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12/06/2026

Have you considered switching to an electric vehicle with your next car?

Why not join us at Colchester Park and Ride on Saturday 18 July for our first ever Electrifying Essex event?

• Test drive and compare a wide range of EVs ⚡🚘
• Get expert advice on costs, charging and making the switch 🔋
• Chat with local EV owners about their experiences 💬

Get your free ticket today at: www.eventbrite.com/e/electrifying-essex-event-tickets-1981432108776?aff=oddtdtcreator

Come and try out the latest EVs all in one place!

08/06/2026

🚴‍♀️ It’s Bike Week!

There’s no better time to hop on your bike and enjoy getting active, whether it’s a short ride or part of your daily routine.
There are also great opportunities for younger riders. Active Essex has created a free cycling toolkit packed with fun and engaging activities for young people, including:

🎨 Design your own helmet
🚲 Wheelie Wednesday challenges
📓 An interactive cycling journal

It’s a fantastic way to keep children inspired, active and building confidence on their bikes.

To access the toolkit and make the most of Bike Week, follow the link below:

05/06/2026

🚲 Get Riding with cycle training!

Looking to build confidence on two wheels or develop your cycling skills?

We’ve got a range of Bikeability courses available for all ages and abilities:

✅ Bikeability Level 1

✅ Bikeability Level 1 & 2

✅ Bikeability Level 3

✅ Learn to Ride courses

✅ New! Child Bike Workshop & Learn

Whether you’re just starting out or ready to take your cycling confidence to the next level, there’s something for everyone.

We will spend a maximum of 30-minutes per bike, and will signpost to a ‘bike shop’ if repairs required exceed this time.

01/06/2026

We’re hiring: Sustainable Travel Planning Officer- Active Travel Team 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Join Essex County Council and help drive our vision for a Safer, Greener, and Healthier Essex. You’ll develop and deliver Travel Planning initiatives that encourage sustainable travel across schools, businesses, and new developments.

You’ll work collaboratively with a wide range of partners to design, implement, and monitor Travel Plans that support real modal shift across the county. From shaping strategy to delivering impactful projects, you’ll play a key role in promoting active travel and reducing our carbon footprint.

Ideal for a confident and passionate professional with strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and project delivery skills, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting difference in communities across Essex.

If you want to find out more, see below!

Sustainable Trave...

29/05/2026

Today is Living Streets , supporting safer streets for women, girls and minority genders. 🚶‍♀️👣

Take part by walking for 20 minutes from your home or workplace, or join others in your area. Everyone who participates will be entered into a prize draw to win £250 in shopping vouchers.

Walking has proven benefits. For women, it can reduce the risk of breast cancer, strengthen pelvic floor muscles and support recovery after illness or childbirth.

More broadly, people who walk regularly report improved wellbeing, lower anxiety and a stronger sense of community. From an business perspective, research also shows that people who walk or wheel to local shops tend to spend more than those who drive.

Find out more and get involved, have a look at the link below!

May is Living Streets' National Walking Month. with us!

28/05/2026

It is not too late to get your nominations in for the Celebration of Bikeability!🚲

This is an fantastic opportunity to recognise the schools, local authorities, families and individuals who are helping more children and young people build confidence through cycling.

Bikeability plays a vital role in supporting active travel across England, giving young people the skills and confidence to make cycling part of their everyday journeys to school and beyond.

Categories include:
🏆School of the Year
🏆Young Cyclist of the Year
🏆Family of the Year
🏆Organisation of the Year

If you know a school, local authority, or individual making a real difference through Bikeability or cycling more broadly, this is your chance to celebrate them.

Nominations close on 31 May, so be sure to submit yours soon.

Recognising the inspiring instructors, tenacious trainees and super cyclists that help make Bikeability so brilliant.

26/05/2026

Have you had a chance to read the Essex Air Quality Strategy? 🍃💨

Its vision is clear: by reducing exposure to poor air quality, residents can enjoy better health and fewer health inequalities.

Road transport remains the largest source of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the UK and is the main contributor at the roadside, highlighting the important role we all play in how we travel.

Choosing to walk, cycle, or use public transport can help reduce emissions, improve air quality, and support healthier communities.

If you’d like to learn more about why air quality matters and how travel choices can make a difference, take a look at the strategy below

The Essex Air Quality Consortium is on a mission to improve air quality in Essex, working together to make changes across the county that will help to make the air we breathe cleaner and healthier. As part of our mission, we're helping the people of Essex understand what air quality is and how they....

22/05/2026

🚗⚡ We’re hiring: Project Manager – EV Infrastructure Delivery

Join Essex County Council to lead the delivery of our EV charging programme. You’ll manage high-value contracts, ensure quality and compliance, and drive rollout at pace, working with partners across transport, legal, finance and sustainability.

Ideal for a confident Project Manager with strong stakeholder management, risk management skills and a passion for sustainable transport. Help shape a safer, greener, healthier Essex. 🌍

To find out more and apply, see below!

Project Manager ....

21/05/2026

Active Essex are encouraging you to get moving this May with their Walk for Your Mind campaign, part of Find Your Active: Move for Your Mind. 👣

Looking after your mental wellbeing doesn’t have to be complicated, even small amounts of movement, like a walk, can make a real difference to how you feel.

Take a look at their website to discover walking opportunities near you and get involved this Walking Month.

In celebration of National Walking Month, we’re stepping out with Walk for Your Mind, part of our Find Your Active: Move For Your Mind campaign. We're here to remind you that looking after your mental wellbeing doesn’t have to be complicated, even small amounts of movement, like walking, can mak...

18/05/2026

🚶‍♀️ Safer Streets = More People Walking

Walking is one of the simplest forms of travel but it only works when people feel safe and confident in their surroundings

That’s why new government-backed guidance and training from Active Travel England is so important. It will support councils to revamp streets with the safety of women and girls in mind, helping create more inclusive, welcoming environments for everyone.

When streets are designed with safety at their core, more people choose to walk for everyday journeys, to access local services, and to stay active.

This initiative is a vital step towards delivering the Government’s Safer Streets mission and its ambition to halve violence against women and girls within the next decade.

To read the article, see below:

New Government guidance will be issued to councils nationwide to help them consider how to make their streets safer for women and girls