Ride and Stride - Saturday 13th September
Join us with friends and family for this year's cycle ride, with pauses on the way to visit some of our beautiful churches in Dorset. We will stop for a bring-your-own-picnic at Spetisbury’s old station on the former railway line, continuing along this and other safe roads and tracks. The history is amazing, the countryside even more so, the fellowship is great, and the cycling is good exercise without being too onerous!
In addition to the usual 2 rides of c10 & 30 miles, we are looking at a shorter ride for parents with young children, or others preferring this distance. Some regularly walk rather than cycle, and we are encouraged to use whatever means we prefer. There are already a couple of folk planning a walk around the Spetisbury area if anyone would like to join them - distance & details TBA. We will all meet together for lunch as above.
We do need to know if you are interested in any of these options TODAY please, to enable us to organise the event for St Johns. Please email Keith at kes.loveless[@]gmail.com (remove the brackets), or call him evenings on 07768 197095.
We have a Just Giving page if you would like to sponsor the event, or please share on your own social media account: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wimbornestjohnsbikerswm23
Seeking volunteers to man St Johns for an hour on the day between 10am till 2pm to welcome visitors with a drink of juice / water & possibly a snack, served from the Youth Lounge.
St John's has benefited from several significant grants and other direct income as a result of joining in the annual Ride & Stride cycle ride. Last year we received around £5,000 for projects! It is a national event with Dorset having its own mini edition, but raising around £100,000 in the county for urgent repair work and key improvement grants to our historic churches.
