The Congleton Carnival (sometimes called the Congleton Carnival and Tattoo ) was a biannual event held in Congleton , Cheshire .
5-459: The first Congleton Carnival was held in the 1920s. The Congleton Carnival ran until 1938 when it was halted, the event would not be held again until 1961. The Carnivals held in the 1930s were an annual event, when the Carnival restarted in 1962 it became a biannual 3 day event. During the Carnival's Heyday the event was held over multiple days and was considered one of the "best of its kind in
10-582: The Guinness World Record for the largest flag down-planed while skydiving, measuring 450 square metres (4,800 sq ft). In 2023, five team members pioneered a new stunt, 'the Pentagram', in which their parachutes are joined at a single point. At Whitehaven Air Show in June 2015, a team member became entangled during a stunt collision, but his partner was able to bring him safely to
15-661: The country". In the past the Congleton Carnival was known as the Congleton Carnival and Tattoo and featured military units which included the Red Devils . A tradition was for the carnival to start with Stephan Sebire riding his penny farthing down the carnival route. Red Devils (Parachute Regiment) The Red Devils are the British Parachute Regiment 's parachute display team. The Red Devils are regular serving paratroopers from
20-643: The four battalions of the Parachute Regiment who have volunteered to serve on the display team. Like other members of the regiment, they wear the maroon beret that designates airborne forces . As the official parachute display team of the British Army , the team regularly perform at air shows and other events. Colonel Edward Gardener created the team in 1964 as the Parachute Regiment Free Fall Team and
25-706: Was their commander in the first year. They became the official parachute display team of the British Army in 1979. Their name derives from the nickname given to members of the Parachute Regiment by German forces in the North African campaign of the Second World War; the paratroopers jumped wearing the Denison smock , whose rear flap gave the effect of a tail, and became coated in red earth on landing. In July 2022, two Red Devils team members broke
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