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Congratulations and best wishes to the cast,
backstage crew, and management team of the
Middlesbrough Scouts Gang Show. The weeks of hard
work and dedication to rehearsals have now come to
fruition. The stage is set, the costumes are made, and
the show is ready to "tread the boards".

Once again the "Gang" are waving the flag
for Scouting. I am sure that Mr. Gang Show would be very
proud of the performance you have all managed to
produce. Ralph Reader`s passion for music and fun all
rolled together in a show for the public, is once again
being realised.

Your audience, I feel sure, will be entertained by the
inspiration and fun you have all enjoyed over recent
weeks.
Best wishes and "on with the show"

David Clark

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Ralph Reader Memorial Fund

Ralph Reader CBE was the creator of the "Gang Show".
He staged his first Gang Show in 1932 at the Scala Theatre
which was to become the greatest amateur production at
the theatre. Despite a short break during World War Two
the London Gang Show was held every year up until 1974
when Ralph felt it was time to give up.
Gang Shows have continued to flourish all over the country
and indeed in manyother parts of the world ever since.

When Ralph Reader died in 1982 a special fund was set
up by The Scout Association as a permanent reminder of
his valuable service to Scouting.
Its aim is still to assist young people in both the Scout and
Guide Movements who are in need of any kind of financial help.
Grants are made from the annual interest but the fund's
capital is relatively low.
It is therefore essential that donations continue to be
received if it is to offer worthwhile help to an increasing
number of young people up to the age of 20 years.

The Middlesbrough Gang Show has always helped
to support a charity for young people by donations
collected during the production of its shows.
This year we are proposing to donate any monies
collected to the 'Ralph Reader Memorial Fund'