This year’s Wiltshire Ride & Stride will take place on Saturday, 9th September 2023 between 10am and 6pm.
Wiltshire Ride+Stride (or its predecessor the Great Cycle Ride) has been going since 1984 and has raised over £1.6 million for Wiltshire’s churches. Last year Wiltshire Ride+Stride raised £53,669! As well as boosting our own church funds for essential building repairs and enhancements, Ride+Stride enables the Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust to help all of Wiltshire’s churches with grants, whether they have older historic buildings or newer ones like St John’s.
Each year, participants seek sponsorship from friends, relations and colleagues and visit a selection of churches on the day by walking, cycling, horse-riding or driving a mobility scooter. All denominations are welcome and participants can be any age, although under-13s must be accompanied by an adult. You can visit as many churches as you like, planning your own route, at your own pace, with sponsorship for so much per church visited or a lump sum at the end of the day.
All up to you.
Half of any money raised goes back to your own church and the other half to the Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust.
You don’t need to be super-fit to take part in Ride+Stride either; it can be a gentle stroll from one church to another if that’s what you want to do. For the more energetic, prizes are available for the best achieving individuals in three different age groups.
It should be a great day out!