The Garbh Allt Community Initiative Reaches Funding Target
- Submitted by: Maree Todd, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2017
- Motion reference: S5M-06241
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 03 October 2017
That the Parliament celebrates the Garbh Allt Community Initiative achieving its funding target for a community buy-out of the Sutherland Estate land at Portgower, Gartymore, West Helmsdale and Marrel, as well as the hill land; believes that this is of historic significance as these townships only came into existence following people being cleared from the Strath of Kildonan; congratulates the Countess of Sutherland and the members of the community initiative on getting funding from both the Scottish Land Fund and the Beatrice Partnership Fund for the buy-out, and looks forward to a bright future in Scotland in which all communities can harness their assets and flourish.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Graeme Dey, Bob Doris, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Rhoda Grant, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Richard Lochhead, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ben Macpherson, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Ash Regan, Gail Ross, Stewart Stevenson, David Stewart, David Torrance, Sandra White