Youngsters at a Wee County scout group have been awarded the highest accolade of their age category.
The West Alloa Scout Group Beaver section saw seven of their members achieve the Bronze Award after completing a series of challenges throughout the year.
While it is common to see a couple of Beavers pick up this award, seven is a great achievement for the troop, with the leaders thoroughly delighted for the kids.
Karen Young, scout leader for the West Alloa Beaver, spoke to the Advertiser to relay how proud they were of the group.
She said: “You would expect one, two or maybe three a year but we’ve managed to get seven their bronze award.
“It’s pretty cool so we invited parents, carers and George Burnette, the district commissioner, down for the badge presentation to the kids.
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“I’m absolutely thrilled and as a group we are super proud of our young people who have been able to achieve this.”
To achieve the Bronze award, the kids had to earn a series of badges across the year to qualify.
The final challenge ahead of them was a personal one, which asked each Beaver to hold a short presentation on a hobby or interest.
Karen added: “The last challenge badge that we had to complete was a personal one and we invited them to do a little talk in front of the whole group.
“Some were quite anxious and not very keen but with a lot of support, they all managed to do it and gave a talk on something they were interested in like a hobby.”
The Beavers will now graduate into the cub section, set to resume now that the Christmas holidays have finished.
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