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This year was the first year we have taken a part in the Ride+Stride and all those that took part seemed to have had a good time despit the occasional down-pour.

In the morning there were 4 groups that set out:

• The ‘Striding’ group (Lorna, Jess H, Daron and Abbey) that visited churches between Warblington and Purbrook.

The ‘Riding’ contingency comprised of:

• Family Wibberly (Sheldon, Tyler, Savannah & Geneve) who visited churches in Hayling and Havant.
• Izzy, Rose who visited churches in Emsworth and Havant.
• Felicty and Simon who visited churches in Waterlooville and Purbrook.

In the afternoon there were 2 groups:

• The ‘Striding’ group (Lorna, Jess A, Daniel, Paula, Jess H, Jenny, Michael, Bethany, Izzie) that cover churches between Purbrook and Denmead.
• The ‘Riders’ were represented by Cameron and Craig who did a circuit starting at Purbrook going North to Clanfield across to Chalton down to Emsworth and back to Purbrook.

Those that were able finished in the Harvest Home in Denmead to swap stories and had a bite to eat.

The sum  raised for the Ride+Stride was £433.50.  Thank you all once again for a brilliant effort.

Craig

Ride & Stride - Saturday 10 September 2011

by the Wibberleys

	St Andrews Church, Southwood Road, Eastoke Hayling Island Rev Ann Leonard Built in 1975
	St Peters Church, St Peters Road, North Hayling Island Rev Ann Leonard Built in 1140 (oldest building on Hayling) Oldest gravestone – 31 May 1765 Most recent gravestone – 10 August 2011 Tyler finds a new friend in an 800 year old Yew tree
	St Patrick’s RC Church , Manor Road, Hayling Island Rev Father John-Paul Sanderson Built 1914 Oldest gravestone -  1976 Most recent  gravestone - April 2011
	St John the Baptist Church, London Road, Purbrook Father Phillip Amey Built in 1843 Oldest gravestone – 1866
	St Marys Church, Church Road, South Hayling Island Rev Paul Ginever Built 13th century Oldest gravestone  - 1767 Most recent gravestone - September 2011 Font dates back to 1827       This tree is over 200 yrs old.
	St George Church, St George’s Walk, Waterlooville Father Mike Sheffield Built in 1831 rebuilt in 1970 Oldest gravestone  - 1803 Most recent gravestone - 1959
	Sacred Heart RC Church, London Road, Waterlooville Father Kevin Bidgood Newly built July 2011
	Waterlooville Baptist Church, London Road, Waterlooville Rev Bill Longley Built 1966

Ride & Stride - Saturday 10 September 2011

by Cameron Hawley

 I just came back from football training in the morning.  Dad and I headed back to our house and collected our bikes, our first stop was at our church to check up on mum and we brought her and Dave Choppen a sausage roll for their lunch.  We then headed off to Cowplain to visit St Wilfrid’s church via a snake and lizard shop where I tried to persuade my dad to buy me a pet beaded dragon.

At St Wilfrid’s a nice lady gave us a chocolate biscuit.  Our next stop was Blendworth Holy Trinity on the way I has hit on my head by an apple good job I was wearing a cycling helmet.  A nice lady served us squash and showed us a war grave which I took a picture off.

After that we headed to All Saints Catherington where we saw a wooden sheep and a pirate’s grave the curate was very nice she said next year she would find out for me how old the church is and where the oldest grave is.  Back on our bikes were my legs were starting to ache so was my bottom and just to top it off the heaven’s opened, we headed to our most northerly church St James’s Clanfield on the way dad make me stop to look at some old cars in a Jaguar showroom.  At St James’s no-one was there but some strawberries and hob nobs had been left out for us, and there were very yummy to.

Back on the road we went to Charlton which was St Michael & All Angels we were greeted by lady with a very cute dog she showed us around the church where there was a stained glass window with a Labrador in it, the dog belonged to St Michael. Also the organ was being striped and refurbished and we saw all the parts of it.

Our next stop was Isleworth and the church St Hubert’s was on a nice steep hill and dad left me struggling up it. At the top we saw that the church was very small.  It is famous for having one of the oldest wall mural dated at circa 1330.  We met another cyclist who had already cycled 42miles. Again I got some biscuits to keep me going, which  by now everything was aching but dad encouraged me to continue promising me a visit to some Alpacas which we found in Finchdean, by now we were on the home run via Rowland’s Castle and Emsworth.  All these churches no-one was there to meet and greet us, which was disappointing after all the effect I had put in.  After Emsworth it was St Faith’s at Havant and the Roman Spring which was nearby.

We left St John’s Purbrook at 1pm and finally got home at 6pm, where my mum said I was walking like John Wayne whoever he is!

In total we cycled 30 miles.  I enjoyed meeting all the different people and finding things out about their churches, but I was very happy to be back at home in the nice warm and dry.