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Highlights from the last three years of South Essex Active Travel

Date: 20/03/20

The end of this month marks three years of South Essex Active Travel, which is a good opportunity for us to recap on some of the things that have been achieved since the project started in April 2017. We have helped more than 2,000 people change their travel habits through the provision of targeted travel […]

Businesses encouraged to install free cycle parking

Date: 06/03/20

We are encouraging businesses in south Essex to get their employees to travel more sustainably by installing cycle parking on their premises. The ParkThatBike scheme is part of a wider campaign by ForwardMotion to get more people out of their cars and using bicycles, walking or public transport. Bike hangar storage units, worth £2,900, are […]

More exercise tops list of 2020 New Year resolutions

Date: 07/01/20

More exercise tops list of 2020 New Year resolutions, as eco-friendly goals fall by the wayside. Research by ForwardMotion reveals that the most popular New Year’s resolutions for 2020 are to exercise more and eat more healthily, selected by 57% and 54% of people planning to make New Year resolutions. The survey, conducted by YouGov, […]

ForwardMotion calls on south Essex residents to take part in Festive Travel Challenge

Date: 28/11/19

On Monday, 2 December, we are launching a festive travel challenge to encourage people to try travelling by public transport throughout December. Residents from South Essex could win a £250 prize for completing just one journey on a bus or train which they would have normally travelled by car. To take part, swap one journey […]

Businesses encouraged to install free bike hangars

Date: 10/10/19

ForwardMotion is encouraging businesses in south Essex to install bike hangars for their employees, to help them travel to work more sustainably. The ParkThatBike scheme is part of our wider campaign to get more people out of their cars and using bicycles, walking or public transport. The lockable bike hangars provide weatherproof, secure storage for four cycles […]

ForwardMotion cycling campaign rolls into action

Date: 11/09/19

ForwardMotion launched its ‘This Is What A Cyclist Looks Like’ campaign last week. The campaign aims to challenge people’s perceptions of what a ‘real’ cyclist looks like and encourage more people to start travelling by bike around south Essex. The campaign was officially launched at the Cycle County Active County event, which took place at […]

ForwardMotion launching new campaign to encourage more people to cycle

Date: 29/08/19

ForwardMotion is set to launch a new campaign called This Is What A Cyclist Looks Like, which challenges people’s perceptions of what a ‘real’ cyclist looks like and aims to encourage more people to travel by bike around south Essex. You don’t have to be really fit or wear Lycra to get on a bike, […]

Get on board for Catch the Bus Week

Date: 28/06/19

From the 1st to the 7th of July, we are encouraging people across south Essex to swap one car journey for a ride on a public bus, as part of Catch the Bus Week 2019. Catch the Bus Week aims to get more people using the many bus routes running across the country, regardless of […]

Spring roadshows a taster for what is to come

Date: 24/05/19

The ForwardMotion team were out and about in April, delivering a series of roadshow events in locations across south Essex. The team pitched up in Billericay, Corringham and Canvey Island town centres with an array of fun activities for residents to enjoy, including static bike racing and smoothie bike. Our team had a great time […]

A very fashionable ForwardMotion Cycle Hub Mobile

Date: 24/05/19

ForwardMotion’s new mobile cycle hub made its debut on Southend’s High Street on Thursday 16 May. The brightly coloured hub, with its racks of refurbished bikes on sale and experienced bike mechanics on hand to provide free bike maintenance, was soon attracting the attention of passers-by. The hub was very popular, with many recycled bikes […]

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