That the Parliament welcomes the opening in Alloa of the Wishing Well, which is a Wellbeing Scotland charity shop that puts good mental health and positive wellbeing at the forefront of its community outreach ethos; notes that it offers activities throughout the week along with the local business, Craftertainment, which provides a wide range of daily arts and crafts workshops; acknowledges that the charity, which has its main office in Alloa, provides holistic services to people and families whose life experiences have impacted negatively on their wellbeing; understands that it is looking for more volunteers for the shop to help increase footfall, and sends its best wishes to everyone involved with this venture.
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That the Parliament welcomes the opening in Alloa of the Wishing Well, which is a Wellbeing Scotland charity shop that puts good mental health and positive wellbeing at the forefront of its community outreach ethos; notes that it offers activities throughout the week along with the local business, Craftertainment, which provides a wide range of daily arts and crafts workshops; acknowledges that the charity, which has its main office in Alloa, provides holistic services to people and families whose life experiences have impacted negatively on their wellbeing; understands that it is looking for more volunteers for the shop to help increase footfall, and sends its best wishes to everyone involved with this venture.
Supported by: Liz Smith, Miles Briggs, Peter Chapman, Donald Cameron, Alison Harris, Murdo Fraser, Richard Lyle, Annie Wells, Maurice Golden
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That the Parliament welcomes the news that a new first responders unit is being established in Dunblane; believes that at a recent Dunblane Community Council meeting, it was announced that six potential volunteers are to embark on the training process; acknowledges that one of the volunteers is a former GP and another is a potential nursing student; understands that a total of 12 people had attended an open recruitment session at the Braeport Centre in Dunblane on 24 April 2019; acknowledges that training for the new scheme, which is expected to take up to nine months, is to be carried out by both the Scottish Ambulance Service and Trossachs Search & Rescue (TSR); considers that, since the previous organisation that served the Dunblane area for over 10 years was dissolved, TSR members have carried out a temporary service in the area since October 2018 and were invited to extend their coverage to include Dunblane by the Dunblane Community Council; notes that the new first responders group will continue under the TSR heading once it is established; extends its thanks to all the volunteers and Dunblane Community Council for restarting this excellent and vital life-saving initiative, and wishes everyone involved the very best of luck for its continued success.
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That the Parliament welcomes the news that a new first responders unit is being established in Dunblane; believes that at a recent Dunblane Community Council meeting, it was announced that six potential volunteers are to embark on the training process; acknowledges that one of the volunteers is a former GP and another is a potential nursing student; understands that a total of 12 people had attended an open recruitment session at the Braeport Centre in Dunblane on 24 April 2019; acknowledges that training for the new scheme, which is expected to take up to nine months, is to be carried out by both the Scottish Ambulance Service and Trossachs Search & Rescue (TSR); considers that, since the previous organisation that served the Dunblane area for over 10 years was dissolved, TSR members have carried out a temporary service in the area since October 2018 and were invited to extend their coverage to include Dunblane by the Dunblane Community Council; notes that the new first responders group will continue under the TSR heading once it is established; extends its thanks to all the volunteers and Dunblane Community Council for restarting this excellent and vital life-saving initiative, and wishes everyone involved the very best of luck for its continued success.
Supported by: Liz Smith, Edward Mountain, Annie Wells, Miles Briggs, Bill Kidd, Alison Harris, Kenneth Gibson, Murdo Fraser, Margaret Mitchell, Peter Chapman, Richard Lyle, Jamie Greene, Maurice Golden, Clare Adamson, Donald Cameron
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That the Parliament welcomes the work over the last 30 years of the charity, Fife Headway, which helps people cope with the effects of brain injury; notes that it is a branch of Headway, which is marking its 40th anniversary; acknowledges that it has recently opened an office at the Ore Valley Business Centre in Lochgelly and is currently recruiting volunteers to assist in its day-to-day business; understands that 1,647 people in the NHS Fife area were admitted to hospital in 2016-17 with a diagnosis related to acquired brain injury, most as a result of a stroke, brain tumour or trauma; notes that members of the charity will be wearing hats for Hats Off for Headway Day, which takes place on 24 May 2019 and will encourage people to wear outlandish headgear and donate £2 to help improve the lives of people who have experienced a brain injury, and commends the charity on its excellent work.
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That the Parliament welcomes the work over the last 30 years of the charity, Fife Headway, which helps people cope with the effects of brain injury; notes that it is a branch of Headway, which is marking its 40th anniversary; acknowledges that it has recently opened an office at the Ore Valley Business Centre in Lochgelly and is currently recruiting volunteers to assist in its day-to-day business; understands that 1,647 people in the NHS Fife area were admitted to hospital in 2016-17 with a diagnosis related to acquired brain injury, most as a result of a stroke, brain tumour or trauma; notes that members of the charity will be wearing hats for Hats Off for Headway Day, which takes place on 24 May 2019 and will encourage people to wear outlandish headgear and donate £2 to help improve the lives of people who have experienced a brain injury, and commends the charity on its excellent work.
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Gordon Lindhurst, Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Peter Chapman, Tom Mason, Richard Lyle, Alison Harris, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Bowman, Stuart McMillan, Bill Kidd, Murdo Fraser, Annie Wells, Margaret Mitchell, Alex Rowley, Maurice Golden, Mark Ruskell, Donald Cameron
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That the Parliament congratulates Douglas Sewell, who grew up in Coalsnaughton, on undertaking a 536-mile trek along the Scottish National Trail after recovering from a stroke in 2010; understands that Douglas, who now lives in Inverness, has undertaken a number of fundraising campaigns and fitness challenges since then; notes that it will take about seven weeks to complete the challenge, which includes a combined ascent of 16,525m, and that Douglas plans to record his achievement via an internet blog; commends Douglas, who once attended then later taught at Alva Academy, for all his fundraising feats since his stroke; welcomes the news that he has already surpassed his target of raising £1,000, having raised over £2,000 for Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland, and wishes Douglas all the very best with this latest highly magnanimous initiative.
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That the Parliament congratulates Douglas Sewell, who grew up in Coalsnaughton, on undertaking a 536-mile trek along the Scottish National Trail after recovering from a stroke in 2010; understands that Douglas, who now lives in Inverness, has undertaken a number of fundraising campaigns and fitness challenges since then; notes that it will take about seven weeks to complete the challenge, which includes a combined ascent of 16,525m, and that Douglas plans to record his achievement via an internet blog; commends Douglas, who once attended then later taught at Alva Academy, for all his fundraising feats since his stroke; welcomes the news that he has already surpassed his target of raising £1,000, having raised over £2,000 for Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland, and wishes Douglas all the very best with this latest highly magnanimous initiative.
Supported by: Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Miles Briggs, Annie Wells, Tom Mason, Alison Harris, Margaret Mitchell, Murdo Fraser, Bill Kidd, Michelle Ballantyne, Richard Lyle, Bill Bowman, Maureen Watt, Jeremy Balfour, Dean Lockhart, Donald Cameron, Clare Adamson
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That the Parliament congratulates Petrina Williams, who is from Alloa, on being the starter for the Cancer Research UK Race for Life, which took place in Stirling on 12 May 2019 and featured over 1,000 runners; acknowledges that Petrina took up this lead role in memory of her late daughter, Melissa McIntosh, who was a support worker at Struan House, and who died from the condition aged only 26 in 2012, just four weeks after being diagnosed; notes that, to help remember her daughter, Petrina set up the fundraising group, Mel’s Belles, in 2013, which includes many of Melissa's former school friends from Lornshill Academy and her fellow sports coaching friends from Clackmannanshire Council; commends the group on raising over £2,000 so far, and applauds Petrina for her courage and highly magnanimous fundraising work for the charity.
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That the Parliament congratulates Petrina Williams, who is from Alloa, on being the starter for the Cancer Research UK Race for Life, which took place in Stirling on 12 May 2019 and featured over 1,000 runners; acknowledges that Petrina took up this lead role in memory of her late daughter, Melissa McIntosh, who was a support worker at Struan House, and who died from the condition aged only 26 in 2012, just four weeks after being diagnosed; notes that, to help remember her daughter, Petrina set up the fundraising group, Mel’s Belles, in 2013, which includes many of Melissa's former school friends from Lornshill Academy and her fellow sports coaching friends from Clackmannanshire Council; commends the group on raising over £2,000 so far, and applauds Petrina for her courage and highly magnanimous fundraising work for the charity.
Supported by: Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Liz Smith, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs R, Annie Wells, Edward Mountain, Murdo Fraser, Richard Lyle, Bill Kidd, Michelle Ballantyne, Liam Kerr, Gil Paterson, Maureen Watt, Alison Harris, Jeremy Balfour, Donald Cameron, Angela Constance
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That the Parliament congratulates the Clackmannanshire shopping outlet, Sterling Mills, on raising £10,511 for the children's hospice charity, CHAS, which it has been fundraising for since 2016; acknowledges that this news was announced as Sterling Mills celebrated its 20th anniversary, and commends everyone involved with raising this money on their highly magnanimous work.
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That the Parliament congratulates the Clackmannanshire shopping outlet, Sterling Mills, on raising £10,511 for the children's hospice charity, CHAS, which it has been fundraising for since 2016; acknowledges that this news was announced as Sterling Mills celebrated its 20th anniversary, and commends everyone involved with raising this money on their highly magnanimous work.
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Stuart McMillan, Gordon Lindhurst, Tom Mason, Annie Wells, Bill Kidd, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Michelle Ballantyne, Alex Rowley, Alison Harris, Murdo Fraser, David Torrance, Richard Lyle, Maurice Golden, Gil Paterson, Maureen Watt
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That the Parliament welcomes reports that a campaign to raise £100,000 to provide Clackmannanshire with a dementia resource centre is making excellent progress, with over £30,000 raised so far thanks to a number of generous donations from people and organisations; congratulates the area's Alzheimer Scotland branch on its excellent campaigning, and wishes it, and everyone involved with the fundraising efforts, all the very best.
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That the Parliament welcomes reports that a campaign to raise £100,000 to provide Clackmannanshire with a dementia resource centre is making excellent progress, with over £30,000 raised so far thanks to a number of generous donations from people and organisations; congratulates the area's Alzheimer Scotland branch on its excellent campaigning, and wishes it, and everyone involved with the fundraising efforts, all the very best.
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Margaret Mitchell, Tom Mason, Edward Mountain, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Alison Harris, Murdo Fraser, Annie Wells, Finlay Carson, Gordon Lindhurst, Peter Chapman, Richard Lyle, John Scott, Maurice Golden, Maureen Watt
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That the Parliament acknowledges that May 2019 is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month; is concerned at what it sees as the relative lack of knowledge and awareness across Scotland and the UK among general public and some areas of the medical profession regarding bladder cancer and its symptoms; is further concerned that the service that patients receive, it believes, very much varies depending not only on the different health authorities responsible for their care but medical professionals’ knowledge and awareness of the symptoms; considers that this is not a rare cancer as it is the fourth most common in men in the UK and the seventh overall; understands that treatments have hardly changed in the past 30 years, that there is little research investment, and that outcomes for patients are, by comparison with other common cancers, still poor; is saddened that more than 62% of those diagnosed will die early as a result of their cancer, therefore considers that early diagnosis of this cancer especially greatly increases the possibility of a positive outcome; notes that, in the past, older people have been more associated with this cancer, however believes that there is an increase in younger people with the condition, especially women, and considers that, through better education, public service announcements, a greater emphasis on strengthening the community of people with the condition, and raising public awareness, is the first step towards finding a cure.
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That the Parliament acknowledges that May 2019 is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month; is concerned at what it sees as the relative lack of knowledge and awareness across Scotland and the UK among general public and some areas of the medical profession regarding bladder cancer and its symptoms; is further concerned that the service that patients receive, it believes, very much varies depending not only on the different health authorities responsible for their care but medical professionals’ knowledge and awareness of the symptoms; considers that this is not a rare cancer as it is the fourth most common in men in the UK and the seventh overall; understands that treatments have hardly changed in the past 30 years, that there is little research investment, and that outcomes for patients are, by comparison with other common cancers, still poor; is saddened that more than 62% of those diagnosed will die early as a result of their cancer, therefore considers that early diagnosis of this cancer especially greatly increases the possibility of a positive outcome; notes that, in the past, older people have been more associated with this cancer, however believes that there is an increase in younger people with the condition, especially women, and considers that, through better education, public service announcements, a greater emphasis on strengthening the community of people with the condition, and raising public awareness, is the first step towards finding a cure.
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Annie Wells, Michelle Ballantyne, Murdo Fraser, Liz Smith, Peter Chapman, Edward Mountain, Jamie Greene, Maurice Corry, Kenneth Gibson, Alison Harris, Richard Lyle, Margaret Mitchell, Mark McDonald, Jeremy Balfour, Monica Lennon, Clare Adamson, Alex Rowley, Neil Findlay, John Scott, Maureen Watt, Maurice Golden
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That the Parliament congratulates Clackmannanshire’s Hamish Blyth on winning a bronze medal in the under-12s kombi at the GB Alpine Ski Race; notes that his time of 1:05:13 earned him the final podium spot for fifth place in the event, which is part of the 2019 GB Alpine Championships in Tignes; acknowledges that this is his second medal of the event for the Scottish Ski Club racer and Dollar Academy student after making the podium with his time of 38.09 seconds in the giant slalom; notes that the children's championship runs in Tignes from 8 to 12 April 2019, with more than 300 young people taking part across 12 different disciplines and age groups; considers that these events showcase the next generation of British alpine talent, as the UK aims to become one of the top five Olympic ski and snowboarding nations by 2030, and wishes Hamish all the very best for his continued success in the sport.
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That the Parliament congratulates Clackmannanshire’s Hamish Blyth on winning a bronze medal in the under-12s kombi at the GB Alpine Ski Race; notes that his time of 1:05:13 earned him the final podium spot for fifth place in the event, which is part of the 2019 GB Alpine Championships in Tignes; acknowledges that this is his second medal of the event for the Scottish Ski Club racer and Dollar Academy student after making the podium with his time of 38.09 seconds in the giant slalom; notes that the children's championship runs in Tignes from 8 to 12 April 2019, with more than 300 young people taking part across 12 different disciplines and age groups; considers that these events showcase the next generation of British alpine talent, as the UK aims to become one of the top five Olympic ski and snowboarding nations by 2030, and wishes Hamish all the very best for his continued success in the sport.
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Annie Wells, Liz Smith, Edward Mountain, Peter Chapman, Tom Mason, Murdo Fraser, Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Margaret Mitchell, Alison Harris, Bill Kidd, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Liam Kerr, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Gil Paterson, Joan McAlpine, Richard Lyle, Maureen Watt, Maurice Golden, Rachael Hamilton, Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene
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That the Parliament congratulates PKAVS in Perth on receiving £10,563 of funding from the Asda Foundation; acknowledges that PKAVS is a charity that was established in the 1970s to support people living in Perth and Kinross to improve their wellbeing and realise their potential; understands that, working with partners, including Perth and Kinross Council and NHS Tayside, PKAVS directly supports over 5,000 people each year; considers that the funding will allow the charity's Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub to refurbish its café in Perth’s Walled Garden, which has a strong focus on recovery, as well as providing support and opportunities for people with mental illness; believes that the refurbishment will make the café more accessible and enable the hub to be more inviting to all, and wishes everyone involved the very best of luck and continued success.
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That the Parliament congratulates PKAVS in Perth on receiving £10,563 of funding from the Asda Foundation; acknowledges that PKAVS is a charity that was established in the 1970s to support people living in Perth and Kinross to improve their wellbeing and realise their potential; understands that, working with partners, including Perth and Kinross Council and NHS Tayside, PKAVS directly supports over 5,000 people each year; considers that the funding will allow the charity's Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub to refurbish its café in Perth’s Walled Garden, which has a strong focus on recovery, as well as providing support and opportunities for people with mental illness; believes that the refurbishment will make the café more accessible and enable the hub to be more inviting to all, and wishes everyone involved the very best of luck and continued success.
Supported by: Liz Smith, Annie Wells, Bill Bowman, Jamie Greene, Maurice Corry, Edward Mountain, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Peter Chapman, Miles Briggs, Murdo Fraser, Alison Harris, Tom Mason, Bill Kidd, Stuart McMillan, Liam Kerr, Gil Paterson, Maureen Watt, Maurice Golden, Rachael Hamilton
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