SCHOOL pupils, teachers and families are being asked to sign up to help North Ayrshire Active Schools team take on their Fife counterparts in a Euro-style step challenge.

The four week challenge sees them take on Fife in a virtual race to capture the Euro flags.

And the challenge kicked off on May 17 when the steppers began their journey at Hampden in Glasgow to make their steps count to reach their first Euro flag goal at Wembley for the England flag.

Next, it will be off to the Czech Republic before the step challenge heads virtually from Generali Arena to Stadium Maksimir to lift the Croatia flag.

And the final stage of the step challenge will see the steppers making the return journey from Croatia back to Hampden.

During the lockdown, the Active Schools team held a step challenge with pupils and schools battling it out to land a place on the step leaderboard each week, clocking up thousands of steps each day.

A spokesperson for North Ayrshire Active Schools said: “North Ayrshire is taking on Fife in a virtual battle to help us be the first to travel to the four group D stadiums and capture the England, Czech Republic and Scottish flags.

“To do this we are asking everyone to get out and get active and keep a track of how many steps they are taking each day.”