Once again, we are opening St John the Baptist for the Bucks Historic Churches, Ride and Stride on Saturday 13th September 2025.
St John the Baptist will be open 10:00 – 18:00 with refreshments avaliable.

About Ride and Stride

Participants may be cyclists, walkers, horse-riders or drivers of mobility scooters. They can be of any age, but under-13s must be accompanied by an adult. All denominations are welcome.

Visit as many churches as you like, planning your own route. Seek sponsorship from friends, relations and colleagues, so much per church visited or a lump sum. More detail at: https://ridestride.org/

Ride + Stride is an event like no other why not take part this year and find out for yourself what extraordinary things lie behind the churchyard gates of Buckinghamshire’s many churches and chapels.

Ride + Stride is open to walkers as well as horse-riders and cyclists – in fact to anyone using a non-mechanical form of transport. It always takes place on the second Saturday of September between 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m., and the object is to raise money for the repair and restoration of churches and chapels of any Christian denomination in Buckinghamshire. Half the money raised goes to the church or chapel of the participant’s choice, and the other half is added to a general fund which is administered by the Buckinghamshire Historic Churches Trust. If you do not wish to nominate a church, you can instead donate 100% of the money raise direct to the Historic Churches Trust.

Churches are encouraged to make applications to BHCT for grants to help with church repairs and restoration.

Sponsorship Form

Posters

Help as a Welcomer

If you would like to help out on the day as a welcomer or serving refreshments, please contact either Raymond or Stephan. All help is greatly appreciated, even if you can only spare 30 minutes.

Stephan@stonedintonhartwell.com
Raymond.Medhurst@stonedintonhartwell.com

Open Churches

A list of participating churches can be found here: https://bucks-historic-churches.org/ride-stride/#participating-churches

You are encoraged to make your own routes using the linked list above, visiting the churches you would like to see and setting your own time constarints upon the event.
However, there are preplanned routes avaliable below with the estimated time it would take to complete.

https://bucks-historic-churches.org/ride-stride/#routes

Contact: Naomi Corbould
Email: naominz@hotmail.co.uk
Location Details: Jubilee Pavilion, Stone Recreation Ground

As well as our weekly Tuesday Cafe in the Park, we hold a Saturday Cafe in the Park on the first Saturday of the month, between 10:00 and 12:00
Location Details: Jubilee Pavilion, Stone Recreation Ground

The FOURTH TUESDAY FELLOWSHIP
meets in the Chapel on the fourth Tuesday each month : 2.30 – 4ish plenty of tea and chat!
This is a non-denominational fellowship, open to everyone, with a varied programme including visiting speakers, informal afternoons enjoying readings and poems and generally centred around a short informal act of worship.
Location Details: Stone Methodist Chapel, Stone

Come along on any First Sunday between 12.30 and 2 p.m. and you’ll find a buzzing Café going on in the Chapel. Ploughman’s lunches with lots of cheese varieties and all manner of salads and garnishes plus crusty rolls pile up the plates and then there’s tea and coffee and cake and much friendly chat.
The all-in charge of £4.50 helps towards the Chapel’s ongoing refurbishment programme – next in line: a streamlined kitchen with new cooker.
Contact: Sue Spinks
Email: S.Spinks@stonedintonhartwell.com
Location Details: Stone Methodist Chapel, Stone

The STONE THURSDAY CLUB
meets in the Chapel on the second Thursday each month : 2 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.
This is a Club for the over 60s, especially those who live alone and/or find it difficult to get around.
There is a small subscription for each meeting. For transport contact Dee James 01296 748691
Contact: Dee James
Phone: 01296 747691
Location Details: Stone Methodist Chapel, Stone