Sussex Historic Churches Trust
Ride + Stride Heroes
Ride + Stride Heroes are those churches or other places of worship that really excel in the annual Ride + Stride fundraising drive.
We offer our sincere thanks to all our Ride + Stride Heroes. Ride + Stride is by far our biggest fundraiser of the year and plays a vital role in enabling the Sussex Historic Churches Trust to help churches throughout East and West Sussex. Funds raised are shared equally between the Trust and the place of worship nominated by each participant.
In 2027, Ride + Stride is taking place on Saturday, September 11 from 9am to 5pm.
Blacklands celebrates fantastic Ride + Stride day
Parishioners put in a superb effort at Christ Church Blacklands and St. Andrew on Ride + Stride day in September 2026 – with mammoth cycle rides and lengthy hikes all helping to contribute to a £1,700+ fundraising haul.
Click here for the full story
Tribute to Robert Longmore
Ride + Stride fundraisers on behalf of St Bartholomew's Egdean in West Sussex will be honouring one of the county’s most prolific Ride-and-Striders this September. Robert Longmore, who died in April 2025 aged 99, helped raised thousands of pounds for St Bartholomew's and the Sussex Historic Churches Trust during a highly productive 15-year tenure as local organiser. For full story, click here
£600 for St Leonards
Well done Colin and Mark – Team St Leonards! – who raised nearly £600 for the 2024 Ride + Stride. Colin and Mark managed to visit some 30 churches in the area, starting out at St Leonard’s Church in South Stoke. Half the money will go to St Leonard's and half to the Sussex Historic Churches Trust. Their JustGiving page is here.
Wood raises £1,000
Many thanks to Martin Wood who DOUBLED his target in 2024 to raise £1,000 by cycling the byways of Sussex to visit as many churches as possible. Martin's fundraising will be split 50:50 between St Mary Magdalene, Bolney and the Sussex Historic Churches Trust. Do visit Martin's JustGiving page.
