A leader with 1st Marown Scout Group has been given one of the highest awards in Scouting.

Bernard Moore was presented with a Silver Acorn Award in recognition of distinguished service to Scouting by Lieutenant Governor Sir Richard Gozney via the internet.

Mr Moore has been a volunteer helping to provide activities to young people for more than 30 years.

He has taken hundreds of young people into the hills for many years giving them and leaders alike an introduction to climbing.

He was due to go to Wales to support the training of less experienced leaders in hill activities this Easter just gone but he hopes to go next year instead.

’This is an absolutely fantastic award to be receiving and it has been great over the years to see generations of young people embrace the great outdoors and the skills that scouting offers to young people and volunteers like myself,’ he said.

Dan Phair, a leader from 2nd Onchan, described Bernard as ’a true inspiration to young people in giving back so much to the island’.

A small group of leaders also attended the meeting, held on the online video service Zoom.

The Silver Acorn is a St George’s Day Award and normally presented on St George’s Day, April 23.

St George is the patron Saint of Scouting.

This year the service and parade were originally to be held at Government House and the award presented by the governor - but the event was cancelled.