Walk This Way at Dunbeth Park
- Submitted by: Fulton MacGregor, Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2016
- Motion reference: S5M-02930
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 13 December 2016
That the Parliament notes the 20th anniversary of Paths for All, which is a charity that is dedicated to encouraging walking in Scotland; values and appreciates the work of Paths for All in supporting communities; congratulates the staff and students at the Coatbridge campus of New College Lanarkshire on the recent unveiling of their Walk This Way walking routes at Dunbeth Park in Coatbridge, which was supported by Paths for All; notes that this project was undertaken to encourage locals to use the park to walk, offering half-mile, three-quarter-mile and one-mile walking routes to cater for everyone regardless of fitness, health or time constraints; welcomes this project and others like it in Scotland, and notes the calls on the Scottish Government to consider a Year of Walking to encourage people to do more walking in the interests of fitness and health.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Bob Doris, James Dornan, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Mairi Gougeon, Ross Greer, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Margaret Mitchell, Gil Paterson, Ash Regan, Elaine Smith, David Torrance, Sandra White