Join thousands of other people on 14 September (10am-6pm), including hundreds in Kent, by taking part in the sponsored Ride and Stride to raise money for our church and for churches and chapels across Kent.
Ride and Stride is one of the largest community events in Kent each year. You walk, cycle or even drive between churches and chapels of all denominations in any part of Kent of your choice. You select your own route and visit as many buildings as you wish from a list of 700 participating churches and chapels. Go alone or with members of your family or your friends and have an enjoyable day out. Most churches you visit will have someone to welcome you and many provide refreshments.
The aim is to raise money for our wonderful legacy of church buildings by asking people - your family, friends, other members of the congregation and community - to sponsor you, giving either a fixed sum or an amount for each church you visit. Half the money you raise goes to your own church or chapel, the rest to the Friends of Kent Churches to help fund their grants for repairs and facilities at churches and chapels in the county.
Ride and Stride, which raised about £140,000 last year, helps to fund grants ranging from a few hundred pounds to £25,000 to churches and chapels in Kent. Never has there been a greater need to raise money for church repairs.
Ride and Stride started in Suffolk in 1982 and now takes place annually all over England. It is organised in Kent by the charity the Friends of Kent Churches. If you would like to take part, all the information you need, sponsor forms and a list of participating churches can be found under the heading “Downloads” on the Kent Ride and Stride website: kentrideandstride.co.uk