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Report on Ride & Stride 2020

 


“There’s nothing quite like Ride+Stride
To get the pedals spinning round,
Down leafy lanes and busy roads
To visit plots of holy ground.”

This opening verse of a ditty penned this year by Rev John Martin from Cricklade captures something of the significance of Ride+Stride for many who like him have been riding and striding for 30 years or more.

It may have been a disappointing year as far as numbers are concerned (around 25% fewer churches taking part, and the majority of church doors firmly locked), but for those who did ride or stride it was an enjoyable day helped by favourable weather.

Once again the Bratton team led the way, fielding 36 cyclists and walkers, aged between 2 and 88, and winning the Brooke Cup for the 10th year in succession.

The Junior Cup was won for the first time by St Mary’s and Holy Trinity, Calne, thanks to an impressive ride by the Cook brothers (“40 miles, 22 churches, 6 rolls, 3 ice creams, 2 minor crashes, 8 bottles of water, no punctures”).

Lord Brooke’s generosity enabled us to give all the under 16 year-olds a small prize, and we hope that this will encourage them and others to get pedalling next year.

Included amongst the best adult achievers were David Fishlock (Mildenhall), who raised £2248, Andy Miller (Calne) who notched up 66 churches, and David Ferguson (Durrington) who rode 84 miles.

Some 27 churches raised over £600. A few, where there was no-one able to take part, kindly sent in a donation.  Once Gift Aid has been claimed, the total amount raised should come to over £44,000 – making a valuable contribution to WHCT funds in a year when most other fund-raising events had to be cancelled.  So a big thank you to all who contributed in any way. 

Best Achievements  2020

Brooke Cup for best achieving parish:

1.  St James the Great, Bratton

2.  St Andrew, Wootton Rivers

3.  St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton

Junior Group Cup:

St Mary’s and Holy Trinity, Calne

Other parishes raising more than £600:

Cholderton, Upper Studley, Melksham R.C., Calne & Blackland, Derry Hill, Donhead St Mary, Chilmark, St John’s Devizes, Preshute, Stratford-sub-Castle, Figheldean, Shrewton, Durrington, Box & Colerne, St Andrew’s Chippenham, Yatton Keynell, St Sampson’s Cricklade, Cricklade United Church, Stanton Fitzwarren, Lydiard Tregoze, St Mary’s Marlborough, Mildenhall, Harnham, Braydon Brook Benefice, Hullavington, Milton Lilbourne.

Best Achievers

Adult best achievers

 

David Fishlock

St John the Baptist, Mildenhall

and Christchurch, Marlborough

Raised £2248

Andy Miller

St Mary, Calne

66 churches, 77 miles

David Ferguson

All Saints, Durrington

51 churches, 84 miles

Pamela Rawlings

St Margaret, Yatton Keynell

Raised £680

Anne Doyle &

Sheila Likely-Ayling

St Anthony of Padua R.C.

Melksham

Raised £910

Glen Miller

St Margaret, Chilmark

Raised £635

Simon Vandeleur

St Peter, Milton Lilbourne

Raised £630

James Gooding

All Saints, Great Chalfield  –  Oldest cyclist (82)

12 churches

Tim Mason

St Michael & All Angels, Figheldean – 2nd oldest cyclist (81)

7 churches; raised £420

 

Aged 16 & under best achievers

As there were fewer than usual Juniors taking part this year, we are able to declare “Everyone is a winner”, but special congratulations to:

George and James Cook of St Mary’s and Holy Trinity, Calne for visiting the most churches.

William Ashton of St Mary’s Shrewton for raising the most money.

The other winners are: 

Jonathan Earwicker,  St James, Cherhill;    Poppy and Heidi Crothers,  St Michael’s, Figheldean    

Grace and Leo Gilbey,  St Peter & St Paul, Great Somerford;   Robert Unwin,  St Barts, Corsham; 

Jonah Smith,  St Sampson’s Cricklade;   William & Joseph Perry,  St James the Great, Bratton.

 

 

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