328 September 2022 - Gryffe Advertizer

Beat the Street game is coming to
Paisley for the first time!
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Beat the Street is a real-life physical activity game that aims
to get whole communities moving together by making
exercise into a fun competition where participants of all
ages can win points and prizes for taking part.
Paisley residents can join in the fun with a game that takes
place from Wednesday 31st August to Wednesday 12th
October.
Prior to the game, residents will see special sensors called Beat Boxes
appearing on lampposts around these areas. Once the game starts,
players will hover their card over the Beat Box to start their journey,
before walking, cycling or wheeling to the next one to score points.
There will be 69 Beat Boxes placed around the town and players can
then clock up active travel miles for their team.
The game is free and open to anyone of any age. Primary school
children will be provided with cards and maps via their school and the
wider community is invited to collect a free card from a distribution
point listed at www.beatthestreet.me/paisley
Players can join a school team, a workplace team, charity team or
community and the further that participants walk, cycle or wheel,
the more points they will win for their team. The teams that top the
leaderboards will be in with a chance of winning vouchers for books
and sports equipment at the end of the six-week game, with prizes
for average points too, so smaller teams are also in with a chance of
winning prizes.
Councillor Michelle Campbell, Convener for the Economy and
Regeneration Policy Board at Renfrewshire Council, said: “We’re
delighted to have been able to bring the competition to the town and
look forward to seeing how far everyone can walk, cycle, and wheel in
the six-week game.
“Previous games nearby have shown that Beat the Street is a great way
of getting children, families and our communities active. Not only that,
but the game enables the community to lower its carbon footprint and
also brings the community together which in turn improves wellbeing,
increases feelings of safety and reduces isolation.”
For more information on how to play, prizes and where to pick up
a free card and map, click onto: www.beatthestreet.me/paisley or
search for @BTSPaisley on social media.
Johnstone History Society
Next Deadline...
#329 October 2022: 14th September
Our members and friends will be pleased to hear our new session
starts on Tuesday 13th September 2022. The first speaker will be
Alison Cathcart and her subject will be “”Scots of the Southwest and
the Plantations in Ulster”. This I think will be an interesting evening so
we look forward to a good attendance of members and visitors.
The Museum has continued to open over the summer manned as
always by volunteers. This sometimes proved difficult to get cover
for people going on holiday. On sale we still have a selection of
books maps and pamphlets which can also be purchased on line at
johnstonehistory.org and paid via PayPal.
local community, local business, local life .........
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