{"id":12455,"date":"2025-09-16T17:13:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12455"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:34:00","slug":"ride-stride-2025-records-broken-and-memories-honoured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/09\/ride-stride-2025-records-broken-and-memories-honoured\/","title":{"rendered":"Ride + Stride 2025 \u2013 Records Broken and Memories Honoured"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ride + Stride 2025 \u2013 Records Broken and Memories Honoured<\/h4>\n

On Saturday 13th September, members of Christ Church once again joined the annual Wiltshire Ride + Stride, raising funds both for our own church and for the Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust. This year was full of amazing achievements, heartfelt tributes, and inspiring community spirit.<\/p>\n

Record-breaking efforts<\/h3>\n

We are delighted to share that Jacob Smith (age 12) and his dad, Chris, broke their own record this year \u2013 visiting an astonishing 50 churches (up from 46 last year) and cycling an impressive 67 miles in one day!<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Carol walked an incredible 23 miles \u2013 almost a marathon distance \u2013 while visiting 26 churches. Despite suffering with painful feet by the end, she was determined to complete her challenge this year as a tribute to Arline Stovell, who faithfully championed Ride + Stride at Christ Church for many years before her recent passing.<\/p>\n

Steve also set a personal milestone, completing his longest ever solo ride. Starting in Wroughton, he cycled through Avebury, Marlborough, Chilton Foliat, Aldbourne, Chiseldon and back to Christ Church, covering 65 miles and visiting 23 churches across the Marlborough Deanery.<\/p>\n

A community effort<\/h4>\n

The day was made possible not only by the riders and walkers, but also by the wonderful volunteers who welcomed participants at Christ Church throughout the day. A very special thanks goes to Jennifer Miles, who has taken on the mantle of Event Organiser from Arline Stovell. We are deeply grateful for Jennifer\u2019s dedication and for the way she continues this important tradition with such care.<\/p>\n

Still time to support<\/h4>\n

Together, our team has shown remarkable commitment \u2013 and there\u2019s still time to support their efforts. Donations can be made through our JustGiving page:
👉 Christ Church Community Centre Ride & Stride Team 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Every pound raised helps to preserve Wiltshire\u2019s historic churches for generations to come, while also supporting the mission and ministry of Christ Church.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead<\/h4>\n

Ride + Stride is always a highlight in our church calendar \u2013 a chance to challenge ourselves, build community, and celebrate our county\u2019s wonderful church heritage. We give thanks for all who took part this year, and we look forward with anticipation to Ride + Stride 2026!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cc-home-page"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12455"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12458,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12455\/revisions\/12458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}