Saltash mayor Bob Austin, accompanied by his wife Jackie, the mayoress, attended the presentation evening of the Waterside Explorer Scouts at Saltash Guildhall last week. 'You will always remember what you have learnt as a scout for the rest of your lives,' he said. The mayor said he had been connected with the scout movement for many years, and he knew how much hard work the leaders did to help the young people. He presented Duke of Edinburgh awards to the following scouts – bronze: David Payne, David Boulton, Michael Boulton; silver: Thomas Kantharia. Neil Carvell, explorer scout leader, welcomed the mayor and mayoress and other guests, including Bob Ellis, scout county commissioner for Cornwall, who presented chief scout's platinum awards to: D Payne, D Boulton and M Boulton; diamond: T Kantharia, T Simpson; Queen's scout award: Richard Kantharia. Scout activity badges were presented to: S Nicholson, C Paterson, S Nicholson, T Simpson, D Payne and M Boulton, who had completed hikes or staying away for periods camping. Three Saltash scouts – David Payne, Tom Simpson, and Michael Boulton – attended the World Jamboree last month in Essex, where more than 40,000 scouts from all over the world celebrated the 100th anniversary of the scout movement. They also took part in water activities (canoeing, sailing etc), as well as learning about problems around the world. Next year, ten members of the explorer scouts will visit India with a group from Torpoint and will be near the Himalayas and on the Pakistan border. They are busy trying to raise money for the trip. So far they have raised £8,000, and they need £10,000.