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Buckies Roots Wins at It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards 2025

  • Submitted by: Karen Adam, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2026
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S6M-20398

That the Parliament congratulates Buckies Roots, a Buckie community group, on being awarded a Level 5 Certificate of Distinction at the It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards 2025, which is an award scheme run by Keep Scotland Beautiful; believes that this achievement is a well-deserved national recognition for the group’s volunteer-led work to improve and care for local spaces through gardening, environmental enhancement and community involvement; commends the dedication, pride and community spirit shown by everyone involved in Buckies Roots, whose efforts help make Buckie a greener, more welcoming place to live; notes that the It’s Your Neighbourhood initiative supports and celebrates local groups working to improve their neighbourhoods through the values of community participation, environmental responsibility and gardening achievement; thanks all the volunteers who give their time to strengthen community wellbeing and local pride, and wishes Buckies Roots continued success in the years ahead.


Supported by: Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Tim Eagle, Annabelle Ewing, Jamie Hepburn, Bill Kidd, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney