FIVE Dudley scouts have been honoured by TV adventurer Bear Grylls for gaining their Queen’s Scouts Awards.

The award is the highest honour in scouting and is given out to youngsters aged between 16 and 25 for outstanding personal achievement.

To secure the award, scouts must complete a range of challenges, including service to their community, completing an expedition in wild country, undertaking a five-day residential project in an unfamiliar environment and learning a new skill or developing an existing talent.

Samuel Beach, Rhiannon Griffiths, Thomas Lowe, Robert Sandy and George Whitehouse headed to Windsor Castle to get their award on April 24 and were branded "amazing" by chief scout Bear Grylls.

He added: "All these young people have lived the adventure of a lifetime to achieve their Queen’s Scout Awards, and I admire that spirit so much.

"They are huge inspirations to over half a million Scouts in the UK and I am so pleased that scouting has honoured them today."