That the Parliament congratulates Huntly Development Trust on Number 30, in The Square, Huntly, being shortlisted in the Improving Scotland's Places category of the 2026 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration, which identifies and celebrates best practice, innovation and achievement in interventions that improve Scottish communities; notes that Number 30, which opened on a phased basis in late 2024, is a new community-led anchor facility in Huntly town centre, an inspirational destination and a renewed reason to use the town centre after recent years of decline; recognises that Number 30 occupies a substantial category B and C-listed former department store in a prominent gateway to The Square and is home to co-working, enterprise and learning spaces, a community-run café, a cinema, a gallery, a green travel hub, a visitor information centre, a performance and conference space and a new banking hub, and further recognises that community spaces are particularly vital in small towns in rural areas to support the health and wellbeing of local residents and to attract tourism.
Supported by: Colin Beattie, Dawn Black, Gary Bouse, Miles Briggs, Paul Sweeney