{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"Chef, musician, DJ and entrepreneur, Levi Roots, joined young people at South London Scout Centre for a very special BBQ this week \u2013 all to promote national Thank You Day this July.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/13652/dsc_4938_mmp.jpg","width":2100,"height":1402,"altText":"","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the plans for national Thank You Day on 4 July, all Scout Groups and young people National Citizenship Service are invited to host a BB-Thank-Q.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESupported by the Together coalition, the aim is to thank volunteers and other community heroes who\u2019ve helped us get through the pandemic.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESome culinary secrets\u00A0 \u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELevi Roots, the creator of Reggae Reggae sauce and star of Dragon\u2019s Den, shared some of his legendary culinary secrets at the BBQ. These included recipes for his jerk chicken marinade and BBQ corn on the cob, which are both available for Scouts to use.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESara Jane, a Scout from South London, prepared the marinade with a little help from Levi. She was pleased to add this to the other skills she\u2019s learned at Scouts: \u00A0\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018The chicken wings were delicious,\u2019 she said, \u2018and Levi was so kind showing me how to mix exactly the right amount of ingredients in exactly the right way. It was hot, but not too hot, with lots of flavours underneath.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Thank You Day badge \u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EScouts also presented Levi with a giant Thank You Day badge, along with his UK neckerchief. Regular sized Thank You Day badges will be available from Scout Store shortly.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Right now it\u2019s so important we bring communities together, support young people and thank those who\u2019ve got us through the pandemic,\u2019 said Levi. \u2018That\u2019s why I\u2019m supporting the Together Campaign and national Thank You Day on 4 July. I\u2019d like to encourage every Scout Group of you to host a B-B-Thank-You, just like this one. We\u2019re cooking up some delicious flavours here and I\u2019ve got some great ideas for you to try out.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Get involved with Thank You Day","buttonLink":{"name":"Thank You Day","id":null,"url":"/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":{"value":"ca1a10","label":"ca1a10"},"alignment":"left"},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/13654/dsc_4957_mmp.jpg","width":1402,"height":2100,"altText":"","caption":"Levi Roots","link":null},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Check out our other news this month","buttonLink":{"name":"June","id":null,"url":"/news/2021/june/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":{"value":"002f6c","label":"002f6c"},"alignment":"left"},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Let\u2019s Make Sunday 4th July the UK\u2019s Biggest Thank You Party","buttonLink":{"name":"Let\u2019s Make Sunday 4th July the UK\u2019s Biggest Thank You Party","id":null,"url":"/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":{"value":"ca1a10","label":"ca1a10"},"alignment":"left"}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"03 June 2021","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[],"id":50393,"nodeName":"Levi Roots joins Scouts and NCS to launch BB-Thank-Q","title":"Levi Roots joins Scouts and NCS to launch BB-Thank-Q","type":"newsItem","image":{"url":"/media/13652/dsc_4938_mmp.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd19470c40","caption":"DSC 4938 MMP","type":"jpg","size":2220362,"width":2100,"height":1402,"altText":""},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Levi Roots joins Scouts and NCS to launch BB-Thank-Q","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"Levi Roots joins Scouts and NCS to launch BB-Thank-Q","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC81MDM5MyJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2021/june/levi-roots-joins-scouts-and-ncs-to-launch-bb-thank-q/"}