Dave Myers' wife wants to 'keep his legacy going'

The couple met in Romania in 2006 during filming of the first Hairy Bikers' series

The widow of TV chef Dave Myers has said she wants to continue his legacy with future tribute events.

Myers, one half of the Hairy Bikers, died in February aged 66 following a diagnosis of cancer.

Lili Myers told BBC Radio Cumbria that Dave Day, during which 20,000 bikers travelled to the chef's hometown of Barrow last month, had been "beautiful" and she wanted to "keep the legacy going".

She also said she wanted to donate some of his cookbooks to a college or cookery school.

"I think the event [Dave Day] was so successful and so beautiful, it would be such a pity not to do something in the future to keep the legacy going," Mrs Myers said.

During the day on 8 June, a remembrance procession of bikers journeyed from London.

Thousands gathered in the town and along the route to cheer on the bikers, with speeches made by fellow-Hairy Biker Si King, Mrs Myers and organiser and family friend Jason "Woody" Woodcock.

Si King said the Dave Day ride and event was "absolutely breath-taking"

Mrs Myers said she and the organisers were considering running a poll on the Dave Day Facebook page to see how people wanted to celebrate her husband's life in the future.

"[We would ask] whether that would be a festival, a festival with food or a bike ride."

Mrs Myers wants some of her husband's cookbook collection to go to a good cause

The couple met in 2006 when Myers and King were filming part of their first series, The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook, in Romania.

Mrs Myers also said she was intending to donate her husband's cookbooks as part of his "legacy".

In a post on social media, she said: "Dave has acquired an impressive number of cookbooks over the years - some of them really rare and expensive.

"I would like to donate some of them to a college, or cookery school where they will be used and appreciated.

"Repeat, not all of them, just some of the collection."

She also warned that many of the books had been "well used".

"I must tell you, most of them have his fingerprints on with ingredients, you know, he was cooking and never took care.

"I was always [saying], 'oh wipe your fingers before you do that'."