That the Parliament welcomes the success of the community café, All Mixed Up, in being named the Best New Café in Scotland at the recent Scottish Café Awards in Glasgow; notes that All Mixed Up, based at the Pennypit Centre in Prestonpans and managed by Lorna Souness, has only been running since the end of October 2017; congratulates Lorna and her team on winning this award, and wishes them continued success with the café.
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That the Parliament welcomes the success of the community café, All Mixed Up, in being named the Best New Café in Scotland at the recent Scottish Café Awards in Glasgow; notes that All Mixed Up, based at the Pennypit Centre in Prestonpans and managed by Lorna Souness, has only been running since the end of October 2017; congratulates Lorna and her team on winning this award, and wishes them continued success with the café.
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That the Parliament congratulates Dee Hoggan of Tranent Bowling Club on her success in being crowned the new British Isles Ladies’ Singles Champion at the competition at Belmont Bowling Club in Belfast; welcomes this latest success for Dee, who was already holder of the Scottish title, and notes that her victory is the latest in a long line of triumphs for lawn bowlers from East Lothian.
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That the Parliament congratulates Dee Hoggan of Tranent Bowling Club on her success in being crowned the new British Isles Ladies’ Singles Champion at the competition at Belmont Bowling Club in Belfast; welcomes this latest success for Dee, who was already holder of the Scottish title, and notes that her victory is the latest in a long line of triumphs for lawn bowlers from East Lothian.
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That the Parliament congratulates Archie Baird on being awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in The Queen’s Birthday Honours; notes that Archie, a golf historian and former long-serving curator of the Heritage of Golf Museum in Gullane, and the author of several books on the history of golf, was awarded the BEM in recognition of his services to the history of golf, and thanks Archie, who has also served as captain of Gullane Golf Club, where he is now an honorary life member, for his significant contribution to golf and East Lothian.
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That the Parliament congratulates Archie Baird on being awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in The Queen’s Birthday Honours; notes that Archie, a golf historian and former long-serving curator of the Heritage of Golf Museum in Gullane, and the author of several books on the history of golf, was awarded the BEM in recognition of his services to the history of golf, and thanks Archie, who has also served as captain of Gullane Golf Club, where he is now an honorary life member, for his significant contribution to golf and East Lothian.
Supported by: Colin Beattie
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That the Parliament congratulates the environmental charity, Fidra, which is based in East Lothian, and its staff and volunteers, on their work to eliminate the pollution that is caused by the nurdle pellets that are used in the manufacture of plastics and on their efforts to encourage and require plastics producers, users, transporters and trade associations to introduce best practice in pellet management through the campaign, Operation Clean Sweep; understands that these pellets can attract and concentrate pollutants such as DDT and PCBs to highly toxic levels; notes that in a survey carried out by Fidra volunteers in May on beaches in Fife, 450,000 washed-up nurdles were collected in under two hours from one beach at North Queensferry; understands that this beach is less than 15 miles from a polymers plant; believes that unacceptable levels of nurdles are being detected on beaches as far west as Barra and as far north as Collieston in Aberdeenshire, and calls on the Scottish Government to properly hold the plastics industry to account for this pollution and for strict enforcement action to be taken.
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That the Parliament congratulates the environmental charity, Fidra, which is based in East Lothian, and its staff and volunteers, on their work to eliminate the pollution that is caused by the nurdle pellets that are used in the manufacture of plastics and on their efforts to encourage and require plastics producers, users, transporters and trade associations to introduce best practice in pellet management through the campaign, Operation Clean Sweep; understands that these pellets can attract and concentrate pollutants such as DDT and PCBs to highly toxic levels; notes that in a survey carried out by Fidra volunteers in May on beaches in Fife, 450,000 washed-up nurdles were collected in under two hours from one beach at North Queensferry; understands that this beach is less than 15 miles from a polymers plant; believes that unacceptable levels of nurdles are being detected on beaches as far west as Barra and as far north as Collieston in Aberdeenshire, and calls on the Scottish Government to properly hold the plastics industry to account for this pollution and for strict enforcement action to be taken.
Supported by: Kenneth Gibson, Claudia Beamish, Stewart Stevenson, Alex Rowley
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As an amendment to motion S5M-12358 in the name of Liz Smith (Education: Subject Choices), insert at end “; recognises that there remains a stubborn attainment gap between pupils from the most and least deprived families; notes concerns that the narrowing of curricular choice may be greater in schools in the most deprived areas, and calls for action on this issue and in closing the attainment gap.”
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As an amendment to motion S5M-12358 in the name of Liz Smith (Education: Subject Choices), insert at end “; recognises that there remains a stubborn attainment gap between pupils from the most and least deprived families; notes concerns that the narrowing of curricular choice may be greater in schools in the most deprived areas, and calls for action on this issue and in closing the attainment gap.”
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23/05/2018
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That the Parliament congratulates the Dunbar Royal British Legion Pipe Band on being named Grade 4A British Champions at the 2018 British Pipe Band Championships in Paisley, and commends the members of the band and all those in the local community who help and support them on this outstanding achievement.
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That the Parliament congratulates the Dunbar Royal British Legion Pipe Band on being named Grade 4A British Champions at the 2018 British Pipe Band Championships in Paisley, and commends the members of the band and all those in the local community who help and support them on this outstanding achievement.
Supported by: Kenneth Gibson, Alexander Burnett, Clare Adamson
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That the Parliament welcomes East Lothian Council's recent decision to abolish all charges for child burials; understands that eight other local authorities continue to charge bereaved parents up to £800 to bury a child; acknowledges the difficult financial position of local authorities, but acknowledges the decisions by the Welsh and UK governments to centrally fund the cost of child burials, meaning that no charges apply anywhere in those countries, and notes the view that the Scottish Government should now follow the lead of its UK and Welsh counterparts and meet all child interment and burial fees in Scotland from its resources.
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That the Parliament welcomes East Lothian Council's recent decision to abolish all charges for child burials; understands that eight other local authorities continue to charge bereaved parents up to £800 to bury a child; acknowledges the difficult financial position of local authorities, but acknowledges the decisions by the Welsh and UK governments to centrally fund the cost of child burials, meaning that no charges apply anywhere in those countries, and notes the view that the Scottish Government should now follow the lead of its UK and Welsh counterparts and meet all child interment and burial fees in Scotland from its resources.
Supported by: Johann Lamont, Colin Smyth, Monica Lennon, Jackie Baillie, James Kelly, Alex Rowley, Neil Findlay, Mary Fee, Jenny Marra, Kezia Dugdale
Current Status: Eligible for Members’ Business, Pending Cross Party Support
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That the Parliament congratulates the Tranent resident, Scott Glynn, and his team on completing 2018’s Walk with Scott fundraising event; notes that this year’s event attracted a record turnout, with more than 140 people joining him on the 30-mile walk across East Lothian to raise funds for the Walk with Scott Foundation, which supports a range of good causes locally; understands that the walk is set to raise more than £10,000, with the money helping to buy equipment for three projects to support mobility, which are a hand-crank wheelchair for Beyond Boundaries East Lothian, an adult wheelchair for Seton Sands, and a motorised beach wheelchair for all ages at North Berwick, and commends Scott and all of his supporters on their hugely successful fundraising efforts.
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That the Parliament congratulates the Tranent resident, Scott Glynn, and his team on completing 2018’s Walk with Scott fundraising event; notes that this year’s event attracted a record turnout, with more than 140 people joining him on the 30-mile walk across East Lothian to raise funds for the Walk with Scott Foundation, which supports a range of good causes locally; understands that the walk is set to raise more than £10,000, with the money helping to buy equipment for three projects to support mobility, which are a hand-crank wheelchair for Beyond Boundaries East Lothian, an adult wheelchair for Seton Sands, and a motorised beach wheelchair for all ages at North Berwick, and commends Scott and all of his supporters on their hugely successful fundraising efforts.
Supported by: David Stewart, Richard Lyle, Bill Kidd, Ash Denham, Ruth Maguire
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That the Parliament welcomes the 25th anniversary of the East Lothian musical group, Encore; notes that the group was formed in 1993 following the success of the group, Musical Youth, set up by Peter and Heather Antonelli in 1992; understands that the group is celebrating its first 25 years with a production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, which will show between 16 and 19 May 2018, while Encore and Musical Youth are also holding a joint 25th anniversary celebration on 10 June; commends both Encore and Musical Youth for their important work promoting participation in music in East Lothian, and wishes everyone involved with both groups continued success for many years to come.
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That the Parliament welcomes the 25th anniversary of the East Lothian musical group, Encore; notes that the group was formed in 1993 following the success of the group, Musical Youth, set up by Peter and Heather Antonelli in 1992; understands that the group is celebrating its first 25 years with a production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, which will show between 16 and 19 May 2018, while Encore and Musical Youth are also holding a joint 25th anniversary celebration on 10 June; commends both Encore and Musical Youth for their important work promoting participation in music in East Lothian, and wishes everyone involved with both groups continued success for many years to come.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Ash Denham, Kenneth Gibson, Ruth Maguire, Neil Bibby
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That the Parliament congratulates North Berwick-based, Firemac Limited, on receiving a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category, for its Firemac FM Fabric PSA, a high-performance self-adhesive glass that is woven fire resistant fabric applied to galvanised steel ductwork to create a fire-resistant ductwork system; understands that Firemac FM Fabric PSA is the latest innovation from the company that it considers revolutionised the fire-resistant ductwork sector when it introduced its third-party certificated fabric-based Firemac FM Fabric system to the UK some 15 years ago; congratulates Firemac's Managing Director, Donald Mackay, and his team, on receiving the award, and wishes the company continued success in the future.
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That the Parliament congratulates North Berwick-based, Firemac Limited, on receiving a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category, for its Firemac FM Fabric PSA, a high-performance self-adhesive glass that is woven fire resistant fabric applied to galvanised steel ductwork to create a fire-resistant ductwork system; understands that Firemac FM Fabric PSA is the latest innovation from the company that it considers revolutionised the fire-resistant ductwork sector when it introduced its third-party certificated fabric-based Firemac FM Fabric system to the UK some 15 years ago; congratulates Firemac's Managing Director, Donald Mackay, and his team, on receiving the award, and wishes the company continued success in the future.
Supported by: Alex Rowley, Edward Mountain, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Ruth Maguire, Gil Paterson
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