COMPETITIONS

Photography Competition

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

There are three categories; Exterior, Interior and Spirit of the Day.

Each category must feature an element of a church, chapel or meeting house. We accept digital photographs but ask that they are high resolution. Participants must be aged 16 or over on the day of the event and please submit no more than five photographs. Closing date for entry is 30th September.

By sending photographs 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:

• Email as an attachment to media@norfolkchurchestrust.org.uk

Pictured here is one of the winners from 2025, the entry from Helen Barber for her exterior photograph of Little Massingham, St Andrew. The other winners were, Mark Pfeiffer for his image Bales and Bikes, which won the Spirit of the Day category (which is featured on our main Bike Ride, Walk & Drive page), and Gill Ashby for her interior image of  All Saints, Kettlestone. These images can be seen in the Bike Ride Newsletter, here.

Thank you to them, and to all of you for your  wonderful images of the day.

Photograph Gallery

Photography Competition for those aged 16 and under

New for 2026

This year we launch a new photography competition for those aged 16 and under.

The winner selected by the judges will receive a new bike.

Each photograph must feature an element of a church, chapel or meeting house. We accept digital photographs but ask that they are high resolution. Participants must be aged 16 or under on the day of the event (12th September) and please submit no more than five photographs.

Closing date for entry is 30th September.

Please email your entries, clearly stating they are for the 16 and under competition to  media@norfolkchurchestrust.org.uk. 

Please provide us with a valid email address for your parent, guardian or carer for communication as without this your entry will not be valid.

 

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 raises the most amount of money for the Bike Ride, Walk & Drive each year.

The Lord Lieutenant’s Certificate, for for 2025 will be presented to Paul Nicholls, who took part to benefit Burgh Castle, St Peter & St Paul. He raised the fantastic sum of £3,028.75 and managed to fill an impressive fifteen sponsor forms.

Mr Nicholls, a stalwart of the event, attributes the sum raised to his sponsors who gave generously because he had not been able to take part in 2024. He has confirmed that he will be taking part again this year.

His will receive his certificate at a special presentation later this year.

 

 

 

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 £1,000 by Norfolk Churches Trust.

The winner of £1,000 for the most improved fundraising church for 2025 goes to Thurning, St Andrew.

Congratulations to them. They will receive their award at a presentation later in the year.

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.

In 2025 Edward Rawlings topped the leader board by visiting an impressive 57 churches by bike on the day, Beeston Regis, All Saints will benefit from his efforts.  Well done to Edward and to all our Wall of Famer’s!

 

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.

St Mary the Virgin, Hillington were the recipients of a cheque for the 2024 event.  Pictured here (alongside Patrick Lines, High Sheriff of Norfolk and Rev’d Canon Dr Mark Dimond of King’s Lynn Minster) is Dr Mary Nichols, Churchwarden at Hillington.

She said, “I’d like to express my huge gratitude to The Norfolk Churches Trust for the award. It has boosted our finances and our spirits at a time when we are facing tremendous challenges as we consider the future of the St Mary’s church building.”

 

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.

Tick list – What have you spotted in a church
Windows – activity sheet
Pews – activity sheet
Doors and porches – activity sheet
Animals – activity sheet
They can be scanned and emailed to media@norfolkchurchestrust.org.uk and we will reward their enthusiasm with a prize!

 

Crosswords & Word Search

Have fun!

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