Adventurer Bear Grylls, the UK Chief Scout, said volunteering was "at the very heart of scouting".

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Bear Grylls, who became the UK's youngest Chief Scout in 2009 aged 34, also attended the event.

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The UK's Chief Scout Bear Grylls has visited the Isle of Man as part of a flying tour of the North West Scouting Region.

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In March, the National Secular Society, which aims to restrict the role of religion in public life, wrote to Chief Scout Bear Grylls, complaining that atheist children were being excluded or having to lie to join the movement.

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