Around Ealing Autumn 2016 | Page 16

SCHOOL TRANSPORT Can you beat the street? The streets of Southall will become a threedimensional board game for school pupils this autumn as they attempt to ‘journey around the world’. B eat the Street is a communitywide initiative by Ealing Council and its partner Intelligent Health to encourage people to get walking, running and cycling. The aim is to get local schools, community groups and teams of residents to compete for prizes and have fun in the process. Special ‘Beat Boxes’ will be going up on lampposts across the area for the six-week challenge between 21 September and 2 November. People taking part will be given special cards, or fobs, which they can tap against these Beat Boxes as they walk or cycle past. This will log their journey and they will receive points for how far they have travelled. The aim is for each team member to keep racking up their own distance to help build up an overall ‘journey distance’ for the team. 16 around ealing Autumn 2016