Gang Shows
There are several Scout Shows, known as Gang Shows in the region:
- East Birmingham Gang Show. Spitfire Scout District runs an annual Gang Show at Sheldon Heath Community Arts College in Sheldon.
- Coventry Scout Gang Show, started in the 1960s.
- Handsworth Gang Show, started in 1953.
- Hereford Gang Show. Runs every other year at The Courtyard Hereford.
- Kenilworth Gang Show, started in 1971.
- Kidderminster & Stourport Gang Show.
- Nuneaton Gang Show.
- Solihull Gang Show, started in 1982. Although it has existed unofficially for some time, after 25 years of Solihull Gang Show, 2007 saw the formation of the Solihull Gangshow Scout Fellowship, of which the stilt instruction/performance group Stiff and Stilted are a part.
- Stafford Gang Show - started as Stafford Scout Show in 1998
- Stoke-on-Trent & Newcastle Division's Gang Show - started in 1934.
- Stone Gang Show - started in 1967 celebrating 40 Years in 2007.
- Sutton Coldfield Gang Show, started in 1968. Runs a Show every 2 years in February at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School.
- Warwickshire Gang Show (WAGS), started in 1982.
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