Porridge contest stirs excitement

A FORMER Great British Bake Off contestant and an ex-Royal Navy diver are among the contestants bidding to win this year’s World Porridge Making Championship.

The contest is being held in person for the first time in three years, having taken place virtually in 2020 and 2021.

Last year’s winner, Mirian Groot, a vegan photographer, recipe developer and writer from the Netherlands, is heading to Scotland to enter in person for the first time.

She will be among 27 competitors trying to win the title and the Golden Spurtle prize.

Michael Chakraverty, a writer and contestant in series 10 of the Great British Bake Off, is taking part in this year’s competition, which will be held on October 8 in Carrbridge in the Highlands. Other competitors include Eamon Fullen, a former Royal Navy clearance diver.