Five members of the Phoenix Adventure Club, from Winchester, are celebrating their success in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

All attained gold after training with the National Association of Clubs for Young People.

Pictured are Peter Hitchings, who is in his gap year; Gus Holloway, who is now at Exeter University; James Backwell, who is at Brooks College Oxford, Craig Tee from Peter Symonds', and Martin Thompsett, who works for Tesco.

The Phoenix Club, for 14 to 25-year-olds, operates under the auspices of the NACYP through its affiliation with Youth Options.

Funding for club activities is through grants, mainly from the National Lottery. Ring secretary, Mervyn Coombes, on 023-80367523 for further information.