Active Essex

The Birmingham Commonwealth Games Legacy

This year’s Commonwealth Games hosted in Birmingham, truly shone the light on England’s resilience, dedication, and commitment to inclusivity. It was our most successful...
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Active Essex, Ambassadors

The impact on the women’s game

The power of football can bring a nation together. Even more powerful, is the England women’s team turning the tides and making history. In...
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Active Essex, Essex Local Delivery Pilot

New cycle parking places for Essex Pedal Power cyclists in Clacton and Jaywick

You asked, we listened! After several requests from Essex Pedal Power (EPP) cyclists, 11 brand new cycle parking spaces have been installed across Clacton...
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Jason's Reflections

London 2012 legacy

This is an important month for major multi-sport events – marking the start of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and 10 years since the...
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Active Essex, Essex Local Delivery Pilot

Geoff’s Cycling Journey

I had lived in Kent for many years of my life but two years ago I moved to Clacton. Just as I moved Covid...
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Jason's Reflections

Hardwiring Physical Activity into the new landscape for Health in Essex

Reflections by Director, Jason Fergus As my first reflections blog, I wanted to take a moment to share what I’ve learnt over the past...
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Active Essex, Active Essex Foundation

Good luck to RideLondon-Essex riders!

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve focused a lot about celebrating RideLondon-Essex and the event from a spectator’s point of view. Now, we...
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Active Essex

Walk this May with 50 miles of NEW Walking Trails

50 miles of NEW hyper-local walking routes launched in Chelmsford, Brentwood and Harlow. Active Essex has launched 50 miles of hyper-local digital walking trails...
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Active Essex

Spotlight Saturday – Peaceful Pony

We’ve decided to switch things up for the next couple of Spotlight Saturdays, focusing on two of our new Essex ActivAte delivery partners and the...
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Active Essex

Scott’s training for Ride London

On 29 May 2022, I’ll be taking on the Ride London-Essex 100-mile challenge. I probably should’ve started this blog by saying I am not...
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Young People, Movement and Mental Wellbeing

As this week is Mental Health Awareness Week, our Active Essex Mental Wellbeing Steering Group hosted a special meeting in which young people were...
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