Photographic Competition

Everyone enjoys seeing photographs of the day so please send us yours.  They will be published on the website and you may win £50 and see them featured in EDP.

We accept digital photographs but ask that they are high resolution. By sending them to us we assume that you are happy for them to be used in our publicity and on our website. You can send your images to us via:

• Facebook – post your image on the Norfolk Churches Trust Facebook page by creating a new post ‘write something on this page’ and attach your photo
• Twitter – give the Bike Ride a mention and post your pictures, use @SaveOurChurches in your tweet
• Email – if you don’t use social media but would like to share your photographs with us you can send them as an attachment with an email to info@norfolkchurchestrust.org.uk

Photograph Gallery

The Lord Lieutenant’s Certificate

The Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, The Lady Dannatt MBE  has kindly agreed to sign a certificate bearing the name of the individual who has raised the most amount of money for the Bike Ride. The certificate is awarded to a different person each year. Charles Inglis was the 2023 recipient;  Charles did his Bike Ride & Walk with his children on foot visiting the many churches that the city of Norwich has to offer.

2023 was Charles’ final year as Chair of the Bike Ride Committee and so he went out in style. During his ten-year tenure, the event raised a fantastic sum of £1.1 million, thank you for all your hard work, Charles. The presentation was made on Thursday 29th August, by The Rt. Revd. Ian Bishop, Bishop of Thetford.

 

The Lord Lieutenant's Certificate

The Most Improved Church

Each year the church which has increased the amount of money raised during the Bike Ride the most is awarded £1000 by Norfolk Churches Trust.

St Michael’s, Plumstead was the recipient of the 2023 award  and received £1,000 for the church which was collected by their Churchwarden and Bike Ride Co-ordinator Eleanor Faulkner.  She is pictured below with some of her fellow participants. Those who cycled to benefit St Michael’s were, Peter and Pauline Lawton, Mike Ray-Jones, Meriel Straton, Eleanor Faulkner, Catherine McMahon and last but not least David Ramsbotham who donned his walking boots, visited twelve churches, and raised over £2,000.

The cheque is given to a different church each year, and this year took place at St Michael’s church Cathedral, with the presentation being made by The Rt. Revd Ian Bishop, Bishop of Thetford.

The Most Improved Church

Wall of Fame

The ten people who visit the most churches by bicycle on the day of the Bike Ride will have their name recorded on our Wall of Fame. Last year first place was a draw between Susannah Towning and Amanda Marshall who visited 72 churches! An extraordinary effort on both their parts.

Wall of Fame

Win £1,000 for your church

Don’t forget that we are offering £1,000 prize for the most improved church. In other words the church which shows the most improvement in its Bike Ride fundraising compared to last year. This is a chance to make a substantial difference to your church’s finances in a year when many have suffered through lack of money from the Collection plate.

Children’s Activity Sheets

You can encourage your children to look a little harder when they are visiting the churches with our activity sheets. Print out the sheets and take them with you for the children to complete. They can be scanned and emailed to editorial@knifebox.co.uk and we will reward their enthusiasm with a prize!

Download Activity Sheets

Crosswords & Word Search

Have fun!

Church & Bike Word Search Easy level
Church & Bike Word Search
Church Related Crossword
Bicycle Crossword
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