Beat the Street returns for six weeks to Rutherglen and Cambuslang

The aim of the free game is to score points and win prizes for walking, running, cycling and scooting as far as possible.

A popular fitness challenge is returning to Cambuslang and Rutherglen.

Interactive game Beat the Street will run from September 17 to October 29.

The aim of the free game is to score points and win prizes for walking, running, cycling and scooting as far as possible in six weeks.

Rutherglen Councillor Robert Brown, South Lanarkshire Council’s chair of Community and Enterprise Resources, said: “’I am particularly glad to welcome Beat the Street back to Rutherglen and Cambuslang. I have a strong recollection of being dragged round the check in points by my granddaughter who was then about four.

“There was a great air of excitement amongst all the primary children in the area - it was a great incentive to them and their families to walk to and from school more and to be aware of the health benefits of active travel.

“Beat the Street definitely moves the dial on active travel. I am sure it will be a huge success again this year.”

This will be the seventh time the Beat the Street competition has taken place in South Lanarkshire, and once again it challenges schools, workplaces and community groups to clock up as many active travel miles as possible during the six-week game.

Beat the Street ‘CamGlen’ is open to anyone of any age and ability - children and adults alike. Approximately 60 beeping and flashing sensors called ‘Beat Boxes’ will be placed on lampposts around the area for the duration of the game.

Players use a free game card or the Beat the Street app and once the game is underway, find the first of these Beat Boxes to start their journey. Walk, cycle, run, scoot, wheel or roll to the next one on the map within an hour to score 10 points. The further players go and the more Beat Boxes they tap, the more points they will score.

Over the course of the six-week competition, the teams that clock up the highest number of points will win vouchers for sports equipment or books and there are ‘lucky tap’ prizes given out to individuals during the game.

There are also leaderboards for the highest number of average points, meaning that teams of all sizes are in with a chance of winning prizes.

Beat the Street was developed by Dr William Bird, a GP who wanted to get people active and to get communities walking together. The game has just celebrated its two millionth participant.

Intelligent Health is delivering Beat the Street for Cambuslang and Rutherglen on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council from Wednesday, September 17, to Wednesday, October 29.. The project is supported by South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture and is funded by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

More information will be available at www.beatthestreet.me/camglen and on social media at @BTSCamGlen

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