Ride + Stride

Midhurst vicar Marcus Collie has completed an extraordinary five day motorbike pilgrimage, praying in 100 churches across Sussex and raising vital funds for Ride + Stride and the Sussex Historic Churches Trust. Starting on Monday 24 August at the 12th century parish church of St Mary’s in Rye, Marcus rode his Suzuki V Strom east to west, finishing at Chichester Cathedral after visiting a century of historic churches in just five days. Don’t forget! The 2026 Ride + Stride even

One of the longest-serving Ride+ Stride organisers in Sussex is finally passing on the baton after helping to raise funds for St Mary's Storrington and the Sussex Historic Churches Trust for over 20 years. Sheila Ward has been a driving force in helping St Mary's and its legion of sponsored Ride + Stride participants to raise funds for the ancient church. In the last five years alone, St Mary's Ride + Stride participants have raised more than £4,500. St Mary's dates back we

We are delighted that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Sussex Historic Churches Trust. During that time, hundreds of thousands of pounds have been awarded in grants to more than 500 churches and places of worship across East and West Sussex. St Peter's, Brighton How we started By the middle of the 20th century, many historic parish churches right across the UK were in a very poor state of repair. This was the result of many social and economic facto

The Ride + Stride fundraiser on September 12 coincides fortuitously with this year’s Heritage Open Day event which sees thousands of buildings nationwide open their doors to the public.

An enterprising and motorbike-mad vicar from Midhurst is embarking on an epic pilgrimage at the end of this month to raise much-needed funds for the Sussex Historic Churches Trust. The Revd Marcus Collie, vicar of Midhurst and Rector of All Hallows, Woolbeding, plans to pray in 100 churches across the Diocese of Chichester – traversing right from one end of Sussex to the other on the back of his newly-acquired Suzuki V-Strom. Marcus’s five-day pilgrimage gets underway on

A real treat is in store for Ride + Stride participants who head to Lewes and surrounding villages on September 13 this year as the...

The Ride + Stride fundraiser on September 13 coincides fortuitously with this year’s Heritage Open Day event which sees thousands of buildings nationwide open their doors to the public.

A rare opportunity to see the work of gifted sculptor John Roberts is in store for Ride + Stride participants who head to St Andrew’s, Alfriston on September 13.

It’s Ride + Stride day on September 13 but for those in Newtimber, West Sussex, the focus will be on a very different activity. St John...

With just six weeks to go before this year’s Ride + Stride fundraiser, excitement is building at churches right across West and East Sussex ahead of the September 13 event.

Fundraisers taking part in this September’s Ride + Stride on behalf of St Bartholomew's Egdean in West Sussex will be following in the...

Slindon @pic by John Morrison Massive thanks and congrats to long-distance Ride + Strider John Morrison who braved inclement weather and...