More than 27,000 people have signed up to play Beat the Street Swindon 2021 – more than the total number of players in the 2019 game!
From Wednesday, 29th September, this week is ‘Go Travel’ week where people are encouraged to think about walking or cycling to work or school rather than taking the car with players clocking up double points on Beat Boxes around traditional commuting hours
For those who are working at home you can “commute” around your local area to start and finish your day with extra activity.
Participants in Beat the Street Swindon have already racked up nearly 150,000 active travel miles and there is still time to get involved!
Players of all ages are invited to take part in the free game which encourages people to get active in return for prizes. The game encourages local residents to ditch the car, and walk, scoot, wheel, cycle or run instead.
The teams that travel the furthest can win book vouchers, trophies and there are individual spot prizes just for taking part.
Collect a card and map from one of the distribution points listed on the www.beatthestreet.me/swindon website, join a team and start playing!
There are total and average points leaderboards for schools, community teams and charities with vouchers for the teams that travel the furthest.
Haydonleigh Primary School leads the total points leaderboard, with St Francis Primary School and Orchid Vale in second and third place.
Jenny Hulse from Bridlewood Primary School said: “The children are very excited to be playing Beat the Street once more. We have started our Tuesday night Beat the Street Club, where 45 children have been busy tapping Beat Boxes for an hour after school.”
Taking place until Wednesday, 27th October, Beat the Street is transforming Swindon into a real-life game with players tapping special sensors called Beat Boxes dotted across the town.
Beat the Street is brought to you by Swindon Borough Council working in partnership with Wiltshire and Swindon Sport (WASP), and Swindon Healthy Schools. It is delivered by Intelligent Health.
Councillor Brian Ford, Swindon Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Adults and Health said: “We are really enjoying seeing people getting out and playing the game. It’s great to see people of all ages making the most of Beat the Street and incorporating an hour of exercise into their daily routines.
“As well as having a positive benefit on our health, leaving the car at home and choosing to walk, scoot, wheel, cycle or run instead also has a positive impact on our environment.”
To find out more about the Beat the Street game, click onto www.beatthestreet.me/swindon.
To find out other ways you can stay active and reduce your impact on the environment, visit the Be the Change webpages: www.swindon.gov.uk/bethechange.
