Results 2011 Ride and Stride

It always takes about three months before all donations have come in but we are delighted to tell you that against all national trends WARWICKSHIRE RIDE AND STRIDE have made just over £15,000, slightly more than last year.

A big thank you for all those who have participated.

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Above Outside St Mary's Preston on Stour

Below: Bob Bearman and team outside St Peter & St Paul's Butlers Marston.

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Looking at Churches & Medieval Art in the West Midlands

If you are interested in either of these subjects we can recommend these study days with Dr John Hunt BA, PhD, FSA, FRHistS, PGCE .

Looking at Churches: The Medieval Parish Church and the Community taking place on 19th Jan 2012 at Hill Close Gardens Warwick.

Medieval art and society : looking at the west midlands taking place December 8th 2011 at Warwickshire County Records Office.

Ride & Stride 2011

The weather forecast on Saturday turned out better than predicted, and turnout seems to be good. Bishop Christopher set out from Holy Trinity Stratford bright and early see pictures ;




Here is another shot taken at Preston on Stour of a group of riders - if you have any shots of your day please
email them to me for possible publication.



It will be a month or two before we get in all the results in from the rider and striders but we will publish results just as soon as we are able.

Ride & Stride 2011 - one week to go.....

If you have managed to pickup a copy of the September issue of Warwickshire Life Magazine you will find an excellent feature on the WCHCT with special emphasis on the 10th of September Ride and Stride.

Also we have a
link on the BBC Warwickshire & Coventry Website and another feature in the latest Gatekeeper from Divine Inspiration

Finally a photograph of a Warwickshire church has been chosen to accompany a major feature in next weeks Saturday Telegraph by Jonathan Dimbleby all about the National Churches Trust .

CAN YOU RECOGNISE THE CHURCH?



I will publish the name on this website of the first person to
email me with the correct name of the church.

New Route - East Arden

East Arden Route is now available. This is 30-mile circular ride takes in the eight churches in Warwick and others in
Hampton-on-the-Hill, Norton Lindsey, Wolverton, Langley, Claverdon, Lowsonford,
Lapworth, Packwood, Baddesley Clinton, Haseley and Hatton.

For more details go to our Local Rides Page .