That the Parliament congratulates the Bridge Inn in Peebles on winning CAMRA’s Pub of the Year award for the Scottish Borders region; understands that the pub prides itself on maintaining a traditional style and serving high-quality ales to the local community, and wishes the Bridge Inn all the best for the CAMRA Edinburgh and South Scotland region finals.
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That the Parliament congratulates the Bridge Inn in Peebles on winning CAMRA’s Pub of the Year award for the Scottish Borders region; understands that the pub prides itself on maintaining a traditional style and serving high-quality ales to the local community, and wishes the Bridge Inn all the best for the CAMRA Edinburgh and South Scotland region finals.
Supported by: Murdo Fraser, Margaret Mitchell, Alexander Stewart, Alison Harris, Miles Briggs, Annie Wells, Liam Kerr
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That the Parliament congratulates Callum Robb, Callum Anderson, Ally Norman, Thomas Brydon and Andrew Wilson of St Ronan’s Silver Band on taking first place in the final of the Scottish Brass Band Association’s Open Ensemble category; understands that the young group gave a superb performance of the second and third movements of Victor Ewald’s Brass Quintet No.1; acknowledges that this is the third consecutive year that the quintet has won in their age group; notes the hard work that the boys and their conductor, David Robb, put into their performance, and wishes them all the best.
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That the Parliament congratulates Callum Robb, Callum Anderson, Ally Norman, Thomas Brydon and Andrew Wilson of St Ronan’s Silver Band on taking first place in the final of the Scottish Brass Band Association’s Open Ensemble category; understands that the young group gave a superb performance of the second and third movements of Victor Ewald’s Brass Quintet No.1; acknowledges that this is the third consecutive year that the quintet has won in their age group; notes the hard work that the boys and their conductor, David Robb, put into their performance, and wishes them all the best.
Supported by: Alexander Stewart, Margaret Mitchell, Liz Smith, Tom Mason, Annie Wells, Alison Harris, Bill Kidd, Gordon Lindhurst, Murdo Fraser, Liam Kerr, Miles Briggs
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That the Parliament notes that the Peel Café at Glentress will host a charity concert to raise money for the Scottish Association for Mental Health; understands that the concert will feature performances from the Innerleithen-born singer-songwriter, Tommy Ashby, whose songs have recently received extended airtime on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, and Guy Hamilton, a local singer who frequently tours Scotland and Europe; acknowledges that the concert is the first of "The Sessions in aid of SAMH", a new local events platform that seeks to destigmatise mental health issues, and wishes both the organisers and artists the best for the event.
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That the Parliament notes that the Peel Café at Glentress will host a charity concert to raise money for the Scottish Association for Mental Health; understands that the concert will feature performances from the Innerleithen-born singer-songwriter, Tommy Ashby, whose songs have recently received extended airtime on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, and Guy Hamilton, a local singer who frequently tours Scotland and Europe; acknowledges that the concert is the first of "The Sessions in aid of SAMH", a new local events platform that seeks to destigmatise mental health issues, and wishes both the organisers and artists the best for the event.
Supported by: Margaret Mitchell, Bill Kidd, Jeremy Balfour, Alexander Stewart, Alison Harris, Richard Lyle, Tom Mason, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Annie Wells, Maurice Corry, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Liam Kerr
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That the Parliament notes that the Peebles-based Fiona Henderson School of Dance has launched the Evie Douglas choreography challenge; understands that the competition, which has been introduced in memory of, Evie, who was a former pupil, will be open to participants aged 10 to 18 who will perform a dance that they have choreographed themselves; acknowledges that they will be judged by an expert panel and that the winner will receive a trophy designed by the local artist, Bjorn Borseth; wishes all of the entrants good luck, and looks forward to the competition being a fitting tribute to Evie.
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That the Parliament notes that the Peebles-based Fiona Henderson School of Dance has launched the Evie Douglas choreography challenge; understands that the competition, which has been introduced in memory of, Evie, who was a former pupil, will be open to participants aged 10 to 18 who will perform a dance that they have choreographed themselves; acknowledges that they will be judged by an expert panel and that the winner will receive a trophy designed by the local artist, Bjorn Borseth; wishes all of the entrants good luck, and looks forward to the competition being a fitting tribute to Evie.
Supported by: Tom Mason, Bill Kidd, Liz Smith, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alison Harris, Alexander Stewart, Liam Kerr, Maurice Corry, Jackson Carlaw, Alexander Burnett, Rachael Hamilton
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That the Parliament notes that nearly £1,000 has been raised for seven-year-old Charly Bisset, who has leukaemia; understands that the money will be spent on a holiday to either the Highlands or Norfolk, as Charly has fond memories of previous holidays to both areas; acknowledges that Jo Sutherland, co-owner of Forever Fit Club in Peebles, is planning on running the Glencoe marathon to raise money for Charly, and thanks the community of Peebles for its kind support for Charly.
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That the Parliament notes that nearly £1,000 has been raised for seven-year-old Charly Bisset, who has leukaemia; understands that the money will be spent on a holiday to either the Highlands or Norfolk, as Charly has fond memories of previous holidays to both areas; acknowledges that Jo Sutherland, co-owner of Forever Fit Club in Peebles, is planning on running the Glencoe marathon to raise money for Charly, and thanks the community of Peebles for its kind support for Charly.
Supported by: Peter Chapman, Miles Briggs, Liz Smith, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Alexander Stewart, Bill Kidd, Annie Wells, Maurice Corry, Jeremy Balfour, Liam Kerr, Alexander Burnett, Jackie Baillie, Rachael Hamilton
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That the Parliament congratulates Walkerburn Primary School on receiving £1,000 from Tesco’s Bags of Help community grant scheme; understands that the money will be spent on new facilities for the Walkerburn Primary School Outdoor Learning Project, and thanks shoppers at the Peebles Tesco who voted for the school to receive the funding.
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That the Parliament congratulates Walkerburn Primary School on receiving £1,000 from Tesco’s Bags of Help community grant scheme; understands that the money will be spent on new facilities for the Walkerburn Primary School Outdoor Learning Project, and thanks shoppers at the Peebles Tesco who voted for the school to receive the funding.
Supported by: Peter Chapman, Tom Mason, Liz Smith, Miles Briggs, Margaret Mitchell, Alexander Stewart, Bill Kidd, Annie Wells, Maurice Corry, Gordon Lindhurst, Jeremy Balfour, Liam Kerr, Alexander Burnett, Jackie Baillie
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That the Parliament congratulates the Macfarlane Movers over-60s exercise group on raising £200 for three-year-old Scarlett Moore, who has cerebral palsy; understands that Scarlett’s grandmother is a member of the group and that the money was raised through after-class tea and coffee donations; notes that the money will contribute to ABR (Advanced Biomechanical Rehabilitation) therapy for Scarlett, and thanks the Macfarlane Movers for their generous donation and years of charitable fundraising, having now raised over £12,000 for local causes.
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That the Parliament congratulates the Macfarlane Movers over-60s exercise group on raising £200 for three-year-old Scarlett Moore, who has cerebral palsy; understands that Scarlett’s grandmother is a member of the group and that the money was raised through after-class tea and coffee donations; notes that the money will contribute to ABR (Advanced Biomechanical Rehabilitation) therapy for Scarlett, and thanks the Macfarlane Movers for their generous donation and years of charitable fundraising, having now raised over £12,000 for local causes.
Supported by: Tom Mason, Alexander Stewart, Maurice Golden, Gordon Lindhurst, Liam Kerr, Jeremy Balfour, Mark McDonald, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett
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That the Parliament congratulates staff from East Lothian Council on raising over £5,000 for Cancer Research UK by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro; understands that the climb was the most recent effort in a series of fundraising challenges that began in 2012 following the death of the council worker, Vera Cameron; notes that, since 2012, almost £70,000 has been raised for charity through mountain climbing, swimming and biking challenges; acknowledges that, during the gruelling seven-day ascent of the 6,000-metre mountain, the climbers braved temperatures that ranged from 30°C to -15°C, and thanks the staff of East Lothian Council, as well as Vera’s husband and daughter, for their superb contribution to charity.
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That the Parliament congratulates staff from East Lothian Council on raising over £5,000 for Cancer Research UK by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro; understands that the climb was the most recent effort in a series of fundraising challenges that began in 2012 following the death of the council worker, Vera Cameron; notes that, since 2012, almost £70,000 has been raised for charity through mountain climbing, swimming and biking challenges; acknowledges that, during the gruelling seven-day ascent of the 6,000-metre mountain, the climbers braved temperatures that ranged from 30°C to -15°C, and thanks the staff of East Lothian Council, as well as Vera’s husband and daughter, for their superb contribution to charity.
Supported by: Murdo Fraser, Miles Briggs, Bill Kidd, Peter Chapman, Liz Smith, Alison Harris, Annie Wells, Alexander Stewart, Bob Doris, David Torrance, Richard Lyle, Liam Kerr, Jeremy Balfour, Donald Cameron, Maurice Golden, Brian Whittle, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Maureen Watt, Ruth Maguire, Alexander Burnett, Mark McDonald, Alex Cole-Hamilton
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That the Parliament congratulates the Borders-based Tweed Forum, on receiving nearly £2,000 in online donations from anglers; understands that the charity, which was founded in 1991, is involved with the management of, land, water and cultural sites along the River Tweed and its tributaries; notes that the money was donated through the booking agent and fishing information website, FishPal, and acknowledges that the funds will contribute to forum’s ongoing projects of habitat restoration, water quality improvement, invasive species control, natural flood management, fish spawning and nursery streams improvement.
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That the Parliament congratulates the Borders-based Tweed Forum, on receiving nearly £2,000 in online donations from anglers; understands that the charity, which was founded in 1991, is involved with the management of, land, water and cultural sites along the River Tweed and its tributaries; notes that the money was donated through the booking agent and fishing information website, FishPal, and acknowledges that the funds will contribute to forum’s ongoing projects of habitat restoration, water quality improvement, invasive species control, natural flood management, fish spawning and nursery streams improvement.
Supported by: Liz Smith, Miles Briggs, Jeremy Balfour, Richard Lyle, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Alison Harris, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Annie Wells, Gordon Lindhurst, Liam Kerr, Maurice Golden, Neil Findlay, Alexander Burnett
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That the Parliament congratulates the pupils of Dunbar Grammar School on raising over £1,100 for the MND research charity that has been set up by Doddie Weir, the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation; notes that they achieved this through bake sales, a dress-down day and donations from a school of rugby evening; understands that Doddie visited the school to deliver a special assembly after being invited by S1 student, Holly Berry-Shotton, who is a member of the school’s charity committee; recognises the hard work that the pupils put into raising the money, and wishes the foundation all the best with its research into MND.
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That the Parliament congratulates the pupils of Dunbar Grammar School on raising over £1,100 for the MND research charity that has been set up by Doddie Weir, the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation; notes that they achieved this through bake sales, a dress-down day and donations from a school of rugby evening; understands that Doddie visited the school to deliver a special assembly after being invited by S1 student, Holly Berry-Shotton, who is a member of the school’s charity committee; recognises the hard work that the pupils put into raising the money, and wishes the foundation all the best with its research into MND.
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Bill Kidd, Tom Mason, Liz Smith, Margaret Mitchell, Maurice Corry, Liam Kerr, Jeremy Balfour, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Annie Wells, Gordon Lindhurst, Donald Cameron, Alexander Burnett
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