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Minnie Simpson, Knitting for Ukraine

  • Submitted by: Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-17315

That the Parliament recognises the efforts of Minnie Simpson, a 93-year-old woman from Lochgelly, who has been knitting clothes to send to Ukraine since the start of the war; notes that, in 2025 alone, she has already sent 10 shawls to Ukraine, and welcomes the support that Minnie has received in her endeavours from both the Cowdenbeath-based knitting group at The Clearing and the Cowdenbeath Rotary Club.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Stephanie Callaghan, Jackie Dunbar, Kenneth Gibson, Emma Harper, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Liam McArthur, Audrey Nicoll, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Tess White, Elena Whitham