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ForwardMotion donates disposable gloves to front-line social care workers

  • Date: 23/04/20

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 […]

ForwardMotion has donated 118 unopened boxes of latex gloves to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council from its two cycle hubs. The...

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ForwardMotion’s Bike Loan Scheme for Key Workers

  • Date: 27/03/20

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 […]

During this coronavirus outbreak, we are continuing to work with our providers across south Essex to deliver services that...

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Coronavirus updates from local transport operators

  • Date: 20/03/20

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 links below provide you with updates and answers to FAQs regarding local transport operators’ services. Rail c2c –...

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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 […]

The end of this month marks three years of South Essex Active Travel, which is a good opportunity for...

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Statement on COVID-19

  • Date: 18/03/20

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 […]

This article refers to the initial lockdown in the UK from March 2020. To view the services affected by...

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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 […]

We are encouraging businesses in south Essex to get their employees to travel more sustainably by installing cycle parking...

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Velo Essex – Active Essex Foundation

We are delighted to inform you that Velo Essex will be taking place on 20th September 2020. This will be the biggest mass participation closed road cycle race Essex has ever seen! There will be 50 and 100 mile options as well as a family ride too. We are aiming for 15,000 participants, all of […]

We are delighted to inform you that Velo Essex will be taking place on 20th September 2020. This will...

  • Date: 20/09/20
  • Location: Essex
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Ride for Helen

The event is back for its seventh year, bigger and better than ever with six distances to choose from between 6 and 90 miles all starting and finishing at Crix, Hatfield Peverel near Chelmsford. The Helen Rollason Cancer Charity supports men and women across our region who are living with cancer providing a range of […]

The event is back for its seventh year, bigger and better than ever with six distances to choose from...

  • Date: 17/05/20
  • Location: Essex
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Encouraging residents to spring clean their journey

  • Date: 28/02/20

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 […]

We are asking people across south Essex to swap their car for a different way of travelling in March...

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ForwardMotion wins national funding for cycling, walking and public transport initiatives

  • Date: 20/02/20

We have won a £1.1 million government grant to help more residents and organisations who want to change the way they travel. Following an announcement made on Friday 7 February by Chris Heaton-Harris, cycling and walking Minister, the funding for 2020/21 under the Department for Transport’s Access Fund will support a range of different initiatives […]

We have won a £1.1 million government grant to help more residents and organisations who want to change the...


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