That the Parliament celebrates Eday’s newly refurbished war memorial being awarded the title, Best in Scotland, by the Royal British Legion; understands that Moira Byers, who headed the project, travelled to Edinburgh to pick up the award at the Lady Haig Poppy Factory on 5 September 2025; acknowledges that the refurbishment of the memorial was a joint effort, with John G Corse Funeral Directors being responsible for redoing the gold lettering and gilding, while Aaron Garson, a resident of Eday, painted and cleaned the sandstone steps; congratulates Moira on all her work to win this award, and thanks her for restoring the memorial, which is a fitting tribute to those killed in the First and Second World Wars.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Alasdair Allan, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Jackie Dunbar, Tim Eagle, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Emma Roddick, Douglas Ross, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Tess White