The next Monty Don or Jamie Oliver could come from a Norfolk Scout group - after it received a £1,300 boost to get youngsters growing and cooking their own food.
The 1st Attleborough (St Mary's) Scout Group was one of 10 East Anglian nominees which reached the final stage of this newspaper's Readers’ Choice Cash for Charity campaign.
And the group, based in Station Road, was awarded just over £1,307 towards an outside planter and patio, so members of the group can grow their own vegetables.
Leaders at the group, founded in 1912, said they were delighted.
Group Scout leader Kirsty Clements said the aim was to teach all members of the group, from Beavers to Scouts, about food miles and growing their own food.
She said: "We are going to get four good, robust planters, while we also need to revamp the patio area where they are going to sit.
"The planters are the most important part, as we can get the young people growing and nurturing their plants and ‘crops’ from spring.
"We can then get the campfires going to cook any produce they make.
"Scouts love being outside, and leaders enjoy teaching them about being eco in terms of air miles and growing your own food.
"This is a skill that they will then take into later years. We may even create Monty Dons and Jamie Olivers of the future!
"Scouting is all about skills for life."
The group has also been chosen for the Co-op Local Community Fund. Mrs Clement said she hopes shoppers will provide the group with a further boost through that scheme, so cast iron barbecues can be bought.
The group, run by volunteers, caters for young people aged five to 25 years old, offering opportunities from abseiling to water sports.
It has Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers sections.
Readers determined which groups would benefit from the £16,000 Cash for Charity campaign pot by collecting tokens in the Eastern Daily Press and the Norwich Evening News.
The money was provided by the charitable arm of the Gannett Foundation, the parent company of Newsquest Media Group, which publishes the newspapers.
This year the foundation is donating £128,000 to charities across the country.
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