That the Parliament congratulates all the winners in Banffshire and Buchan Coast on their outstanding success at the Scots Language Awards 2026; celebrates Banff Academy being named Scots School of the Year; congratulates Stewart Clelland and his Project-Based Learning pupils at Banff Academy on being awarded Scots Book of the year for Wirds o Banff; celebrates the Doric Bootcamp at Portsoy Summer School for winning the Scots Community Project of the Year; congratulates Antonia Cant of Peterhead Academy on being named Scots Teacher of the Year; congratulates Doric Books’ on winning Scots Bairns’ Book o the Year with Awa Doon e Toon written by Julia Lynch; recognises the fantastic contribution being made across the North East by the promotion and development of the Scots Language; welcomes the inaugural Scots Language Week, which will take place from 6 to 11 September 2027; recognises the importance of Scots Doric in preserving North East heritage and identity, and wishes all participants and winners of the Scots Language Awards the very best for the future.
Supported by: Heather Anderson, Colin Beattie, Dawn Black, Miles Briggs, Holly Bruce, Yi-pei Chou Turvey, Bob Doris, Jackie Dunbar, Alex Kerr, Stuart McMillan, Laura Mitchell, Mark Simpson, Collette Stevenson, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance