Ride +Stride

When: On Saturday 14th September 2024

What time: 10 am to 4 pm

The annual Leicestershire Historic Churches Trust Ride & Stride fundraising event is taking place on Saturday, 14th September when our Team Churches will be open to welcome those taking part ‘Riding and Striding’ visiting local churches.  The sponsorship money raised is split between their chosen church and the Leicestershire Historic Churches Trust, who use their share to award grants for essential repairs and maintenance to churches and chapels in need.  £37,000 was raised in 2023. 

Come and join us.

Have you seen inside St Peter and St Paul’s in Great Bowden?  A wonderful new, flexible open space. 

All Saints, Lubenham is an historic church, and you could try out a box pew.  Some of the scarecrows will still be around after the previous Scarecrow Festival weekend. 

 St Nicholas and St Hugh will also be taking part in the Heritage Open Days.  Take part in the treasure hunts to find the dowries left by St Nicholas and St Hugh’s swans and learn a bit more about the saints depicted in artwork around the churches.  Refreshments will be available at both churches. 

Friends of St Dionysius will be holding their Autumn Bazaar between 9:30am and 12noon, refreshments will also be available.  And at 11am as usual there will be the Thought for the Day. 

How about a trip to Leicester?  There will be several churches open, some will have exhibitions, and many will be serving refreshments.

You could also visit other churches, there are over 250 in Leicestershire taking part including other Harborough Team Churches.