Ride and Stride 2021 - Help Raise money for your Parish Church!

Occuring
for 8 hours
Venue
Clare, St Peter & St Paul
Address
High Street Clare Suffolk, CO10 8NY, United Kingdom

Yes!!! The 2021 Ride and Stride will take place on Saturday, 11 September 2021, adapting as necessary for whatever Covid-19 guidelines advise on the day.

You can download below the 2021 sponsorship paperwork and a full list of churches and chapels that are expected to be open.

If you don't feel like cycling but have a vintage or classic cars, why not take part in the Pedal and Drive event instead: More Information can be found at https://shct.org.uk/pedal-drive-car-rally/

This year, on the day, not all churches may be open for Ride and Stride, and churches that usually offer refreshments may decide not to do so, but riders and walkers can log the name of the church visited themselves, if it’s unattended.

JUSTGIVING: Click here (http://www.justgiving.com/campaign/Suffolk-Churches-Ride-and-Stride-2021) to enter the Suffolk Churches Ride and Stride 2021 page on the JustGiving website, where you can log into your account and donate. If you’re unfamiliar with JustGiving, it is easy to set up your own online JustGiving page by selecting ‘Sign up’ on the top right of the page and entering the details requested. Please ensure that the place of worship you wish to benefit is clearly specified.

Our churches and chapels need our help more than ever this year, so please support this vital annual event. Half your sponsorship money will go to the Trust to be given in grants for church repairs, and half will go to the church of your choosing.

If the Covid situation were to deteriorate to the extent that it becomes unwise to go ahead, we would not hesitate to cancel and get the word out there. If you are uncertain closer to the time whether the event is still going ahead, please check on social media or on this website.

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Clare, St Peter & St Paul

Is it a great ocean liner afloat on the skyline? No, it’s one of Suffolk’s great churches with ‘a small tower for a fo’c’sle and two turrets for masts’ as author Simon Jenkins once put it. This beautiful building dominates the north end of the town, reflecting the prosperity of Clare in the Middle Ages when the main trade was cloth-making.

What's special?

The exceptional height of nave and the huge aisle windows where the light streams in through the lavish arcades. 

Look out for the gallery of 15th century roof faces and try out the handsome private pews, one bearing the emblems of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.

The 18th century ringers’ gotch – that’s a beer jug. Beer was once the payment for the ringers. Clare’s ring of eight is said to be the heaviest in Suffolk.

How old is it?

The present church dates back to at least 13th century but after a visit by the image-breaker William Dowsing in 1643, the heraldic glass in the east window is all that is left of the 15th century glass that once might have filled the church.



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The Revd Mark Woodrow

The Vicarage
14 High Street
Clare
Suffolk

CO10 8NY
The Revd Mark Woodrow, Rector
01787 277515

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Ride and Stride 2021 - Help Raise money for your Parish Church!

Occuring
for 8 hours
Venue
Clare, St Peter & St Paul
Address
High Street Clare Suffolk, CO10 8NY, United Kingdom

Yes!!! The 2021 Ride and Stride will take place on Saturday, 11 September 2021, adapting as necessary for whatever Covid-19 guidelines advise on the day.

You can download below the 2021 sponsorship paperwork and a full list of churches and chapels that are expected to be open.

If you don't feel like cycling but have a vintage or classic cars, why not take part in the Pedal and Drive event instead: More Information can be found at https://shct.org.uk/pedal-drive-car-rally/

This year, on the day, not all churches may be open for Ride and Stride, and churches that usually offer refreshments may decide not to do so, but riders and walkers can log the name of the church visited themselves, if it’s unattended.

JUSTGIVING: Click here (http://www.justgiving.com/campaign/Suffolk-Churches-Ride-and-Stride-2021) to enter the Suffolk Churches Ride and Stride 2021 page on the JustGiving website, where you can log into your account and donate. If you’re unfamiliar with JustGiving, it is easy to set up your own online JustGiving page by selecting ‘Sign up’ on the top right of the page and entering the details requested. Please ensure that the place of worship you wish to benefit is clearly specified.

Our churches and chapels need our help more than ever this year, so please support this vital annual event. Half your sponsorship money will go to the Trust to be given in grants for church repairs, and half will go to the church of your choosing.

If the Covid situation were to deteriorate to the extent that it becomes unwise to go ahead, we would not hesitate to cancel and get the word out there. If you are uncertain closer to the time whether the event is still going ahead, please check on social media or on this website.

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The parish of Clare with Poslingford is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Benefice Safeguarding Officer. The Diocese of St. Edmundsbury & Ipswich’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our Benefice Safeguarding Officer. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Service.

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