That the Parliament congratulates John Stewart Quality Butchers in Banff on its recent success at the Scottish Craft Butchers Traditional Sliced Sausage Awards 2018-2019; understands that John Stewart was selected as the North of Scotland Champion for Lorne Sausage and was also crowned Scottish Beef Sliced Sausage Champion; notes that, as North of Scotland Champion, John Stewart Quality Butchers' sausages were mystery-shopped and tested against the four other regional champions in Scotland; further notes that John Stewart was also selected for a Silver award for its pork, cream cheese and chorizo sausage at the Scottish Craft Butchers Specialty Sausage Awards 2018-19; acknowledges John Stewart Quality Butcher’s commitment to using locally-sourced quality meat to create its award-winning foods and also the benefits that local businesses bring to the area’s economy; commends John and his team on securing these awards, and wishes them continuing success for the future.
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That the Parliament congratulates John Stewart Quality Butchers in Banff on its recent success at the Scottish Craft Butchers Traditional Sliced Sausage Awards 2018-2019; understands that John Stewart was selected as the North of Scotland Champion for Lorne Sausage and was also crowned Scottish Beef Sliced Sausage Champion; notes that, as North of Scotland Champion, John Stewart Quality Butchers' sausages were mystery-shopped and tested against the four other regional champions in Scotland; further notes that John Stewart was also selected for a Silver award for its pork, cream cheese and chorizo sausage at the Scottish Craft Butchers Specialty Sausage Awards 2018-19; acknowledges John Stewart Quality Butcher’s commitment to using locally-sourced quality meat to create its award-winning foods and also the benefits that local businesses bring to the area’s economy; commends John and his team on securing these awards, and wishes them continuing success for the future.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Joan McAlpine, Stuart McMillan, Bill Kidd, Sandra White
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That the Parliament congratulates Ordiquhill School on its application to the Tesco Bags of Help Scheme to support the development of its outdoor classroom; acknowledges that the scheme uses the money raised from carrier bag sales to fund community projects; believes that it is a good example of how the Scottish Government’s carrier bag levy benefits communities both by encouraging bag reuse and creating funding for important projects; notes that customers vote for which project that they want the up to £4,000 to apply to; acknowledges that the school will be taking part in voting at Keith Tesco, which will run until 31 October 2018; encourages the community to get behind it and cast a vote to support what it sees as this very worthy project for young people; commends the school on its application, and wishes it the best of luck with the voting.
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That the Parliament congratulates Ordiquhill School on its application to the Tesco Bags of Help Scheme to support the development of its outdoor classroom; acknowledges that the scheme uses the money raised from carrier bag sales to fund community projects; believes that it is a good example of how the Scottish Government’s carrier bag levy benefits communities both by encouraging bag reuse and creating funding for important projects; notes that customers vote for which project that they want the up to £4,000 to apply to; acknowledges that the school will be taking part in voting at Keith Tesco, which will run until 31 October 2018; encourages the community to get behind it and cast a vote to support what it sees as this very worthy project for young people; commends the school on its application, and wishes it the best of luck with the voting.
Supported by: Joan McAlpine, Richard Lyle, Sandra White, Bill Kidd, Colin Beattie, David Torrance, Jenny Gilruth, Gil Paterson, Gillian Martin, Maureen Watt, Fulton MacGregor, Tom Arthur, Ruth Maguire
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That the Parliament congratulates the African-American woman, Katherine Johnson, who is a holder of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on her 100th birthday on 26 August 2018; recognises the particular contributions that Katherine has made to spaceflight by calculating by hand many of the trajectories used in missions, in particular that which allowed the Apollo lunar lander to re-join the command and service module that orbited the moon, and commends Katherine as an inspiration to all who might have otherwise considered that mathematics and science were not for them.
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That the Parliament congratulates the African-American woman, Katherine Johnson, who is a holder of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on her 100th birthday on 26 August 2018; recognises the particular contributions that Katherine has made to spaceflight by calculating by hand many of the trajectories used in missions, in particular that which allowed the Apollo lunar lander to re-join the command and service module that orbited the moon, and commends Katherine as an inspiration to all who might have otherwise considered that mathematics and science were not for them.
Supported by: Pauline McNeill, Rona Mackay, Bill Kidd, Joan McAlpine, Richard Lyle, Monica Lennon, Emma Harper, David Torrance, Liam McArthur, Sandra White, Kenneth Gibson, Jackie Baillie, Jenny Gilruth, Bob Doris, Tom Arthur, Gillian Martin
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That the Parliament commemorates the centenary of the death of Jane Whyte of New Aberdour, who, on 28 October 1884, single-handedly and at great personal peril saved the lives of 15 crew of the stricken ship, William Hope, off New Aberdour beach; notes that Jane’s deeds at the time were lauded nationally, resulting in her being awarded the RNLI Silver medal and a Board of Trade medal for gallantry; recognises that the year of her passing coincides with the year that women’s suffrage was granted in the UK, and considers that Jane’s heroic deed can still act as a shining beacon to be commemorated and celebrated by future generations of women in Scotland.
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That the Parliament commemorates the centenary of the death of Jane Whyte of New Aberdour, who, on 28 October 1884, single-handedly and at great personal peril saved the lives of 15 crew of the stricken ship, William Hope, off New Aberdour beach; notes that Jane’s deeds at the time were lauded nationally, resulting in her being awarded the RNLI Silver medal and a Board of Trade medal for gallantry; recognises that the year of her passing coincides with the year that women’s suffrage was granted in the UK, and considers that Jane’s heroic deed can still act as a shining beacon to be commemorated and celebrated by future generations of women in Scotland.
Supported by: Emma Harper, Sandra White, Richard Lyle, Rachael Hamilton, Jenny Gilruth, David Torrance, Bill Kidd, Ruth Maguire, Tom Arthur, Gillian Martin
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That the Parliament congratulates everyone who took part in, and organised, the Peterhead Relay for Life, which raised £158,372 for Cancer Research UK; notes that the first lap of the annual relay is walked by cancer survivors, with a record 80 survivors taking part in 2018’s event; recognises the pioneering research, information and support that Cancer Research UK provides to individuals and families affected by the disease, and thanks the organisers, the 28 relay teams and everyone associated with the event for their efforts in making this year’s Peterhead Relay for Life a success.
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That the Parliament congratulates everyone who took part in, and organised, the Peterhead Relay for Life, which raised £158,372 for Cancer Research UK; notes that the first lap of the annual relay is walked by cancer survivors, with a record 80 survivors taking part in 2018’s event; recognises the pioneering research, information and support that Cancer Research UK provides to individuals and families affected by the disease, and thanks the organisers, the 28 relay teams and everyone associated with the event for their efforts in making this year’s Peterhead Relay for Life a success.
Supported by: Jenny Gilruth, Alasdair Allan, Richard Lyle, Joan McAlpine, Emma Harper, Annie Wells, Tom Mason, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Gillian Martin, Richard Lochhead, Tom Arthur, Maureen Watt
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That the Parliament congratulates everyone involved with the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival on it reaching its 25th anniversary; notes that 2018’s festival, held in Portsoy on 30 June and 1 July, offers an array of sailing events displaying historic, traditional and modern craft and aims to bring families and the community together; acknowledges the unique opportunity for local artists, performers and food producers to showcase their talents, and understands the importance of celebrating such local events as a way to preserve and promote Scottish culture locally and internationally, as well as providing a welcome boost to tourism throughout the north east.
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That the Parliament congratulates everyone involved with the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival on it reaching its 25th anniversary; notes that 2018’s festival, held in Portsoy on 30 June and 1 July, offers an array of sailing events displaying historic, traditional and modern craft and aims to bring families and the community together; acknowledges the unique opportunity for local artists, performers and food producers to showcase their talents, and understands the importance of celebrating such local events as a way to preserve and promote Scottish culture locally and internationally, as well as providing a welcome boost to tourism throughout the north east.
Supported by: Emma Harper, Richard Lyle, Bill Kidd, Kenneth Gibson, Andy Wightman, Rona Mackay, Stuart McMillan, Sandra White, Clare Haughey, Graeme Dey, Colin Beattie, Jenny Gilruth, Ash Denham, David Torrance, Fulton MacGregor, Tom Arthur
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That the Parliament congratulates Banff Academy staff and students on the school's recent inspection report, which it understands has highlighted improvements made in performance, and looks forward to their building on this success.
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That the Parliament congratulates Banff Academy staff and students on the school's recent inspection report, which it understands has highlighted improvements made in performance, and looks forward to their building on this success.
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Joan McAlpine, Peter Chapman, Richard Lyle, Bill Kidd, Jenny Gilruth, Emma Harper, David Torrance, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Ash Denham, Liam Kerr, Gail Ross, Gil Paterson, Clare Adamson, Ivan McKee, Gillian Martin, Tom Arthur
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That the Parliament congratulates the Camphill Wellbeing Trust (CWT) and the Aberdeen fish merchant, J Charles, for the introduction of their joint Camphill Fish project; understands that this will help give people access to fresh, quality fish with 10% of sales going to CWT; notes that proceeds will go towards providing CWT’s therapeutic services to people with learning disabilities, cancer and chronic or other conditions; further notes that the project will also benefit sustainable fishing by raising awareness of all Scottish caught fish species, including those landed at Peterhead and other North East ports, being usuable and to avoid the discarding of fish back into the sea, and wishes both CWT and J Charles every success in the future.
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That the Parliament congratulates the Camphill Wellbeing Trust (CWT) and the Aberdeen fish merchant, J Charles, for the introduction of their joint Camphill Fish project; understands that this will help give people access to fresh, quality fish with 10% of sales going to CWT; notes that proceeds will go towards providing CWT’s therapeutic services to people with learning disabilities, cancer and chronic or other conditions; further notes that the project will also benefit sustainable fishing by raising awareness of all Scottish caught fish species, including those landed at Peterhead and other North East ports, being usuable and to avoid the discarding of fish back into the sea, and wishes both CWT and J Charles every success in the future.
Supported by: Emma Harper, Joan McAlpine, Graeme Dey, Ash Denham, Richard Lyle, Stuart McMillan, Jenny Gilruth, Sandra White, Clare Haughey, David Torrance, Gillian Martin, Ruth Maguire, Ivan McKee, Tom Arthur
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That the Parliament congratulates Orkuveita Reykjavikur (Reykjavik Energy) on its implementation of the CarbFix method of mineralisation of CO2 from a power station, which is both cheaper and less likely to allow unplanned CO2 release than existing carbon capture and storage technologies, and looks forward to the development of larger scale implementations of this technology.
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That the Parliament congratulates Orkuveita Reykjavikur (Reykjavik Energy) on its implementation of the CarbFix method of mineralisation of CO2 from a power station, which is both cheaper and less likely to allow unplanned CO2 release than existing carbon capture and storage technologies, and looks forward to the development of larger scale implementations of this technology.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Kenneth Gibson, Angus MacDonald, Joan McAlpine, Emma Harper, Ash Denham, Graeme Dey, David Torrance, Jenny Gilruth, Bruce Crawford, Gail Ross, Clare Adamson, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Bill Kidd, Tom Arthur, Ivan McKee
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That the Parliament congratulates Banff Rugby Club on reaching its 40th anniversary; notes that the club will be hosting a celebration of rugby on 25-26 May 2018, including a fundraising dinner for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, which helps fund research into motor neurone disease, and exhibition games from the club's men’s and women’s teams, and wishes everyone involved at the club all the very best for 2018 and beyond.
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That the Parliament congratulates Banff Rugby Club on reaching its 40th anniversary; notes that the club will be hosting a celebration of rugby on 25-26 May 2018, including a fundraising dinner for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, which helps fund research into motor neurone disease, and exhibition games from the club's men’s and women’s teams, and wishes everyone involved at the club all the very best for 2018 and beyond.
Supported by: Ruth Maguire, Colin Beattie, Ash Denham, Liam McArthur, Mark McDonald, Sandra White, Richard Lyle, Clare Haughey, David Torrance, Joan McAlpine, Graeme Dey, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Alex Rowley, Gillian Martin, Ivan McKee, Emma Harper, Tom Arthur, Liam Kerr
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