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, […]

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 […]

The ForwardMotion Cycle Hub Thurrock in Tilbury opening times are: Monday closed Tuesday 9-4 Wednesday 9-4 Thursday 9-4 Friday 9-4 Saturday 9-1 Come and join us at Cycle Hub Thurrock, you can choose from an amazing range of refurbished bikes, available to buy at a discounted rate, and we can take any unwanted bikes off […]

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 […]

As part of our involvement with the Village Green Festival, ForwardMotion and Metal invited sculptor Nik Ramage to work with a group of students to create an interactive, moving sculpture crafted from recycled bicycles. During a weeklong series of workshops, Nik worked with a group of students, including students from South Essex College, to explore the […]

Basildon Council, who are a ForwardMotion partner, have discussed plans for a non-charging Clean Air Zone to the north of Basildon and a reduction of the speed limit on a stretch of the A127 as part of a package of measures to improve air quality. Councillors met on Tuesday 14 May to discuss the plans, […]

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 […]

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 […]