Ride and Stride was happening all around, and beyond, Abingdon today. It was a chance to visit and go inside some unique historic churches – including eleven in Abingdon. It was also a chance to see the beautiful countryside around Abingdon and some lovely village churches; and get exercise while raising money for the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust.

All Saints Methodist Church, in Abingdon, may not look very historic.

but they have reason to thank the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust for a grant towards their recent refurbishment. So they had a notice thanking striders.

In Dry Sandford you will find St Helen’s Church in the parish of St Helen Without. They need to raise money to repair their roof. After a lightening strike in 1961 the roof was incorrectly repaired and they now need £500,000 to repair it properly – a huge amount for them. You can read more at http://www.sthelensdrysandford.org. I expect they will be asking the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust to help.