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Sat Sep 10th 2022
| Ride and Stride for Historic Churches 2022 | 2* |
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Leader:Steve Swanton |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Update 9/09: The organisers of Ride and Stride are encouraging participation as an opportunity to visit churches for moments of silence and reflection on the life and service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. We feel that it is appropriate for our ride to go head tomorrow in this reflective spirit. In particular we plan to use a shorter more local route that will include visiting churches in Wantage. If you would like to join us for some or all of the ride there is still the opportunity to do so - please get in touch.Update 03/09: provisional route now posted visiting up to 20 historic churches. The plan is to head out through the vale to Uffington, climb to Coleshill via Fernham and the Coxwells, drop into the Thames Valley at Buscot and return via Faringdon, Shellingford, Pusey and West Hanney. Lunch at either Coleshill or Buscot cafe. The proposed route follows a figure of 8 with a shorter loop of 24 miles visiting up to 13 churches as an option. There are two sections on off-road tracks towards the end: between Pusey and Charney Bassett and from West Hanney to Grove. The second Saturday in September sees the annual Ride and Stride event in aid of the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust (further details at: https://ohct.org.uk/ride-stride/ ). The idea is to either stride or ride (awheel or ahoof) to visit as many Oxfordshire churches as you like between 10am and 6pm. Many churches will be open (Thanks to the generosity of many volunteers) making for an interesting, sociable ride and a great day out. Discovering historic gems, often in hidden corners of local villages, away from the beaten track, is one of the great charms of this event. The outline plan is for an all-day ride at 2* pace (8-20km/h or 11-13mph) covering around 40 miles with not many hills and (obviously) a lot of stops. Some will be brief and some longer depending on particular points of interest and, where churches are open, the chance to look around and the temptation of refreshments. We will start as per usual at 9:30 from OMH and head north westwards... We’ll stop for a café or pub lunch. It's not compulsory to do the whole ride and we can advise on routes home. For those who fancy the whole day, we expect to reach our last church just before 6pm. And we'll expect to be back in Grove before 7pm - but lights recommended. Although participants are encouraged to seek sponsorship, we normally make a donation. This is split between the OHCT and a participating church you can nominate. Please contact me for more information and/or please let me know if you’d like to come. It's an interesting and fun day out and a very social day awheel. Do join us for some or all of the day. |
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Distance:42.33 km (26.30 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40897304 | |
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40815558" | ||
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