Our next annual Ride and Stride event is just around the corner on the 10th September and we are looking for families, schools and community groups to help support us and spread the word.
Ride and Stride is an annual sponsored event which takes place on the second Saturday in September. The event showcases all our wonderful churches, their architecture and history. The funds raised ensures their beauty can be appreciated by future generations. So why not get on your bike, feet, horse, tractor or any form of transport you choose to search out and support all the finest church architecture Oxfordshire has to offer? Believe it or not, churches do not run themselves, they need constant repair and maintenance. Our churches are not only places of worship, they are community focal points, providing a venue for playgroups, events, celebrations, festivals as well as being a place of peace and sanctuary.
Our Ride and Stride event is the perfect opportunity to get outdoors as a family and seek out some of our hidden treasures. Why not check out the glorious fan vaulted chapel at North Leigh or count the gargoyles in St Mary’s at Adderbury?
We had a record breaking event last year, raising over £137,000 thanks to over eight hundred participants who between them visited over five hundred churches. Age is no excuse, our youngest participant was two and our eldest ninety one so why not help us beat our record, our churches cannot mend themselves.
Taking part is easy, all you need to do is visit our page ‘taking part’ and download our sponsorship form.