PICTURE: Big win for local scouting group at national competition

The Cobra Patrol from Ballymacarbry Scout Group was one of 82 Scout Patrols that competed in Scouting Irelands National Campcraft event known as The Phoenix last week and won the Environmental section of the competition.

The event ran from Thursday to Sunday in the Showgrounds in Cork and Scout patrols from across Ireland were put through their paces in Campcraft, Pioneering, Tent Pitching, Cooking, Backwoods, First Aid and Emergencies.

The Environmental Award is presented to the patrol who manages all of this is in the most sustainable way.

The Cobra Patrol from Ballymacarbry, ably led by patrol leader Kate Doocey and assistant patrol leader Sam Carrigan-Smyth, became the first group of scouts from Ballymacarbry to take home an award in Scouting Irelands most eminent competition.

Commenting after the event Ballymacarbry Scout Group Leader Muiris O’Súilleabháin described the win as a fantastic achievement for Ballymacarbry Scout Group, “The scouts put incredible effort into this event and to take home an award from the Phoenix is quite special. Kate and her team were just fantastic and credit to themselves, their parents and all their leaders from Beavers, through Cubs and onto Scouts.”