That the Parliament congratulates Ayr’s Bronwyn Close on being named best in Scotland at the Volunteers for Museum Learning Awards 2023; notes that the awards are run by the British Museum and the Marsh Charitable Trust, and aim to celebrate the important contribution that volunteers across the UK make to museums and their visitors; understands that Bronwyn holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Museum Education from the University of Glasgow, and has been volunteering with the Maritime Museum, in Irvine, for one year; recognises her contributions, which include using her MSc to develop the museum's under-fives weekly creative session and education programme; understands that Bronwyn helped develop learning boxes that take maritime heritage to the classrooms of local schools; applauds Bronwyn for all her hard work and contributions, and commends her for this fantastic achievement.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Russell Findlay, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Jamie Greene, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle