Three Towns schools top the table in Beat The Street game

The themed week aims to encourage local residents to explore their local parks, waterways and green spaces. which helps improve mental wellbeing as well as physical health.

Players are invited to score bonus points at special events including a guided walk on Friday, March 8 from 1-2pm at Lochshore Park. There are double points on Beat Boxes 127 and 213.

Beat the Street Active Nation is now taking place across Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Stevenston, Dalry, Beith, Glengarnock, Kilbirnie and the Isle of Arran, plus Helensburgh, Dunoon, Rothesay and Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute, until Wednesday, March 27.

The fun competition encourages the whole community to ditch the car and to consider active travel.

Already, more than 9,800 people in the area have signed up to the real-life interactive active travel game and participants have together walked, cycled and rolled nearly 80,000 miles – that’s more than three times around the equator.

Dykesmains pupils are also taking part in Beat the Street (Image: Beat the Street Active Nation)

There are total and average points leaderboards for school, community, workplace teams and individuals with prizes for sports or book vouchers for the teams that top the tables at the end of the six-week competition.

Currently, Stanley Primary School is at the top of the total points leaderboard, with St Anthony’s Primary School in Saltcoats in second place and Dunoon Primary School in third place.

On the average points leaderboard, Isle of Bute Home Educators are currently top, with Drumbemble Primary School in second place and Shiskine Primary School in third place.

But the game is far from over and there are double points on offer this weekend.

On Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10, there are double points on Beat Boxes in parks and green spaces (Beat Box numbers 1, 4, 11, 12, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 32, 33, 36, 42, 51, 53, 46, 49, 61, 65, 69, 75, 76, 80, 82, 88, 98, 104, 106, 108, 109, 110, 119, 124, 127, 132, 133, 137, 138, 150, 152, 153, 166, 178, 179, 181, 187, 196, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 209 and 213).

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Alan Burns, principal teacher at St Anthony's Primary School, said: “It is safe to say Beat the Street has gripped our school.

"It is amazing to see so many pupils, parents, carers, grandparents out enjoying the fresh air and earning points for our school.

"On a recent Whole School Walk we managed to amass over 20,000 points and the enthusiasm that day from all in our school community was tangible. We would love for it continue beyond the end of March.”

Beat the Street Active Nation is delivered by Intelligent Health in partnership with North Ayrshire Council and Argyll and Bute Council. It is funded by Paths for All's Active Nation Fund.

Councillor Tony Gurney, North Ayrshire's cabinet member for green environment and economy, said: “We’re delighted to support the Beat the Street programme which aims to support Scotland’s ambitions for a nation where most shorter journeys are made on foot or by bike.

"It is fantastic to see the impact of the competition where noticeably more people are out on the pavements and exploring new areas together.

"It’s amazing how we tend to stick to the same tried and tested routes and how the game has opened up the idea of exploring the area on foot, which reveals new places, green spaces, waterways and parks you might not have known about, even if you’ve lived here for years.”

Anyone of any age is invited to take part in the free game and you can still get involved for the remaining weeks. Just pick up a card from one of the distribution points listed at www.beatthestreet.me/activenation or download the free Beat the Street app (players over 13), register, join a team and get playing.

More information is available at www.beatthestreet.me/activenation and on social media at @BTSActiveNation.