THOUSANDS of people have signed up to Beat the Street.

The game has begun its Go Explore week to encourage the 23,700 players to find Swindon's best heritage and cultural highlights.

So far, 76,00 miles have already been cycled, run and scooted around the town.

Teams are in with a chance of winning vouchers for books or sports equipment by walking, cycling or rolling as far as possible between the Beat Boxes which are spaced about 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 and each one after that scores 10 points.

There are leaderboards for schools, community teams and charity teams Jessie May and The Harbour Project. Each is divided into total and average points to ensure that smaller teams are in with an equal chance of winning.

Currently, Haydonleigh Primary School leads the total points leaderboard and Stratton Team Ministry leads the average points leaderboard.

This week is Go Explore and events include a Swindon Town Centre Story Trail on Saturday from 11am to 3pm where players can locate 10 missing scrolls around the town and participants can score double points on Beat Boxes 143 and 144.

Beat the Street is brought to you by Swindon Borough Council working in partnership with Wiltshire and Swindon Sport (WASP), and Swindon Healthy Schools. It is delivered by Intelligent Health.

Coun Brian Ford said: “It’s great to see people embracing the Beat the Street game and clocking up an impressive number of miles. There are bonus points on offer on some Beat Boxes to help you get out and about and to find new routes to school or work, plus other local areas you may not have known about.”

Visit www.beatthestreet.me/swindon

To find out other ways you can stay active and reduce your impact on the environment, visit the Be the Change webpages: www.swindon.gov.uk/bethechange