Paisley's Beat the Streets is off to a fantastic start

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Paisley’s Beat the Street campaign is off to a fabulous start this week as a total of 6,127 people have signed up to take part in the six-week physical activity game.

Beat the Street challenges communities, including schools, workplaces and community groups, to see how far they can walk, run, scoot, wheel or cycle in return for points and prizes.

So far, participants have clocked up more than 8,946 miles with the total mileage increasing every day. The game helps people explore their local community and discover routes and areas they may not know and is free to take part and open to anyone in the community, of any age, who would like to get more active. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. Depute Provost Cathy McEwan attended the launch and said: “While it’s a fun game with prizes to be won, everyone who takes the time to walk, cycle or run every day is a winner as they’re doing great things for their health.“We want to work with our communities to support them to live healthier lives and we will continue to do what we can to provide exciting, sustainable travel options for those in the area who wish to leave the car at home.”A total of 69 Beat Boxes have been placed on lampposts around Paisley and participating teams are competing to clock up the highest number of active travel miles with prizes of vouchers for books or sports equipment for the teams that travel the furthest.Currently Todholm Primary School leads the total points leader board, with St Charles Primary