Ride and Stride 2022 – Saturday 10 September
Support Ride+Stride 2022
by Nick Perry
The annual Ride+Stride for Churches event takes place between 10 am and 6 pm on Saturday 10th September, when participants will raise sponsorship by walking, cycling, and riding horses, tractors, etc to visit churches across the country. Details of this national event can be found at ridestride.org.
In Notts, the event is organised by Nottinghamshire Historic Churches Trust (NHCT), and churches are urged to take part in some way. Many churches are open to visitors on the day, some providing refreshments and ‘comfort stops’ for participants. We expect that all of the churches in our parish (including the ruined church of St Mary) will be taking part in the event. Participating churches can receive 50% of the sponsorship raised by riders/striders who nominate them, and the other 50% is used by the Trust to support churches with grants for repair and restoration.
If you would like to take part please contact the Ride+Stride Administrator for Notts, Margaret Lowe, on 07757 800 919 or margaret.lowe@nottshistoricchurchtrust.org.uk, or go to the Trust’s website for more information.
For each of the last few years I have visited around 40-50 churches on the day.
Last year, having visited 45 churches, I was honoured to be awarded a £75 prize (for my church!) for having amassed the most ‘points’ (church visits are allocated differing points values) of all Nottinghamshire participants.
This year, I plan to take part again but, having previously visited most of the churches between Loughborough and Newark, I am planning on venturing further north!
I shall be donating the ‘own church’ portion of the sponsorship money to the St Mary’s Church renovation appeal, which is aiming to raise about £30k for necessary repairs to this historic ruined church in Colston Bassett.
I would very much value your support in the venture, either through prayer or sponsorship. There are a number of ways you can pledge sponsorship:
- Fill in my ‘physical’ sponsor form if you see me in church
- Visit my JustGiving page to make an online donation
- Complete an online sponsor form (and I will arrange to collect any payment after the event)
- Contact me using my details on the Who’s Who page
Charity donations, including to NHCT and individual churches, have been badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, so any help you can give would be much appreciated.
Many thanks
Nick