Bear Grylls on board with a recipe to raise roof for Dromore’s Scouts

Up to 90 young scouts, aged 4-18 , meet weekly in the hall to learn many of the skills Bear uses in his acclaimed television series, such as Man Vs Wild and Born Survivor.

However, due to a leaking roof, the hall is gradually disintegrating and Bear – the youngest ever Chief Scout to lead their organisation – has sent them one of his favourite campfire recipes for their fundraising recipe book – with not a frog, caterpillar or insect in sight.

The community effort has likewise been given a royal endorsement with another recipe from The Duke of Kent.

Dromore Group Scout Leader, Harry Maguire, said: “The fabric of our building is being eroded by the leaking roof and eventually the hall would become unusable.

“So the parents committee has got together to organise a series of fundraising efforts to replace it.

“It is a nice morale-builder when our chief Scout Bear Grylls has taken the time to lend us some support with his Mexican campfire chilli recipe.

“We all breathed a sigh of relief when we saw we would not be asking our supporters to find any frogs, bats, insects or caterpillars to make it.

“We strongly believe that any voluntary youth organisation that instills an awareness of others and helping others is of value to the community.”

One of Dromore Scouts’ more famous alumni is Tyrone Howe, who played rugby for Ulster, Ireland and the British Lions.

“People can get behind us and buy a copy perhaps for that Christmas stocking filler,” Harry added. “What is obvious from the names of many of the recipes supplied to us is the sense of family history and fun behind them.”