Beat the Street now entering Go Explore week
Published: Wednesday 22 September 2021
The game is now entering its Go Explore week to encourage participants to find the area’s best heritage and cultural gems.
So far, 7400 participants have signed up and have together walked, cycled, run, scooted and wheeled more than 37980 miles across the game area.
Teams are in with a chance of winning vouchers for books or sports equipment simply by walking, cycling or wheeling as far as possible between the Beat Boxes which are spaced approximately half a mile apart – hovering their fobs or cards over the Beat Boxes to score points.
The further players travel, the more points they score for their community or school team. The first Beat Box you hover your card over marks the start of your journey; walk, cycle or wheel to the next one within an hour and you score 10 points. Then keep going!
There are leaderboards for schools, community teams and charity teams and each is divided into total and average points to ensure that smaller teams are in with an equal chance of winning.
Councillor John Ross, the Leader of South Lanarkshire Council, said: “It’s lovely to see people playing the game across Cambuslang and Rutherglen and to see friends and families out exploring the local area together.
“Even if you’ve lived in an area for a long time, you tend to stick to the same places and tried and tested routes, so the Go Explore themed week with bonus points on offer on some Beat Boxes, is a wonderful opportunity to find new places that you might not have known about.”
For more information please go to www.beatthestreet.me/CamGlen or follow @BTSCamGlen on social media.
Beat the Street is being delivered by Intelligent Health on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council with support from South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture, Smarter Choices, Smarter Places and the Scottish Government.
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