Get a move to rack up miles for Beat the Street
Renfrewshire Beat the Street players are being encouraged to‘Go Active’this week.
The Beat the Street challenge taking place across Renfrewshire has entered its Go Active-themed week to encourage participants to find new activities and sports to try out.
The idea of the Go Active themed week is that people will find something that they might not have tried before to help them continue to keep up their new active habits after the Beat the Street competition comes to an end on Wednesday, October 27, and to explore the sports and leisure options on offer.
Councillor Cathy McEwan, convener of Renfrewshire Council’s infrastructure, land and environment policy board, said:“The aim of Beat the Street is to encourage our communities to become more active and to incorporate those healthy habits into their lifestyles over the long-term so they become part of people’s lifestyles.
“The Go Active themed week is a celebration of all the ways you can get moving in Renfrewshire and a fantastic opportunity to try out something new without any pressure.”
Nearly 6,200 people have signed up to play the Beat the Street Renfrewshire game that is taking place across the towns and villages of Bridge of Weir, Elderslie, Houston, Howwood, Kilbarchan, Linwood, Johnstone and Lochwinnoch.
Together, participants have walked, cycled, wheeled, run and scooted an incredible 42,000 miles so far in the competition.
This has triggered a donation of £100 to MND Scotland. A further £100 will be donated when players reach a collective active travel mileage of 45,000 miles.
Johnstone’s Fordbank Primary School remains at the top of the total points leaderboard and The Wild Girls top the average points leaderboard with Active Communities in second place. One of their players said:“It gets me out even when it’s raining, as I want to help my team and my health is reaping the benefits.”
Anyone of any age is invited to take part and you can still get involved now by picking up a card from one of the distribution points listed at www.beatthestreet.me/ renfrewshire