Love your Bus 2024/2025 Outcome
2024/2025 Grant Outcomes
In 2024/2025, Essex County Council launched the first round of the Love Your Bus grant fund, supporting nine community-led projects aimed at enhancing local bus services. The initiative demonstrated strong community engagement, cost-effective service enhancements, and valuable insights into improving future delivery.
In 2024/2025, Essex County Council launched the first round of the Love Your Bus grant fund, supporting nine community-led projects aimed at enhancing local bus services. The initiative demonstrated strong community engagement, cost-effective service enhancements, and valuable insights into improving future delivery. | ||
Overview of 2024/2025 Delivery
Nine projects were awarded funding, totalling £237,062.
Three applications were not awarded due to: Incomplete or missing information
Please see below list of awarded projects:
Parish/Town Council | Project summary | Funding Amount |
Sheering Parish Council | 347 Service expansion to cover Harlow including marketing and promotion | £34,000 |
Ingatestone and Fryerning Parish Council | 351 service frequency increased between Chelmsford and Warley on Monday to Friday. | £48,716 |
North Weald Bassett Parish Council | Bus awareness Marketing Campaign | £19,000 |
Woodham Walter Parish Council | Advertising campaign for service 99 | £3,600 |
Burnham On Crouch Town Council | Additional morning journeys added for service 331 from Burnham on Crouch to Chelmsford including promotion of the service | £50,000 |
Mayland Parish Council | Rerouting and retiming service 331 and 31 mornings and evenings between Chelmsford and Burnham, including social media marketing | £14,666 |
High Easter parish council | Additional short Journeys added on service 17/18 2 days per week between Chelmsford and Chignall, including promotion of the service | £17,200 |
Shalford Parish Council | Additional vehicle available for DigiGo North zone, 50h /per week, Monday to Friday including marketing and network engagement | £48,880 |
Rayne Parish Council | Service 133 promotion and marketing | £1,000 |
You Suggested, We Listened
Feedback from the 2024/25 Grant Round
Based on feedback and lessons learned from the first round of funding, we have introduced several improvements for the upcoming round:
Simplified application form to reduce time and complexity
Comprehensive list of ECC-funded services, including contract expiry dates
Designated email contacts for transport providers assigned to Love Your Bus projects (these will be shared directly with Parish and Town Councils and are not for public use)
Regular engagement and Q&A sessions from September 2025 to January 2026 to support applicants throughout the process
