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Greenbelt 2002 was a Christian arts festival held at Cheltenham racecourse over the August bank holiday weekend. I am a regular visitor to this event but have never taken a camera before. This year I decided to take my camera in an attempt to capture some of the atmosphere of this eclectic event.

More details on Greenbelt can be found here.

Greenbelt 2003 photographs can be found here.

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Hands up anyone who loves Greenbelt!
John Bell is always a popular speaker at Greenbelt.

John Smith is a passionate and committed Christian. He must be to travel from sunny Australia to the often cold and damp Greenbelt festival time and time again!

Not only does John Smith have a big heart, he also has long arms.

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It's not just serious talk. It's also serious music. Ricky Ross, formerly of Deacon Blue, made a welcome return to Greenbelt in 2002.

Ricky was obviously satisfied after performing another stunning set.

One of my favourite performers this year was Dennis Rollins who played some jumping jazz (and I don't usually like jazz!).

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Dennis played trombone with Courtney Pine at Greenbelt 2001. This year he appeared with his own band, Bad Bones & Co.

One of the often unseen heroes of Greenbelt who make the festival work.
Thanks a lot guys and gals!

The Greenbelt site as the final night of the festival begins. Where are all the people? Listening to bands, singing, praying, contemplating, and generally making better use of their time than walking in front of my lens.

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However things got much more crowded during the Sunday morning communion service.

Not everyone looked impressed!

Not your average pulpit.

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Not your average Archbishop.

Rowan Williams gets into the spirit of Greenbelt.

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There were other cool clerics around the site.

The crowds listened intently to the seminar speakers. They also enjoyed the sunshine.

At the end of a hard day Greenbelters were able to relax with some consumer therapy among the colourful stalls.

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They could also admire the racecourse's statues.

Roll on Greenbelt 2003!

Greenbelt 2003 photographs can be found here!

 

Please note that all photographs on this site are copyright of Ken Cresswell.