Two cycling events will be held in Southend-on-Sea on Sunday, 22 September. ForwardMotion is putting on the annual Southend Tweed Ride and jointly running the brand new Belfairs Cycling Festival with the Essex Wildlife Trust. The much-loved Tweed Ride is an opportunity to dress up in your best tweed and vintage gear and ride along […]

This weekend the ForwardMotion team is participating in the Tilbury Carnival and the Castle Point Show to engage the community and encourage take-up of our services. On Saturday, 20 July, the team will be in attendance at the Tilbury Carnival, displaying the ever-popular ForwardMotion electric cargo bike in the carnival parade. The Tilbury Carnival is […]

The Southend Festival 2019, which took place from Friday 14 June to Sunday 14 July 2019, was a celebration of the arts and culture in Southend-on-Sea, with lots of events taking place within the High Street and across the seafront. ForwardMotion was delighted to sponsor the festival and encourage visitors to travel by bike, on […]

The long-awaited Village Green exceeded our expectations as we enjoyed a fabulous day at the festival. We had our very own ForwardMotion Village within the Village Green, dedicated to promoting active travel and supporting a healthier lifestyle. It was inspiring to talk to so many people about their journeys, with many already travelling actively and […]

Enjoy days out in Southend building sandcastles with the kids whilst unwinding with all the traditional pleasures of the seaside on award winning beaches. Ride the railway to the end of the longest pleasure Pier in the world; get absorbed in hands on fun at a museum, or run free amongst the many parks and […]

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 […]

Thanks to ForwardMotion support, communities in Southend have been busy designing and painting silk flags for the upcoming T100 Walking Festival. This year, we have lent our financial support to Kinetika’s T100 2019 festival in order to raise awareness about people’s travel habits. By funding the walks and workshops taking place in Southend for the […]

We are delighted to be sponsoring the Southend Festival 2019. As part of our support for the festival, we organised an art competition with Southend BID to encourage the public to think differently about their travel habits. The challenge was to create a 2D piece of art that creatively communicates the benefits of active travel such […]

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 […]

ForwardMotion is delighted to announce its sponsorship of this year’s Village Green Festival, taking place in Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, on 13 July 2019. Village Green is a much loved arts and music festival produced by arts organisation Metal. This year marks the tenth edition of the arts festival, which regularly draws thousands of people. Sponsorship […]