Monday 26 November 2012

Fwd:motion Awarded Chesterfield Market Hall Graphic Hoardings



Fwd:motion working with Destination Chesterfield, were awarded the job of designing and producing the graphic hoardings for the new look Chesterfield Market Hall. The design incorporates the Destination Chesterfield graphical language alongside information on the Chesterfield Townscape Heritage Initiative (CTHI). Providing information on the history of the Market Hall as well as details on other development areas in and around Chesterfield.


The brief was to be both eye catching and informative, utilising photography and the brand of Destination Chesterfield.  The hoardings will remain in place during the construction of the new look historic Chesterfield Market Hall until Autumn 2013.

To see more images of the hoardings please visit the fwd:motion facebook page >

Thursday 15 November 2012

fwd:motion take part in Movember!


Please help fwd:motion raise cash for Movember


During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in the UK and around the world. The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

fwd:motion have joined the efforts of thousands of other Mo Bro’s who must grow and groom a moustache throughout the month of November. Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of November and through their actions and words raise awareness by prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issue of men’s health.

You can see fwd:motions moustache growing efforts online here

Please help fwd:motion to raise money for Movember by donating online today!

Thanks in advance.



Tuesday 23 October 2012

The Eagle has landed!


Thank you to everybody who sponsored David to jump out of a plane on Saturday 6th October.


We are happy to report David landed safely raising £500 in the process for Whirlow Hall Farm Trust.



David comments “I always wanted to have a go at a sky dive, when the opportunity came along for Whirlow I jumped at the chance (15,000 feet to be exact). The experience was amazing and I will definatley be doing another one. The free fall was by far the best part and I can understand why people get hooked on the thrill of sky diving.”















Look out for more antics to raise much needed funds for Whirlow Hall Farm Trust by other members of the fwd:motion team!

If you too would like to find out how you can help raise funds for Whirlow please visit the website here.



If you have any ideas on activities to help raise money please feel free to post your comments.

Friday 12 October 2012

A day on the farm...


Wybourn Community Primary School were matched with fwd:motion as part of the 480 club run by Whirlow Hall Farm Trust. The children from Wybourn School stayed at Whirlow Hall Farm from the 3rd to 5th of October and actively joined in with various farm tasks and looking after the animals.


Web Developer Mike Froggatt from fwd:motion visited the children and saw for himself the great work done by the Farm Trust and how it has a positive effect on the children. 

Sarah Kerrigan, Fundraiser and Events Organiser at Whirlow Hall Farm Trust comments.

“Thank you for supporting the 480 scheme again for this year; Wybourn Primary School would not have enjoyed the visit they made to the farm last week without your generous support. I hope Mike Froggatt enjoyed meeting the children, I am sure he shared with you some of the hilarious comments we heard during their pony riding session and shared the photographs we took on the day.” 

“A high percentage of the children come from low income households, some have never had a holiday, some have never left their community as hard as this is to believe. The visit to Whirlow has provided some children within this group with their first visit to the countryside and first meeting of farm animals. The children went home with happy memories they will remember for a long time to come not to mention all the learning they achieved during the stay…. I asked the group lots of questions which they answered with no problems or hesitation at all… they remembered everything they had been told during the stay.” 


“May I take this opportunity to thank you again on behalf of the children from Wybourn Primary for your continued support and I look forward to seeing the team at fwd:motion on the farm again soon.”

fwd:motion are looking forward to being matched again with another school as part of the renewal process for the 480 club. if you too would like to find out more about the 480 club, or would like to join, then please click here to visit the Whirlow Hall Farm website.

Tuesday 9 October 2012

fwd:motion heads out to PUMA HQ


Fwd ventured out to PUMA HQ in Nuremberg, Germany to work on the 2013 AW13 Black Label catalogue, a five day trip photographing the Autumn/Winter range of trainers and accessories for retail next year.


The PUMA brand was very much on display at the impressive offices on this purpose built site and the brilliantly named "Global brand Centre" was an amazing sight both in the daylight and at night when it is illuminated! PUMA are very aware of the importance of being environmentally friendly with their products and have led the way with forward thinking packaging and products, this awareness of being environmentally friendly is also projected in the global HQ. Huge Solar panels are fitted across the site and all of the offices electricity is generated purely from this source. There are also huge rain tanks that collect water and this is used within the buildings plumbing! A fantastic achievement and bold statement by this forward thinking global brand, which hopefully will be picked up by other like minded companies in the future!


The brand as you would expect is very much on show at the Global HQ. Attention to detail and ingenious and creative ideas such as the lights in the car park actually resembling a trainer box with the lid slightly open, so that the light projects out of the box is a great sight and re-enforces the importance of brand to PUMA!


Working at PUMAs HQ was a pleasure and fwd:motion celebrated below with the famous signature Usain Bolt Pose!


Monday 17 September 2012

Wybourn School partnered with fwd:motion

As a 480 club member fwdmotion contribute a £480 annual membership fee to pay for a school to visit Whirlow Hall Farm to benefit a group of 12 children who get the opportunity to stay on the farm for 2 nights. Wybourn School has been partnered with fwd:motion and will be staying on the farm from 3rd – 5th October 2012.

If you too would like to get involved with the 480 club or with other fund raising activities at Whirlow Hall Farm please visit www.whirlowhallfarm.co.uk/

A Thank You from Lost Chord

Picnic & Pavarotti at the Priory


fwd:motion sponsored an event for Lost Chord, a charity reaching out to people with dementia. The event entitled Picnic & Pavarotti at the Priory raised a staggering £6,000 on the day.

Tina Harrison, Fundraising & Marketing Manager commented in a letter to fwd:motion.

"Thank you so much for all your help with the publicity materials and programmes for our first Picnic at Hodsock Priory. The day was a resounding success and everybody has commented on the fabulous quality of the posters and flyers, they certainly did the trick as we had around 600 people attend the event.

I'm sure you'll be delighted to know that we raised just over £6,000, which is absolutely brilliant.

Once again you have done a sterling job for Lost Chord and I know it's at a much reduced cost and for that we are very appreciative.

From all at Lost Chord, thank you once again for all you've done to help further our work in the field of dementia."


If you would like to find out more about the fundraising activities and events organised by Lost chord please visit www.lost-chord.org.uk



Friday 14 September 2012

10,000 FT FREEFALL PARACHUTE JUMP!


Imagine standing at the edge of an open doorway in an aircraft flying at 10,000 feet - the noise of the engines and the wind ringing in your ears with only the outline of distant fields below. Now imagine leaning forward out of that doorway and letting go - falling forward into the cloud, diving down through the air as you start freefalling at over 120mph! Then imagine the peace and quiet as the canopy opens, the steering toggles come down either side of you and you begin a tranquil parachute descent from two miles up in the air, steering yourself back down to the centre of the drop zone below.

David Whiteley, Director at fwd:motion has stepped up to the challenge and will be completing the jump on Saturday 6th October 2012 to help raise funds for Whirlow Hall Farm Trust (www.whirlowhallfarm.org/). The jump will take place in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, co-incedently where our very own David was born and bred! So we are hoping for a strong local turnout of support!

To show your support you can donate money to Whirlow Hall Farm trust by sponsoring David to complete the 'two-mile' high jump, or give a donation to the trust via www.justgiving.com/fwdmotiondavid.

We would like to wish David all the best before his BIG JUMP! And hope you will support him in his fund raising efforts! 


Thursday 2 August 2012

Changing the face of Chesterfield


The newly constructed hoardings surrounding the Ravenside Retail Park development in Chesterfield as produced by fwd:motion. 

For more information please see the link below...

Chesterfield | News | Promoting the changing face of Chesterfield

Tuesday 24 July 2012

fwd:motion sponsors Crooked Smile Award 2012

fwd:motion are proud to be supporting The Crooked Smile Awards for 2012! The competition now in its fourth year and supported by fwd:motion since it first started in 2008 is due to take place on 27th September 2012.
Crooked Smile Award 2012

Hosted by Anthony J Brown

Thursday 27 September 2012

Yep, it’s back for a sensational, audience-pleasing 4th year. 9 of the freshest comedy performers (including as ever, some chucklesome local folk) compete at this much revered event. The winner will receive £100, a contract of paid gigs on the U.K comedy circuit and a trophy.

Plus a headlining set from Jeremy O'Donnell
'The best act of the night by far'
- Daily Mirror
As seen on Take The Mike, FHM Stand-Up Hero and Takeover TV Jeremy mixes sharp one-liners with friendly story telling and sparkling off the cuff wit. His sharp routines and amenable nature have endeared him to audiences all over throughout Britain and as far afield as Berlin, Shanghai and Zurich.