That the Parliament congratulates two Dumfriesshire winners at the 2025 Scottish Land & Estates Helping it Happen Awards, with Crawick Multiverse claiming the Tourism and Visitor Management Award for its contribution to the local community and economy, attracting visitors from across the globe to the 55-acre cosmology-themed land art installation, and Digital Dairy Chain winning the Innovation in Farming Award for its work in transforming the dairy sector across the south of Scotland, providing innovation, productivity support and economic growth opportunities, backed by £21 million of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Strength in Places funding; understands that the Moffat Distillery also made the finals of the Tourism and Visitor Management Award, narrowly losing out to Crawick Multiverse in a hugely competitive field; recognises that the Helping it Happen Awards are now in their ninth year of celebrating success in the rural sector, with over 100 entries across 11 different categories, and congratulates all of the other winners and finalists at this year’s awards for their contribution to helping rural Scotland thrive.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle (Registered interest)
, Russell Findlay, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Douglas Ross, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle