People who were challenged to walk, cycle and use public transport to get to work have collectively saved almost £9,000.

The Connecting Wiltshire Travel Challenge, an online competition run by Wiltshire Council and leading transport charity Sustrans, encouraged commuters to leave their car at home and use other means to get to work during September.

In all, 460 commuters signed up and over the course of the month they saved £8,250, logged 7,439 journeys, burnt off the equivalent of nearly 4,000 jam doughnuts and replaced more than 2,500 car journeys.

Chippenham-based renewable electricity supplier Good Energy won the overall top spot as well as the medium-sized workplace category. Salisbury District Hospital came top of the large workplaces category and 74 Support Battery (The Battle Axe Company) Royal Artillery won the small category. Each won a contribution to pool bikes or a charity donation.

Horace Prickett, Wiltshire Council portfolio holder for transport, said: “The challenge has been a fantastic way to get workplaces around the county thinking about travelling more sustainably.”

Visit www.connectingwiltshire.co.uk for more information about travelling around the county on foot, by bike or public transport.