Suffolk
Suffolk
Saturday 12th September 2026 9:00am — 5:00pm
Location: Our local historic churches and across Suffolk
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Cyclists, runners, walkers, vintage and classic vehicle drivers and even horse-riders, can start to plan their route for Suffolk Churches Ride and Stride and Pedal and Drive day, which will be held on Saturday 12th September. Details of how to get involved are now in churches and on the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust website - https://shct.org.uk/ride-and-stride/
Flowton - if you are not participating could you spare an hour to sign in riders who visit Flowton church? Please write your name on the sheet in church. Thank you
Offton - please don’t forget this great family day out - or a day for quiet contemplation - participants, and volunteers to help on the day, are welcome at all our churches!
Somersham - if you are able to cycle, run or walk please contact or email dines18@btinternet.com for a sponsorship form. Proceeds are split 50/50 between the Trust and the Church.
Willisham - our Church will be one of the many churches open to receive visitors, so if you haven't already had a chance to look inside our gorgeous little church, you are more than welcome to pop in on the above date and take a look.
Our eight linked parishes are: Barking, Battisford, Bricett, Flowton, Offton, Ringshall, Somersham and Willisham.
Please click here for details of the participating churches - https://shct.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SHCT-Church-List-2026.pdf
Full details of all our Services, and those of our eight linked parishes, appear in every issue of The Link Newsletter - also please see The Link on the above menu.
WHAT IS RIDE AND STRIDE?
The annual Sponsored Ride and Stride is a national event, and every second Saturday in September cyclists, walkers and runners are out making money for their local county Churches Trust.
The idea started in Suffolk, and is now held across England, with Suffolk leading the table of funds raised. The Ride and Stride is the main source of income to Suffolk Historic Churches Trust to enable it to make grants to churches and chapels of all denominations towards repair and restoration costs.
Ride and Stride 2026 is run entirely by volunteers and is inter-denominational, with participants sponsored for each place of worship visited between 9.00am and 5.00pm on Ride and Stride Day or with a donation, regardless of the number of churches visited.
The money raised by each cyclist or walker is shared equally between the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust and the place of worship nominated by the participant.
As important as the participants are the many volunteers who give up the day to man the churches and chapels and sign in the cyclists and walkers as they arrive. Hundreds of places of worship are manned during the day and that takes quite a team of volunteers! It is a real community effort that is the lifeblood of the Trust.
To advertise in The Link Newsletter please contact Steve Woolhouse on: steve.woolhouse@btinternet.com - the deadline is the FIRST OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
For more information, please see The Link on this website.
