Church group to brave mudbath; HALL GREEN.PICTURES of mud soaked revellers at festivals across the country have not daunted daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin a group from Hall Green Baptist Church as they set off for a music event with a difference. The Rev Jonathan Calvert and twelve of his congregation are planning to make the drive to Cheltenham this weekend to attend the country's biggest Christian music Christian music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding the Christian life, as well as (in terms of contemporary music) to give a Christian alternative to main stream secular music. festival. They are heading to the Greenbelt festival The Greenbelt festival is an annual Christian festival of music, art and faith. Held annually in England since 1974. Greenbelt has grown from a music event, to which 1500 people came, to seeing crowds of nearly 30,000 with a much broader scope of arts, faith, and justice. at Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing events, located near the English town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (in the suburban village of Prestbury). Cheltenham is called the "home of National Hunt racing", largely because it hosts the prestigious four-day Cheltenham which attracts up to 25,000 visitors every year. The group will camp out and will see acts including top indie group Aqualung and Billy Bragg. |
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