Essex Pedal Power, Clacton & Jaywick Sands

Clacton Coastal Academy, CO15 3JL

Adult Learn to Ride, 13:00-13:45pm, book here.

Adult Learn to Ride, 14:00-14:45pm, book here.

Confidence Ride, 10.15am -12.15, book here.

Essex Pedal Power is a community-based bike project which will allow residents in Jaywick Sands and Clacton to loan a new bike free of charge.  The scheme will provide low cost, sustainable travel modes to key communities within Tendring, increasing access to employment opportunities at local sites such as Gorse Lane and Bull Hill Industrial Estates in Clacton, higher and further education opportunities via access to the train station and key local services in nearby locations. The pilot plans to distribute 1,300 bikes which will have a significant impact on the activity levels of local people, improving participants health and wellbeing. Only 3% of people cycle regularly in Essex, although it is a popular form of travel and leisure.

The project has received £2.3m investment through the Getting Building Fund, managed by the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) on behalf of the Government. Additional money has been received from Sport England and the Essex Local Delivery Pilot, creating a programme value of £2.7m. Further details of the full list of the South East LEP’s Getting Building Fund projects, descriptions, values and outputs can be found here.

To be eligible for a bike under the Essex Pedal Power scheme, applicants must:

• Live within Jaywick Sands or Clacton, with priority given to residents of the following wards: Bluehouse, Coppins, West Clacton and Jaywick, Pier, St James and St Johns
• Be aged 12 years or over

Applicants must:

• Agree to use the bike frequently (weekly) or return the bike if not used
• Agree to GPS monitoring of bike usage

Data Protection Act 2018

The information you provide is confidential and subject to the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018. This personal data will be held and processed by Active Essex (Sport and Physical Activity Partnership) and The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) (Reg. number 7595) for the purpose(s) of providing and monitoring the effectiveness of Essex Pedal Power (EPP) and comply with any statutory duty in relation with public health placed on the local authorities, including service communication purposes. The data will also be shared with Essex Highways for transport monitoring. The personal details you provide may also be shared with third parties for the purposes of undertaking research, for the provision of appropriate services, as part of any statutory duties requiring such disclosure and to protect the public funds the Council collects and administers on the basis that they treat the information as confidential. Any data may be used to prevent fraud or the misuse of resources. For further information of our privacy notice, please visit: https://www.essex.gov.uk/privacy-community. You can also contact us if you have additional questions.

Bikes in Clacton & Jaywick will be fitted with a GPS tracking system. This will enable the Essex Pedal Power team to monitor how the bike is being used, for data collection and evaluation purposes. Recipients will be selected at random to receive a GPS-tracked bike.

Yes. There is a maximum of 2 bikes per household as part of the programme.

Local residents can apply for an Essex Pedal Power bike either using the button above, or by phone 01255 764692. If you need any assistance in applying, or require a paper form, please contact the team at essexpedalpower@activeessex.org

Yes, you do not need to know how to ride a bike to participate in the scheme. Training will be provided free of charge within the local community to those who do not know how to ride a bike, or would like to build confidence in cycling on the road.  More information on cycle training will be provided if your application is successful.

All bikes will be a new high quality, lightweight hybrid bike suitable for roads and cycle paths.  A range of bikes will be available to suit different needs, and we are investigating the potential inclusion of e-bikes and cargo bikes later in the programme.

As part of the scheme successful participants will receive a bike, as well as a helmet (fitted to the correct size), a gold standard D Lock for safety purposes and a hand pump fitted to the bike frame. Each bike will also come with standard reflective lights and mud guards.

The scheme is currently only open to those people who live within Jaywick Sands and Clacton.

The bike is initially loaned to participants for a period of 6 months.  If the bike has been used at least once a week during this time, the applicant is able to keep the bike at the end of the loan scheme.  The Essex Pedal Power team will monitor bike usage via a GPS tracking system, which will provide data on how frequently the bike is used.