That the Parliament congratulates the Orkney Men’s Shed ahead of its grand opening on 29 September 2017 of its facility in Finstown; commends it in already having 80 members signed up ahead of this; recognises the importance that men's sheds play in building community interaction, promoting learning and skills-sharing and preventing isolation in a number of areas across the UK; encourages the establishment of new sheds across the rest of Scotland, particularly in rural communities, and extends its good wishes to the new group in Orkney.
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, John Finnie, Maurice Golden, Alison Harris, Alison Johnstone, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Ruth Maguire, Tom Mason, Liam McArthur, Ivan McKee, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Tavish Scott, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Maree Todd, David Torrance, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle