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Annual Ride & Stride for Friends Of Kent Churches

Mark Holmes is raising money for Friends Of Kent Churches

Kent churches Ride & Stride · 12 September 2026

It is an ecumenical organisation which raises money through an annual sponsored Bike Ride and Walk to help keep Kent's churches in repair. Half the money you raise will go to the church of your choice.

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Rev. Kelly, Michael (& Jasper!), Dawn and others are joining the Holmes family to participate in the annual sponsored Ride & Stride for Friends of Kent Churches, walking 11 miles between 21 participating churches in and around Tunbridge Wells.

Historic churches are important to our towns and villages - but are expensive to maintain, and it often falls to a small community of worshippers. Friends of Kent Churches helps with grants - so we're joining their Ride & Stride for the Holmeses' 10th consecutive year. Thanks in advance for your support - it makes a huge difference both to us and to churches in need of repair!

Friends of Kent Churches routinely sends half of the money that sponsors raise back to their nominated church, for its own maintenance. In our case that's St Bartholomew's, Otford.

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Thank you!

Donation summary

Total
£2,098.00
+ £222.50 Gift Aid
Online
£1,050.00
Offline
£1,048.00

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