Imperial Scout Exhibition

The Imperial Scout Exhibition was the first International scout rally in Birmingham, a gathering of Boy Scouts held in July 1913, with an exhibition at Bingley Hall, opened by Princess Alexander of Teck, and events in Perry Hall Park (then in Staffordshire; part of Birmingham from 1928) attended by about 30,000 Scouts, in the presence of Prince Arthur of Connaught.^[1][2] A review of Sea Scouts took place at Edgbaston Reservoir.

Imperial Scout Exhibition
Certificate signed by Baden-Powell
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Handsworth Park
Inaugurated	July 1913
Attendance	30,000

Scouts at the 1913 rally, in Perry Hall Park

The 1st Shanghai Troop of Baden-Powell Scouts attended, taking six weeks to arrive from Shanghai. There were also troops from Australia, South Africa, Canada, Gibraltar, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland, Sweden, and Holland.^[3]

Legacy

Cover of "Boy Scouts and What They Do"

An illustrated book about the events, "Boy Scouts and What They Do", was published later the same year, with an introduction by the Chief Scout, Robert Baden-Powell.^[4]

Handsworth Park has hosted a rally for many years when Scouts from a wide area congregated and paraded since the exhibition.^[5][6][7]