Cllr Ron Woodley, chair of the South Essex Active Travel Sponsoring Board, has welcomed the recent (9 May 2020) announcement by the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, of a £250 million active travel fund to boost cycling and walking. He commented: “We have seen a major uptake in walking and cycling in recent weeks and months […]

As the lockdown begins to ease, local transport providers continue to update their services to meet the need for public transport. To ensure you have the most up to date information, please check with the relevant operator for the service you wish to use. The latest updates from local transport providers are given below. c2c […]

ForwardMotion has been getting in touch with businesses, training providers, schools and colleges to let them know about the travel support we can offer to employees who are key workers or unable to work from home. Our services are designed to help people get around while complying with social distancing guidelines. We particularly encourage walking […]

ForwardMotion has donated 118 unopened boxes of latex gloves to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council from its two cycle hubs. The gloves have been given to social workers and community care givers in need of additional personal protective equipment (PPE) so that they can continue to provide essential care and support to vulnerable people throughout the coronavirus […]

During this coronavirus outbreak, we are continuing to work with our providers across south Essex to deliver services that support people, whether that is helping key workers get to work or providing advice for people who want to cycle or walk for exercise. Active Cycling Projects, who run our bike loan scheme, have made the […]

The links below provide you with updates and answers to FAQs regarding local transport operators’ services. Rail c2c – https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/media-centre/latest-news/coronavirus/ Greater Anglia – https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/travel-information/service-disruptions/coronavirus-travel-information Bus Arriva – https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/coronavirus/ First – https://www.firstgroup.com/help-and-support/coronavirus-information

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 […]

This article refers to the initial lockdown in the UK from March 2020. To view the services affected by the second lockdown as of 5/11/2020, click here.  In light of the recent Government guidelines regarding COVID-19, some ForwardMotion services will temporarily be suspended, with all public facing events and services postponed until further notice. As […]

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 […]

We are asking people across south Essex to swap their car for a different way of travelling in March as part of our ‘Spring Clean Your Journey’ challenge. Launching next month, the travel challenge gives residents the opportunity to win a £250 prize for completing just one journey on a bus, train, bike or on […]