Oriam 10th Anniversary

That the Parliament congratulates Oriam, Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre, at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, on the 10th anniversary of its official opening on 4 November 2016; recognises that Oriam was established following the McLeish Review of Scottish Football and a competitive national bidding process, with the ambition of providing Scotland with a world-class environment for performance sport; acknowledges the vision, investment and continuing contribution of its core funding and delivery partners, particularly sportscotland, alongside the Scottish Government, Heriot-Watt University and the City of Edinburgh Council, in establishing and developing the centre; notes that Oriam has become the training base or performance home for a range of national governing bodies, clubs and elite sporting programmes, including the Scottish Football Association, Scottish Rugby, the Scottish Institute of Sport, Scottish Squash, Scottish Handball, Heart of Midlothian FC and Tennis Scotland; recognises Oriam’s contribution to the development of women’s and girls’ sport, including through football and rugby programmes; welcomes its commitment to ensuring that world-class sporting facilities are also accessible to students and the wider community, including through its community gym, exercise and participation programmes, indoor tennis centre, walking football and netball, children’s coaching programmes and weekly parkrun; further recognises the distinctive role that Oriam plays within Heriot-Watt University in bringing together performance sport, education, research and innovation, including through sports-related degree programmes, student placements and sports scholarships; welcomes the launch of new 10-year strategies by Oriam as it looks forward to the next decade; commends the athletes, coaches, staff, students, volunteers, partners and members of the community who have contributed to Oriam’s achievements since 2016, and wishes Oriam and all of its partners continued success in supporting sporting excellence, widening participation and contributing to a healthier and more active Scotland.