Better than Going to the Gym, Upper Tweed Railway Paths
- Submitted by: Christine Grahame, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2012
- Motion reference: S4M-02681
- Current status: Achieved cross-party support
That the Parliament congratulates Upper Tweed Railway Paths, a community organisation, on its efforts to construct a multi-user path suitable for cycling, horse-riding and walking, with disabled access, along the former railway line from Peebles, by way of Stobo, Broughton, Tweedsmuir and Biggar to Symington; notes that it has lodged applications for funding with the Big Lottery, among others, to fund a feasibility study, and considers that reopening the old line as a pathway will bring not only economic benefits along its route, but promote healthy activity in an environment that is safe and free to access.
Supported by:
Colin Beattie, Margaret Burgess, Nigel Don, Annabelle Ewing, Rob Gibson, Jamie Hepburn, Jim Hume, Adam Ingram, Colin Keir, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Angus MacDonald, Mike MacKenzie, Hanzala Malik, Stewart Maxwell, Joan McAlpine, Aileen McLeod, Fiona McLeod, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Graeme Pearson, Dennis Robertson, Mary Scanlon, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Paul Wheelhouse, Sandra White