Last month saw success for five Cub Scouts and one Beaver Scout from the 1st Caterham Scout Group. On Tuesday 13th July five Cubs, Tiernan Negri-Lennard, Alex Banwell, Adam Stone, Adrian Ridley and Abigail Wynne achieved the highest Cub award possible. The Chief Scout Silver Award involves wide ranging activities such as camping away, fire lighting and performing. Tim Evans, Deputy District Commissioner presented the awards at the HQ in Park Road, Caterham-onthe- Hill. Parents and friends were invited to take part in the celebrations in recognition of the Cubs' outstanding achievements.

On Thursday 15th July it was the turn of the Beaver Scouts. John Andrews, District Commissioner for Caterham was on hand to present David Osborne with the Chief Scout Bronze Award, the highest accolade a Beaver Scout can achieve. Not only did David achieve all six challenge badges required for the Bronze Award, but successfully achieved all 24 possible badges along with the Environment Badge. This has only been achieved by three people ever within 1st Caterham.

Simon Edge, Assistant Beaver Scout Leader said "We are all very proud of our young people and this is very well deserved recognition for the efforts, achievements and pride these people have shown in their everyday and Scouting lives. It is good for them, good for Caterham and good for Scouting generally that so many young people enjoy the activities and the ethos that Scouting brings to enhance a young person's academic and social life."