The Ride+Stride this year took place on the 9th September. The weather was a bit mixed but certainly better than last year. This year the amount raised by sponsorship was £15,157. Gift Aid received was £3,142 making a total of £18,299-just slightly less than last year. £7,078 was returned to the individual churches who took…
The Ride+Stride event 2016 will take place on Saturday 9th September. This is one of our main fundraising events each year, when cyclists and walkers are sponsored to visit churches, and church welcomers are also sponsored to sit in the church and receive visitors. The money raised is shared between the churches taking part and…
The sixth edition of the Trust’s newsletter is now available for downloading. It includes articles on the Friends’ visit to St Barnabus’ Cathedral in Nottingham, the restoration of wall paintings at Upton, and a report on last year’s Ride + Stride event.
The Ride+Stride last year took place on the 10th September. Unfortunately, prolonged heavy rain resulted in participants getting very wet! However, people were cheerful in spite of the weather and very, very appreciative of those churches that were open and providing them with much needed sustenance and encouragement. This year the amount raised through sponsorship was £15,366. Gift…
The Nottinghamshire Historic Churches Trust Annual Report for 2015/2016 is now available to download. Click on the link below to download the PDF.
The fifth edition of the Trust’s newsletter is now available for downloading. It includes articles on the NHCT grant-aided restoration project of Worksop Priory gatehouse, the annual summer party at Carlton Hall, the Ride + Stride event in September, the NHCT Friends’ visit to Sibthorpe and Flintham and an obituary for Imogen Skirving.
The Ride+Stride event 2016 will take place on Saturday 10th September. This is one of our main fundraising events each year, when cyclists and walkers are sponsored to visit churches, and church welcomers are also sponsored to sit in the church and receive visitors. The money raised is shared between the churches taking part and…
The Summer Party was held at Carlton Hall, Carlton-on-Trent, by kind invitation of Mr and Mrs George Vere-Laurie. The evening remained fine and warm and the refreshments were delicious, after which The Lord Cormack, DL, FSA spoke on “The Fascination of old churches” in the village church of St. Mary’s.
The fourth edition of the Trust’s newsletter is now available for downloading. It includes articles on various NHCT grant-aided restoration projects, last year’s Ride + Stride event and a profile of the recently retired treasurer, Keith Goodman.
The Ride+Stride last year took place on the 12th September. The weather varied over the county with some heavy showers but many bright periods and some people got very wet. However, the excellent hospitality from welcoming churches more than compensated for the discomfort. The amount raised was £16,469.63 which was over £1,900 more than the previous…
