Participants in the Beat the Street Somer Valley game are invited to Go Wild this week!
The themed week aims to encourage residents of Paulton, Radstock, Midsomer Norton, Westfield, Peasedown St John and Timsbury to explore their local parks, waterways and green spaces.
There are double points all weekend on Saturday 10th June and Sunday 11th June on Beat Boxes in parks and greens spaces (numbers: 2, 8, 12, 13, 16, 19, 21, 25, 26, 28, 34, 40, 41, 45 & 48). Additionally, there are double points on Beat Box 45 from 10am to 3pm at the Village Day at Conygre Hall in Timsbury for stalls, activities, entertainment, dog show and barn dance.
Already, 4076 people have signed up to the real-life interactive physical activity game and have together walked, cycled and wheeled 22,245 miles. The free game is open to anyone of any age and you can still join for the rest of the competition that ends on Wednesday, 28th June. Children use a card and map which will be provided by participating primary schools, and adults can pick up a free card from one of the distribution points listed on the Beat the Street Somer Valley website at www.beatthestreet.me/somervalley
Alternatively, players over the age of 13 can download the free Beat the Street app to play the game with their phone. There are prizes for the teams that walk, cycle or wheel the furthest, with vouchers available for local leisure activities, experiences, shops and restaurants. There is also a leaderboard for individuals, as well as a total points leaderboard and an average leaderboard so opportunities for teams of all sizes to win prizes.
Additionally, the community’s efforts so far mean that the dedicated charity SWALLOW will be receiving a donation of £250 with the chance to win more!
Currently, St John’s Primary School is at the top of the total points leaderboard; their 521 players have scored 122,240 points. St Benedict’s Primary School are in second place; their 296 players have scored 101,520 points and Midsomer Norton Primary School are in third; their 399 players have scored 84,790 points.
Ellen Croker, Head of School and DSL at St Benedict’s, who are also currently in third place on the average points leaderboard, said: “At school we place huge emphasise on healthy lifestyles and it has been fantastic to be involved in this whole community initiative to promote active lifestyles outside of school. The children have been excited to get their cards, maps and explore the local area. The points and competitive element has really engaged the children and they are certainly more active because of it.”
Beat the Street Somer Valley is being delivered by Intelligent Health and has been commissioned by The Active Way. The Active Way is led by Bath & North East Somerset Council and funded by Active Travel England. Additional funding has been provided by the National Lottery via Sport England.
Rebecca Reynolds, Director of Public Health said: “Beat the Street is a fun and competitive way of encouraging people to choose more sustainable and eco-friendly forms of transport such as walking or cycling and to get more active. The Go Wild week aims to help residents discover all the wonderful green spaces, parks and waterways on their doorsteps and to help mental health as well as physical well-being.”
More information is available at www.beatthestreet.me/Somervalley and on social media at @BTSSomerValley
