THE Rotary Club of Okehampton has given the North Dartmoor Explorer Scouts £156 towards their spring project.

At a recent meeting, Rotary Club representative Nils Westman presented a cheque to district explorer scout leader Phil Morris and North Dartmoor explorer scout leader Martin Hall.

The explorers spring project is the construction of a new plywood canoe and paddles, which the unit plan to take to Roadford Reservoir sailing centre to test its attributes before taking it on trips around the Westcountry.

The scout leaders gratefully accepted the cheque from the Rotary Club and said they were looking forward to seeing the results of the scouts’ hard work before the start of the summer season.