Active Essex

Major Boost for Active Thames 2024

Tideway, the company behind London’s super sewer, has given Active Thames a major boost in 2024. The PLA’s partnership programme, Active Thames, encourages more...
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Local Delivery Pilot

Essex Pedal Power Launches on Canvey Island

Community cycling initiative expands, providing free bikes for eligible children.   Active Essex is delighted to announce that Essex Pedal Power, the community cycling...
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Local Delivery Pilot

Essex Pedal Power Pedalling it’s way to Success

TWO wheels are better than four, as the saying goes. And in Tendring, residents have been finding this out for themselves as free bikes...
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RideLondon-Essex

Essex to host two stages of 2024 Ford RideLondon Classique ahead of traditional London finale

The start and finish venues for the 2024 Ford RideLondon Classique, part of the UCI Women’s WorldTour, have today been confirmed with Essex again...
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Active Essex

Sport England visits Essex to announce unprecedented investment into local communities nationally, to drive equal access to sport and physical activity

Sport England has today announced a major and unprecedented expansion of its investment into local communities across England to ensure those in greatest need...
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Local Delivery Pilot

Essex Pedal Power Re:Cycles

Essex Pedal Power (EPP); the successful community cycling initiative that launched in Clacton and Jaywick Sands in June 2021, has added a new string...
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Local Delivery Pilot

Essex Pedal Power launches in Harwich and Dovercourt

A local family fun day event held at Parkeston on 11th June 2023, saw community cycle initiative; Essex Pedal Power, distribute the first 21...
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Active Essex

London Marathon Foundation awards additional £750,000 to continue inspiring activity in Essex

Second year of funding from London Marathon Foundation in Essex brings total awarded to £1.75 million since 2022 Funding is a direct benefit of...
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Active Essex RideLondon-Essex

15,000 residents active thanks to RideLondon-Essex 2022 and London Marathon Foundation

Active Essex’s partnership with London Marathon Foundation (LMF), has seen over 15,000 residents get active as a result of their funding following RideLondon-Essex 2022....
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Active Essex RideLondon-Essex

RideLondon-Essex, the towns it will touch

As the cyclists head out of the capital and cross into Essex, they will first be greeted by Epping Forest, an area of ancient...
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Local Delivery Pilot

Learnings from the successful LDP Microgrants Programme

December 2019 saw the launch of the Essex Local Delivery Pilot (ELDP) Microgrants programme, and due to its success within local communities, an evaluation...
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Active Essex

Active Essex Director joins Sport England Board

We are pleased to announce, that Director of Active Essex, Jason Fergus, has been appointed to join the Sport England Board, the Department for...
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