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Chamber and committees

St Columba’s Hospice’s Light up a Memory Campaign

  • Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2018
  • Motion reference: S5M-14806

That the Parliament welcomes the launch of the campaign, Light Up a Memory, by the Edinburgh-based St Columba’s Hospice; notes that this saw the Scottish celebrity chef and restauranteur, Tony Singh, join with the hospice to unveil the world’s first interactive memory-powered map; understands that the website, lightupamemory.com, allows users to search for a location anywhere in the world that reminds them of a loved one who has died and leave a marker dedicated to that person; believes that many of the people that the hospice supports have extended family living outwith Edinburgh, often in other countries, and that the campaign has been set up to reflect this, giving families a way to connect and reflect on fond memories even if they cannot be together; notes that this is an extension to the hospice's Light up a Life Appeal, which invites supporters to dedicate a light in memory of a loved one on the 40ft tree of remembrance in Charlotte Square Gardens, providing an alternative for people outside the capital who cannot attend the tree lighting ceremony on 10 December; 2018, and wishes all involved with the hospice every success in supporting more people and their families through providing world-class care.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Alexander Burnett, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Neil Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Iain Gray, Jamie Greene, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Gordon Lindhurst, Tom Mason, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle