That the Parliament notes the innovative collaboration between Newbyres Village and Newbyres Nursery in Gorebridge, where children visit older residents on a weekly basis; considers that this is to the mutual benefit of the children and the older residents; understands that, on these visits, the children paint with the residents, are told stories, plant sunflowers, are taught nursery rhymes and play hilarious games, which assist hand and eye co-ordination of both young and old; congratulates the charity, Generations Working Together, and Newbyres Village and Newbyres Nursery, on supporting this initiative, and notes the recommendations for similar projects elsewhere in Scotland.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, James Dornan, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Mairi Gougeon, Rhoda Grant, Emma Harper, Clare Haughey, Alison Johnstone, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Gordon Lindhurst, Fulton MacGregor, Ben Macpherson, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Ash Regan, John Scott, Colin Smyth, Stewart Stevenson, Alexander Stewart, David Torrance, Sandra White