to a talk, it would be great if you could leave a comment with your thoughts and reflections about the subject – just scroll to the bottom of the page – thanks.
John Bell – Elephants and Porky Pies
Where has honesty gone in this Orwellian era when “Truth Social” means the precise opposite? Pilate’s question, “What is truth?” is as relevant now as then. Jesus had a right to remain silent, but have we?
Carla Denyer – Faith in the System?
It can be hard to believe party politics is a route to positive change. But there are signs of hope, says Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer as she shares her journey into politics through activism and Quakerism.
Mike Berners-Lee – A Climate of Truth
What, exactly, is holding us back from combatting the climate crisis? Professor Mike Berners-Lee has a roadmap – and believes the most critical step is to raise standards of honesty in politics, media and business.