Ride and Stride 2016 Saturday 10th September, 10am to 6pm
The Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust’s major annual fund-raising event, ‘Ride and Stride’, is held on the second Saturday of September each year. Sponsored participants cycle or walk between as many churches and chapels as they choose. You can plan your own route to visit over 350 churches and chapels in Northamptonshire, open with a warm welcome and refreshments at many. Everyone who takes part says it is a most enjoyable and friendly event, and the funding raised really makes a difference to the churches of Northamptonshire which we all value.
Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust keeps its administrative costs to an absolute minimum; all the work is undertaken by volunteers. Half the money raised by individual churches is returned to the church raising the money and all the money retained goes to helping with the preservation of the wonderful inheritance of Northamptonshire’s churches, many now in very small communities.
Sponsorship forms and a list of open churches and chapels are available from your local church or from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust exists to make grants for the care of churches in Northamptonshire. It is part of a network of independent trusts in each county, which together lobby nationally for our unique heritage of places of worship. In recent years, NHCT has made total grants to Northamptonshire churches of the order of £45,000 per annum. This has really helped churches in their fund-raising and made a significant improvement to the fabric of those buildings, many of which are supported by small, but loyal, congregations. In addition to repairs to the structure of churches and their fixtures and fittings, such as monuments and stained glass, the Trust has also assisted in making the best use of churches for today’s needs, with repairs to services, and the installation of lavatories and kitchens.
For more details about the NHCT in general, please visit www.nhct.org.uk
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