SEVEN boys attached to the 52nd Unsworth St Georges and 20th St Peters Bury Scout troops have struck silver in the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme.

Bury Mayor Councillor Barry Briggs and the Mayoress, Councillor Mrs Sharon Briggs, presented the awards at at the Town Hall to Simon Blinkhorn, James Ogden, Tom Watson Ryan Hodson, Jonathan Hunter, Richard Warburton and Martin Brady who all took part in a number of activities including expeditions, conservation projects, service and new skills.