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Chamber and committees

Garden of Remembrance, Dumfries

  • Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-17559

That the Parliament congratulates The People’s Project in Dumfries, which has created a Garden of Remembrance to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day; recognises that the garden, on Brooms Road, across from St Michael’s church, was created for the Royal British Legion Scotland to provide a peaceful space that honours the lives of all those who took part in the Second World War in Europe; acknowledges that the opening of the garden was undertaken after a service of commemoration at St Michael’s and South Church on 11 May 2025, and that the garden was then officially opened by Lord-Lieutenant Fiona Armstrong; understands that the construction and development of the garden involved a collaboration of local supporters, which included skilled craftsmen in masonry, wood and landscaping, to bring together a reflective space to honour those who fought for the country, and wishes The Peoples Project continuing success in making Dumfries and Galloway “The Queen of the South”.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Stephanie Callaghan, Bob Doris, Sharon Dowey, Jackie Dunbar, Tim Eagle, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Christine Grahame, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Alex Rowley, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Brian Whittle