The next outing for our walking group will be on Saturday, 13th September. This coincides with the annual Ride and Stride event. The thought is that we set off from St Bartholomew’s Church and make our way to St Mary’s Church Cogges, and then on to the Methodist Church (High Street, Witney). I suggest we set off at 10.00; the Ride and Stride event is billed for 10.00-16.00.
We will have our ‘thought for the day’ at one of the two churches. I am aware that the distance might very well be daunting for some of us, so there are return options on the table: we return to Ducklington by the way we walked, or travel by Bus X15 or 19 to return home. A further option is to join the Striders in visiting the other participating Witney Churches. The St Bartholomew’s-St Mary’s Cogges-St Mary’s Witney loop is reported to be a five miler.
May I encourage our walking group members to take one of the Ride and Stride sponsorship forms, gain sponsorship and secure funds for the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust and, and to boot, some monetary benefit for St Bartholomew’s.
Please invite folk who don’t normally attend church to clock the miles with us.
Alison and I are planning to do a recce of the route, and provide closer details within the next week or two.