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Aberdeen City and Shire Thistle Awards

  • Submitted by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S7M-01382

That the Parliament congratulates the winners of the Aberdeen City and Shire Thistle Awards 2026; recognises Stuart Rattray, of Glen Tanar, who was named winner of The MacRobert Trust Rising Star Award; celebrates TwinPeakes Fly Fishing, which won the award for Innovation; commends Birks Pond at Castle Fraser, which took home the Climate Action Award; congratulates The Fife Arms on winning the Best Eating Experience Award; notes that the awards celebrate the very best of the region’s tourism and hospitality sector, and wishes all the award winners the very best of luck at the national awards, which will be held in November 2026.


Supported by: James Adams, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Craig Hoy, Stuart McMillan, Lloyd Melville, Collette Stevenson, Paul Sweeney