Scouting activities can be found throughout the English region of the East Midlands. The largest number of Scouts and volunteer leaders in the region is linked to

the Scout Association The Scout Association is the largest Scouting organisation in the United Kingdom and is the World Organization of the Scout Movement's recognised member for the United Kingdom. Following the origin of Scouting in 1907, the association was form ...

of the United Kingdom, while there is also a presence of

traditional Scouting Traditional Scouting is "old-fashioned" or "back to basics" Scouting in some form, often with an emphasis on woodcraft and scoutcraft activities. As a pluralist movement, there is no one set definition for the term, but most traditionalists share ...

groups, such as the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association. The Scout Association administers the region through five Scout Counties, overseen by a regional commissioner, which largely follow the boundaries of the ceremonial counties they exist within although in Lincolnshire the former

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county is still used. There are also a number of Scouting clubs within Universities in the region which are affiliated to the

Student Scout and Guide Organisation The Student Scout and Guide Organisation (SSAGO) exists to support Scouting, Scouts, Girl Guide and Girl Scout, Guides, and people who have never been members of a Scout or Guide Association, who are students at Colleges and Universities in the U ...

. Scouting organisations at every level of the hierarchy also own and operate campsites and activity centres in the area for the benefit of Scouts, Guides and other youth groups.

The Scout Association Counties

Derbyshire Scout County

Derbyshire Scout County is a Scout County of

covering the majority of the administrative County of

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. The town of Glossop in the far North West of the county is not included in the Derbyshire Scout county but in the Greater Manchester East county instead. The county is led by a volunteer management team with a County Commissioner at its head, as of April 2021 Sue Harris, and supported by four deputies covering the core parts of the county: development, programme, support and training. There are also additional volunteer managers, assistant county commissioners and a trustee board to support the work of the county. It is divided into fifteen Scout Districts:- Scouting has a long history in Derbyshire with the 1st Buxton, 2nd Chesterfield and 4th Derny (Derwent) Scout Groups being notable within the county as some of the founding troops of 1908. In addition,

Olave Baden-Powell Olave St Clair Baden-Powell, Baroness Baden-Powell (''née'' Soames; 22 February 1889 – 25 June 1977) was the first Chief Guide for Britain and the wife of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and co-founder o ...

, the 'World Chief Guide', was born at Stubbing Court, Wingerworth, near Chesterfield and her husband,

Robert Baden-Powell Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, ( ; (Commonly pronounced by others as ) 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the wor ...

, the Founder of Scouting, wrote part of '' Scouting for Boys'' at the Izaak Walton Hotel in Ilam close to Dovedale in Derbyshire. Scouts in Derbyshire marked the centenary of Scouting in August 2007 at Sunrise ceremonies renewing their

Scout Promise The Scout Promise (or Oath) is a spoken statement made by a child joining the Scout movement. Since the publication of ''Scouting for Boys'' in 1908, all Scouts and Girl Guides around the world have taken a Scout (or Guide) promise or oath to li ...

and included gatherings in Derby Market Place where 700 Scouts attended and screen Scout-made videos on the big screen there. The county's badge, worn on the uniform of any member in the county, depicts a

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on a dark background. The Ram is a long-standing emblem of the city of

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...

, initially through

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folk tale, and the ram also forms part of the coat of arms of

through a role as a bearer. The county has a strong focus on activities and events and has county level clubs for activities including adventurous activities (archery, biking, fencing, bushcraft, rifle shooting, caving, hillwalking and climbing), water sports (paddle sports, diving and sailing), event support (first aid and communications) and teams in less conventional areas to run archaeology and creative sessions. Derbyshire villages are unusual in holding

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s during the summer. In 2005 the well at Whitwell had a theme acknowledging Peak 2005, Derbyshire's International Scout and Guide Camp at Chatsworth Park and in 2009 all of the wells in

Chapel-en-le-Frith Chapel-en-le-Frith () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It has been dubbed the "Capital of the Peak", in reference to the Peak District, historically the upperland areas between the Saxon lands (belo ...

shared a common Scouting and Scout Badges theme to celebrate 100 years of Scouting in Chapel-en-le-Frith. Derbyshire Scouts run a number of events for their Scouts. These include Activation, an annual activity day for Cubs, Scouts and Explorers; Big Shoot, a target sports competition held annually; the County Ball which is open to Scout Network and adult volunteers only and serves as a celebration and fundraising event; the David Lee Memorial Canoe Race, held annually on the River Dove; and the Rampage activity weekend for Scout Troops held annually. There are a number of events that are also open to members of Scouting and Guiding from outside the area including the Four Inns Walk and Kinder walking challenges in the Peak District, the Peak Camp and the Spring Bank camp.

Four Inns Walk

The Four Inns is a fell race/hiking event held annually over the high moorlands of the Northern

Peak District The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It includes the Dark Peak, where moorla ...

organised by Derbyshire Scout County. It takes place mainly in

(though it starts in

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and, near the end, makes a short detour into Cheshire), in northern

. It is a competitive event over 65 or 35 kilometers without an overnight camp, although teams must be equipped to bivouac if the conditions are severe enough to warrant it. It was first held as a

Rover Scout Rover Scouts, Rovers, Rover Scouting or Rovering is a program associated with some Scouting organizations for adult men and women. A group of Rovers is called a 'Rover Crew'. Rovers was originated by The Scout Association, The Boy Scouts Assoc ...

event in 1957, but is now open to other teams of experienced hill walkers and fell runners.

Kinder Walks

The Kinder Extreme and the Kinder Challenge are a series of walks run annually as a hillwalking challenge for any member of Scouting and Girlguiding from across the country. Both walks are organised annually in the autumn and start and finish at

. The Kinder Extreme walk has been running since 1967 on a 30 kilometre circular route that includes the peak of

Kinder Scout Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and national nature reserve in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, in Derbyshire and the East Midlands; ...

and is open to older Scouts, Guides, Explorers and Scout Network. The Kinder Challenge is a smaller 16 kilometre circular route including some open landscape of the Peak District which was launched in 2008 for Scouts, Guides and Explorer Scouts.

Peak Camp

The Peak International Scout and Guide Camp is a joint event from both Derbyshire Scouts and Girlguiding Derbyshire. It was first held in 1974 and since 1980 has been held every five years in the summer at the Chatsworth House estate. It is open to Scouts and Guides from across the world and contains activities aimed at these core age ranges with some activities for older sections Explorers and Rangers. The most recent event to run, Peak 2015, catered to 4,500 young people and 1,500 volunteer staff.

Spring Bank

Held at the Drum Hill Campsite, Spring Bank Camp is an annual activity camp for Cubs, Scouts, Brownies and Guides from both Derbyshire and across the UK. It includes a range of adventurous activities for approximately 1,500 young people and is well known for their evening challenges and competitions in addition to craft village.

Leicestershire Scout County

Leicestershire Scout County is

county covering the administrative County of Leicestershire. The county is led by a volunteer management team with a County Commissioner at its head, as of April 2021 Carol Black, and supported by four deputies and additional assistants to cover the different areas of the programme. The County is split into ten districts: The 1st Market Harborough Scout Group is notable within the county as one of the founding troops of 1908. Scouts in Leicestershire celebrated the centenary of Scouts in 2007 with the events accompanied by a drive to demonstrate the Scouts' inclusivity and encourage especially girls and Muslims to join. The county's badge, worn on the uniform of any member in the county, depicts a fox running to the left above a wooden log. The fox is an enduring symbol of Leicestershire, appearing in the logo and coat of arms for

Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 52 electoral divisions, which return a to ...

, Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Leicester City F.C. and is believed to extend from the county's history with fox hunting. Leicestershire Scouts run a number of county level activity teams to develop leadership skills in these activities and to allow a broad range of young people a chance to experience these adventurous activities. There are clubs for

caving Caving – also known as spelunking in the United States and Canada and potholing in the United Kingdom and Ireland – is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves). In contrast, speleology i ...

, mountain biking,

rifle shooting Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms ( firearms and airguns, in forms suc ...

, water activities (in particular

sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...

and canoeing) and a sub aqua club teaching

scuba diving Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface air supply. The name "scuba", an acronym for " Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus", was coined by Chr ...

and

snorkelling Snorkeling ( British and Commonwealth English spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, ...

Sub-Aqua Unit

Leicestershire Scout County run the Leicestershire Scouts Sub Aqua Unit (LSSAU), a Scout-based diving group providing experience in diving and snorkelling. Despite being based in Leicestershire, its membership is open to Scouts from across the UK and includes members of Girlguiding as well. It was formed in 1985 and teaches both

and

, the latter targeted at younger members such as Cub Scouts.

Lincolnshire Scout County

Lincolnshire Scout County is

county covering the administrative counties of Rutland and much of

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...

. The county is led by a volunteer management team with a County Commissioner at its head, since 1 November 2020 this has been Amy Gilbert. The county is run from an office in Lincoln which provides support for Scouting in the counties. This includes support for growth in the County which saw the county win a national Scouting award in 2017 for growing membership by 12.5% over three years with 5,746 youth members and 2,129 volunteer leaders. The County is split into ten districts: The county's badge, worn on the uniform of any member in the county, depicts the

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...

of the City of Lincoln, a fleur-de-lis on a red cross on a white background contained within a shield shape on a green background.

Poacher

Poacher is a major event, open to all Scouts and Guides aged 10 to 17 in all parts of the world, and is normally held approximately every 4 years in the county. It is a collaboration between Lincolnshire Scouts, Girlguiding Lincolnshire Scouth and Girlguiding Lincolnshire North as a week long international camping experience. Participants camp in

Lincolnshire Showground The Lincolnshire Showground is an agricultural showground and exhibition centre in North Carlton, north of Lincoln in England. It is the chief exhibition centre of the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, and has been used for large events such a ...

, where many of the activities also take place.

Northamptonshire Scout County

Northamptonshire Scout County is a Scout County of

in the

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, covering the county of

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

. The county is led by a volunteer management team with a County Commissioner and a Chair of the Trustees at its head and supported by a series of other volunteers including three deputies. As of December 2021, the County Commissioner was Dean Smith and the Chair was Karen Tonks. The County is split into six districts: The county's badge, worn on the uniform of any member in the county, depicts a red Lancastrian rose on a white shield with a light green chief containing two white Yorkist roses. The white and red roses along with the white field of the shield is common to some other organisations in the county and can be found on the coat of arms of the former

Northamptonshire County Council Northamptonshire County Council was the county council that governed the non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire in England. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888, recreated in 1974 by the Local Government Act 19 ...

and in the imagery of

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service The Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is a fire and rescue service covering the county of Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. NFRS covers an area of area with a population of around 750,000. History Northamptonshire Fire and Resc ...

although none have the light green chief. The county houses a number of activity clubs and groups including a Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group which was formed in 1981 and regularly takes part in events such as

Jamboree on the Air Jamboree on the Air, known by its acronym JOTA, is an international Scouting and Guiding activity held annually; it is on the third full weekend in October. First held in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in 1957, it was devi ...

Nottinghamshire Scout County

Nottinghamshire Scout County is the Scout Association County covering the ceremonial county of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ...

. Its county office is based in Linby and is also responsible for Hoveringham Activity Centre. The county is led by a volunteer management team with a County Commissioner, as of December 2021 Steven Tupper, four deputies, trustees and additional volunteers as well as some paid staff to support the operations of the county. The County is divided into nine Scout Districts: The 1st Nottingham (YMCA) Scout Group is notable within the county as one of the founding troops of 1908. The county's badge, worn on the uniform of any member in the county, depicts a large tree similar in appearance to the

Major Oak The Major Oak is a large English oak (''Quercus robur'') near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his merry men slept. It w ...

Sherwood Forest Sherwood Forest is a royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, famous because of its historic association with the legend of Robin Hood. The area has been wooded since the end of the Last Glacial Period (as attested by pollen sampling cor ...

Student Scout and Guide Organisation

There are six student associations at various universities in the region, each of which is affiliated to the

(SSAGO). These are De Montfort University Guides and Scouts (DeMUGS) covering

De Montfort University De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was tak ...

, Derby University Guides and Scouts (DUGS) covering the

University of Derby , mottoeng = Experience is the best teacher , established = 1851 – Teacher Training College1992 – gained university status , type = Public , chancellor = William Cavendish, Ea ...

, Students of Leicester Universities Guides and Scouts (SLUGS) covering the

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, Lincoln University Guides and Scouts (LUGS) covering the

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, SCOGUI covering the

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and Nottingham SSAGO (SNoGS) covering the

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and Nottingham Trent University. Previously the Leicestershire universities shared a SSAGO club and a club used to exist at the

University of Northampton The University of Northampton is a public university based in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. It was formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of a number of training colleges, and gained full university status as the University of Northampton in ...

Campsites

Derbyshire

Derbyshire has several campsites and activity centres run by and open to Scouts and other youth groups. Many of these are located within or near to the

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and vary in facilities on offer. These include Bell's Box in

Hathersage Hathersage ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Peak District in Derbyshire, England. It lies slightly to the north of the River Derwent, approximately south-west of Sheffield. Toponymy The origin of its name is disputed, although it is ...

, a ten bed

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owned by the 79th Sheffield Scout Group; Boarfold Scout Campsite in Charlesworth, a wooded site accompanying a open field run by Tameside South Scout District in Greater Manchester East County with a 24-bed indoor accommodation suite; Gradback Scout Camp in the upper Dane Valley and Spitewinter Scout Camp near Chesterfield. Outside of the Peak District, there are other sites run by districts to enable Scout Groups to camp easily and practice outdoor skills including Scarcliffe Scout Campsite, formerly Birch Hill Plantation in

Bolsover Bolsover is a market town and the administrative centre of the Bolsover District, Derbyshire, England. It is from London, from Sheffield, from Nottingham and from Derby. It is the main town in the Bolsover district. The civil parish for th ...

which is a grassland site that can camp up to 120 people and Trent Lock, a site on the South bank of the River Trent run by Long Eaton Scout District, accessed by boat and which provides water activities.

Drum Hill

Drum Hill Scout Camp is a site located in

Little Eaton Little Eaton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. The population as taken at the 2011 Census was 2,430. The name originated from Anglo Saxon times and means the "little town by the water". It is on the former rou ...

owned by Derbyshire Scouts and run for the benefit of young people since 1927. The site has three open areas for camping, large enough to hold 1,000 campers, and additional buildings for residential accommodation: the 40-bed Bemrose Centre, the 44-bed Larch Hall and 10-bed Cameron Lair. In addition there is the Heather Lodge indoor hall and an indoor activity barn. The site offers a number of activities including abseiling, archery, an assault course, climbing wall, mountain bikes, orienteering and shooting.

Gradbach

Gradbach is a greenfield site located near the village of

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, the UK's highest village between Leek and

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Peak District The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It includes the Dark Peak, where moorla ...

National Park and is on the border between

and Staffordshire and close to the border of Cheshire. The site is technically in Staffordshire but has historical ties to Derbyshire Scouting since the site was purchased for the Buxton Scout Association c.1950. As well as large camping areas split over 20 camping sites, there are two indoor accommodation buildings available for hire, the 36-bed Farmhouse and the 16-bed Cottage. The campsite is ideally situated for most Peak District activities including climbing, walking and caving and is a much used stopover point for Scout and Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions, as well as longer troop or patrol camps. The site organise the Border Hike, a 8-14 mile hike across the borders of the three counties for Scouts, Explorer Scouts and Guides.

Spitewinter

Spitewinter Scout Campsite is positioned on the edge of the

in Chesterfield and run by Chesterfield Scout District. The site has of sloping woodland with open camping areas, served by a purpose built ablution block, which has hot water and coin-operated showers. The site also has two wooden buildings, the Les Burt Hut and John Perry Hut, which serve as an indoor activity hall and a 26-bed accommodation building. The site has an outdoor classroom, locations for open fire lighting and cooking, a bird hide for nature studies and a traversing wall. Additionally, caving, hiking, watersports, climbing and mountain biking are located nearby either following recommended routes in the Peak District or at nearby centres.

Leicestershire

Leicestershire has several campsites: Fox Coverts is a campsite between Leicester and

Hinckley Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England. It is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in the administrative county of Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughbo ...

, roughly 1 km from

Kirkby Mallory Kirkby Mallory is a village in Leicestershire, England that is part of the civil parish of Peckleton. It is known mainly for its Race Circuit, Mallory Park, a one-mile (1.6 km) track where car and motorbike races take place. Its church is A ...

. Fox Coverts has been Scout owned for almost 55 years, and is now managed by the Hinckley District Scout Council. Fox Coverts is a well equipped campsite with several camp sites in clearing, a main building "The Wilson Building", and many activity features. Johns Lee Wood is a woodland campsite, in the North West Leicester Scout district near Markfield and

Bradgate Park Bradgate Park () is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers . The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland. The River Lin runs ...

. The site has several activity facilities including a caving complex. The Oaks is located close to Oaks in Charnwood with a variety of activities available. Ullesthorpe campsite is in South Leicestershire, and was once the home of Leicestershire Scouts Training. Willesley is a Scout campsite that was once a stately home located south west of

Ashby de la Zouch Ashby-de-la-Zouch, sometimes spelt Ashby de la Zouch () and shortened locally to Ashby, is a market town and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The town is near to the Derbyshire and Staffordshire ...

in North West Leicestershire. The site was bought by the local Scout District in 1952 along with a small area of land. Further land was later bought by the Scouts, with other areas becoming a fishing lake and a

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. It occupies of the old Willesley Hall and estate from which part of the original gatehouse is still visible. The site, among many features, has its own church. Holwell Pastures is a field campsite north of

Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray () is a town in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester, and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes promo ...

and managed by Melton District.

Lincolnshire

Lincoln Scout Association District has a camp site at Sudbrooke. Grantham Scout Association District runs the Dukes Covert Campsite. The Stamford and Bourne District site at Shacklewell Hollow, on the A606 between

Empingham Empingham is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish was 815 at the 2001 census including Horn and increasing to 880 at the 2011 census. It lies close to the dam of Rutland Water ...

and Stamford can camp up to 100 people in of grassland and woods.

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire Scout Association County owns Yr Hen Felin Cottage, a former

Youth Hostel A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory, with shared use of a lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex and have private or shared ...

at Cynwyd, North Wales. It was purchased in 2007.

Nottinghamshire

There are a number of Scout camp sites in the County including: *Hollygate Scout Camp *Robin Hood Scout Campsite *Sherbrooke Scout Campsite

Gang Shows

There are several

Gang Show A Gang Show is a theatrical performance by members of Scouts and Guides. The shows are produced with the dual aims of providing a learning opportunity for young people in the performing arts, as well as contributing to the artistic and cultura ...

s in this region.UK Gang Shows
* Nottingham Gang Show - started in 1951. * Grimsby Gang Show, started in 1956. * Northampton Gang Show - started in 1957 and celebrated its 50th show in 2009. (Due to a two-year gap) * Kettering Gang Show - Performing its 56th Show from November 25-28th, 2015 at The Lighthouse Theatre. * Derby Gang Show, (started before 1968) for Cubs, Scouts and Venture Scouts, for many years at the Odeon Theatre/Cinema. * Derby East Gang Show also known as ''Flying High'', started in 1968. *Hinckley Gang Show, started in 1980. * Wellingborough Gang Show - 25th birthday celebrated in 2010 * Deeping Gang Show, started 1987. * North Nottinghamshire Gang Show - Started in 2009. * Lincoln District Gang Show. * South East Lincolnshire Gang Show started in 2011.
/ref> * Grantham Scout and Guide Gang Show

References

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