Taking Part as a Participant, Saturday 14th September 2024

For those who are Riding and Striding you are free to choose your own route and to visit as many of the churches as you wish, between 10 am and 6 pm. You may cycle, walk, run, ride or drive to raise money for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight’s historic churches and chapels of all denominations. The money you raise from your sponsors will be divided between this Trust and the church or churches of your choice or donate all your sponsorship monies to the Trust.

Please register your intention to participate in this years Ride+Stride – Participant Registration Page

The following is available to help you plan your day:

We are now using GoodHub (renamed InvestMyCommunity) as a donation platform. To set up your fundraiser page please follow this link: GoodHub. PLEASE PUT THE NAME OF THE CHURCH/VILLAGE YOU ARE RAISING FUNDS FOR IN YOUR CAMPAIGN TITLE Please see the following document to help you set up your campaign page Campaign Help Document
You can also use this Sponsorship Form to collect more supporters.

Route Planning: The Participating Churches  and Days Out pages will enable you to view the churches locations and plan your route for the day on the map.

Information Sheet that summarizes the Ride+Stride Day for you.The following document gives Benefits & Suggestions to help you plan your day

Please take photographs and e-mail them to [email protected] with details of who is in the photograph and where it was taken. Please let us know if we are able to use the images for marketing purposes.

Safety is a priority and there are certain sets of regulations, all covered in the information sheet, that must be heeded. These are:
1. The Highway Code
2. Child Protection Policy and Procedure
3. Personal Indemnity

T-shirts
Be visible with our HIHCT Ride & Stride T-shirts in high visibility yellow in child and adult sizes.
Child: £8, Age 7/8 – out of stock
Adult: £10,  S 34-36, other sizes out of stock (plus P&P where needed)
Order from
 [email protected]

The New Forest National Park
The New Forest National Park has published three leaflets on churches in the New Forest which can be downloaded here:
Please see NFNP Leaflet.
Visit their website – New Forest National Park where you can download the three