Good luck and best wishes for a safe journey to all participating in Ride & Stride tomorrow, 13th September! And thanks to all those across the County who will open their churches and make visitors welcome.
Ride & Stride 2024: Presentation of Cups
During pastoral visits in recent weeks the Archdeacon of Sarum, the Venerable Alan Jeans MBE, has presented the trophies awarded after Ride & Stride 2024. He is shown here presenting the Brooke Cup for the Best Achieving Parish to the Churchwarden of St Andrew’s, Wooton Rivers, Richard Bradford; and the Brooke Junior Cup for Under-18s to some of the children who took part from St Michael and All Angels, Shalbourne. Congratulations to both churches, repeating their successes of previous years.
Images of 40th Wiltshire Ride and Stride
Commemorative plaque
A selection of images from the 40th Wiltshire Ride and Stride day, 14th September 2024
The Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire and President of the Trust, Mrs Sarah Troughton, launched the 40th Wiltshire Ride and Stride at 10:00am on Saturday 14th September 2024 at St Mary’s Church, Lydiard Tregoze and presented the first commemorative plaques to St Mary, St Augustine in Even Swindon and St Leonard if Stanton Fitzwarren
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- President’s Launch
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- St Mary, Lydiard Tregoze
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- St Augustine, Even Swindon
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- St Leonard. Stanton Fitzwarren
It was a perfect day for riding or striding around Wiltshire and visiting its beautiful churches and chapels
The images below show a small selection of images from the day. More will be added in due course
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- Revd Peter Ostli-East receives plaque at St Nicholas, Porton
