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Chamber and committees

Heroes for the Homeless

  • Submitted by: David Torrance, Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-21057

That the Parliament commends the Linktown Tenants and Residents Association in Kirkcaldy for providing more than 30 donated sleeping bags and ground mats to homeless people this year; understands that the association travelled to Glasgow’s most vulnerable areas on 25 February 2020 to hand out sleeping bags donated by members of the community; recognises Lizzy and Shane Halstead for channelling their lived experience with homelessness to give something back; notes that Lizzy was named TPASTenant Champion 2019 for her remarkable contributions from participating in Sleep in the Park to raising money towards the creation of the Social Bite Village; thanks the community volunteers for their generous efforts, and wishes them well.


Supported by: Tom Arthur, Willie Coffey, Annabelle Ewing, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Alex Rowley, Stewart Stevenson, Maureen Watt, Sandra White