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About the Active Swindon Challenge

The Active Swindon Challenge was an app-based motivational tool that encouraged residents, workers and visitors to walk, cycle and take public transport.  Users competed as individuals or teams and gain points that contribute towards prizes and rewards.

We ran the app through 2022 and awarded numerous prizes, t-shirts and chocolate bars to winners of monthly competitions.

Over the 12 months, 548 registered users clocked up an average of 3850 points, which is the equivalent to 192 miles of walking / cycling per user.  However, 64% of registered users failed to log a journey, and the app is not cost effective to run on an ongoing basis.

We are no longer in contract with the app developer, and so technical issues are no longer supported.  We will consider new challenges in the future, and can recommend Betterpoints as an alternative in the meantime.

Previous Winners!

Week One (26/1/22)

  • SD92 – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • Working Mum – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • Sunshine – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week Two (2/2/22)

  • Cadman – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • lenah – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • Mac – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week Three (9/2/22)

  • Swindonperson – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • Parkerg – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • Farmer Giles – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week Four (16/2/22)

  • Calisneath – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • Muddster – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • Deb502 – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week Five (23/2/22)

  • Dooster12Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • DJWins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • robin – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week six (2/3/22)

  • treebeez47- Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • hrhvWins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • Tracey – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week seven (9/3/22)

  • andrewbarron464 – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • denmikeWins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • denise – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week eight (16/03/22)

  • DH1968 – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • michelleWins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • FluffyFeathers – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week nine (23/03/22)

  • mbm25 – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • JoanneWins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • Potatochip – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week ten (30/3/22)

  • lenah – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • JudeWins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • Nerys – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week eleven (6/4/22)

  • charris – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • steveWins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • quilty37 – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week twelve (13/4/22)

  • crayon – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • Poppy PopsicalWins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • yvvy09 – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week thirteen (20/4/22)

  • Shinai – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • AJNC1- Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • LuckyL – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Week fourteen (27/4/22 – Final week)

  • Jase 75 – Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • SN1sie- Wins goody pack (t-shirt, chocolate and water bottle)
  • gemlou87 – Wins the £50 Love to Shop voucher

Challenges

The following win 50 bonus points and a hamper from Bloomfields Deli.

Payday Pedal (Jan) – GarethJ

Weekend walker (Feb) – NP

Love your heart – Wheatos1981

Payday Pedal (Feb) – Petal

Bus bonanza – Samja

Breathe Better – GentleLentil

Happy New You – Thetallguy

Weekend walker (March) – daft bat

Designated driver (17/3) – Sheppy

Payday Pedal (March) – robin

Daylight saving – Deb502

Designated driver (27/3) – Jase75

Bus bonanza 3 – Denise

Breathe Better 3 – gemlou87

Weekend walker (Apri) – GrannieMac61

Designated driver (easter) – Jozo03

Bus bonanza 4 – colinsvjacob

Breathe Better 4 – fineweatherwalker

Final Fling- Swindonperson

Payday Pedal – Active Ania

New challenges for the reminder of 2022

Walk to School Week – lenah (wins hamper)

Jubilee Joy – AJNC1 (wins 2 local walking books)

Bike Week – 5 winners of cycle jerseys:

Cpithers1993
Wheatos1981
Samja
Neunited
robin

Catch the Bus Week – 5 winners of 2 dayrider vouchers

Cpithers1993
Wheatos1981
parkerg
gemlou87
jase75

Schools Out for summer – Fineweatherwalker – Wins a £50 love to shop voucher!

Step up September – 5 winners of backpacks, t-shirts and walking books:

gemlou87
fineweatherwalker
CPithers1993
sheppy
Grange

Travelwise Week – 5 winners of massive Tony’s Chocolonely bars!

NEUnited
lenah
parkerg
jase75
Bretty

School’s Out 2 – The Gardener (Wins a “Winter pack” with thermal mug, bike lights, ice scraper and a neckwarmer.)

Firework fever – 3 winners of bike lights

wheatos1981
Samja
robin

Black Friday Saving – ANJC1 (wins a thermal mug)

Boxing Day Bust Out – Working Mum (wins a neck warmer)

Happy New You! –team webb (wins a winter pack)

 

 

 

 

 

 


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