SHCT Ride and Stride

A certificate of thanks was presented to Patrick Grieve for 30 years of supporting SHCT first as a cyclist, AO for Ride and Stride, Chair of Ride and Stride and a Trustee. The current chairman, Simon Ronan, made the presentation atSt Peter’s, Cransford shct.org.uk/2026/01/18/cer…

The quarterly Grants Committee have awarded the first grants for 2026 - a total of £62,485. Congratulations and good luck with your projects. shct.org.uk

Wishing you a joyful and peaceful Christmas and New Year from all the Trustees of Suffolk Historic Churches Trust. (Photo taken at St John’s, Felixstowe)

An amazing total for our fundraising day 2025…. £212,020! Thank you. shct.org.uk/2025/12/22/ove…

Congratulations to churches in Bedfield, Bildeston, Blythburgh, Brampton, Butley, Copdock, Fornham St Martin, Herringfleet, Holbrook, Ipswich, Linstead Parva, North Cove, Rede, Saxtead, Spexhall, Tostock and Wenhaston. shct.org.uk Tostock church by Simon Knott

One of our Trustees, Tony Redman, has a fascinating new book out....’The Building Stones of Suffolk and the people who worked them’. More details on shct.org.uk under ‘news’.

Griff Rhys Jones: The Cat's Pyjamas Griff who is a stalwart supporter of the Trust is performing on Friday October 10th at 19.30 at Royal Hospital School in aid of St Mary the Virgin East Bergholt. As ever it will be a highly entertaining evening of comedy & anecdotes.

Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 Suffolk Churches Ride and Stride photo competition - William Armitage. With his friends he was raising money for the Trust and for Rushbrooke church. See his photos and others on shct.org.uk/2025/09/14/pho…

Was a Ride and Stride hailstorm a first? Haughley church choir were singing their way around their route….

For the first time ever we had horse-riders taking part in our big fundraising day. Thank you! shct.org.uk/steeple-to-ste…

There were lots of photos taken during Ride and Stride and Pedal and Drive. Galleries are going up on our website - please check and let us have any that are still to be added... shct.org.uk

Today is this year’s Suffolk Historic Churches Trust Ride and Stride event! Good luck to all the cyclists, walkers and runners out raising money for Churches Trust. 📸 from last year's Suffolk Historic Church's Trust 50th anniversary service, taken by Owen Cox

@RealGeoffBarton That’s good! Thank you again

@SHCTBikeRide We had wonderful autumnal weather and not a drop of rain.

The view from here: our annual charity bike ride (my old mucker Richard Fawcett and me) between some of the beautiful, historic churches in this patch of West Suffolk. #rideandstride

Churches close at 5pm. That is it for another year. Thank you to riders, striders, drivers and church welcomes. Also our amazing team of Area and Church organisers. We couldn’t do it without you. Watch our website for galleries of photos in the next couple of days.

@jcartlidgemp Just what I said - only about my 12! Lavenham was thunder too! Thank you for taking part again.

Not rained in 7 consecutive Ride n’ Strides - until about an hour ago when it more than made up for it! Made it to beautiful Kersey, somewhat damp.

Less than an hour to go! How was Ride and Stride for you? Please send up your stories and pictures.

How is Pedal and Drive progressing? Thanks for the pic Demetrius.

Out and about with Melanie Wildish at Gt Glemham. Have a good day!