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ON YOUR BIKE
Ride and Stride
Ride and Stride is the main fund-raising event for Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust. This year’s event takes place on Saturday, 14th September 2024, from 10am to 6pm.
Monies raised by individual participants are divided equally as follows: 50% (and any Gift Aid) is retained by the Trust and a cheque for 50% is sent to the church chosen by each of the participants.
Last year Ride and Stride raised over £44,000 and along with other funds, was used to
provide grants for preserving and restoring churches, chapels and meeting houses in Northamptonshire, whether they are historic or not. Over £58,000 was paid to churches in 2023, several in the Oundle area. Glapthorn received a grant to help with their roofing and guttering and Cotterstock was aided with funds for urgent wiring and repairing pew supports and rotting floors.
How can you get involved?
It is an event like no other. Participants seek sponsorship from friends and family – either an amount per church visited or a lump sum. You could set yourself a challenge to visit as many churches as you can or some prefer a more leisurely approach, visiting fewer churches and taking more time at each? This year there will be ‘Art in the Church’ in Stoke Doyle and a coffee morning at Cotterstock church and you can also take the opportunity to visit churches that are not usually open, like the Oundle School chapel and The Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Oundle.
There is a warm welcome in many of our local churches for Ride and Stride. You can take part as an individual, with friends or as a cycling group and walking or even on horseback! Plan your route based on the list of churches that have agreed to take part in the event, all of whom raise sponsorship money to support the work of the Trust. Churches are usually open from 10am to 6pm.
www.nhct.org.uk
All information is available on our website or from your local church or contact Liz Doherty liz.nhct@hotmail.com Sponsor forms are also downloadable from the website: www.nhct.org.uk
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