FOUR West Fife Explorer Scouts celebrated silver success after completing their latest Duke of Edinburgh award.

Jack Howieson, Andrew Livingstone, Ronan Dunn and Adam Hill, who are members of the 83rd Fife Cairneyhill Scout Group, were presented with the prestigious award this week along with their Diamond Chief Scout's Awards.

For the volunteering aspect of the silver award, they got involved with the West Fife Woodland Group, they chose cooking for their skill, undertook a variety of sports for the physical category and also completed a three-day expedition in the Cairngorms when they hiked from Aviemore to Blair Atholl.

All the activities were completed in 2023 when the group celebrated its 40th anniversary.

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The year saw the Explorers enjoy a range of experiences including a week of snowsports in Sweden in February, two weeks exploring Europe in July including a workshop on a glacier in the Swiss Alps and two weeks hiking in the national parks of California and Oregon during their October holidays.

With over 100 youth members aged 6 to 17, Cairneyhill Scout Group are always looking for additional volunteers so that more opportunities can be offered to more young people.

If interested, contact them online at www.83rdfifescouts.org.uk.