Old Royal Station, Ballater, Nominated for RICS Awards
- Submitted by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 February 2019
- Motion reference: S5M-15903
That the Parliament congratulates the staff at the Old Royal Station, Ballater, on it being nominated in the Community Benefit and Tourism and Leisure categories at the prestigious Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards; applauds the efforts made by the community, council and partners to restore the building to its former prestige, following a fire in 2015; acknowledges that the restored building, which respects the station's history and heritage, includes a tourist information centre, restaurant, tearoom and public library; recognises what it sees as the positive impact that it is having on tourism for the village and its neighbouring communities; thanks everyone who has taken part in the restoration project and all involved with the daily running of the station, and wishes it the best of luck at the awards ceremony.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Maurice Golden, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Gordon Lindhurst, Richard Lyle, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Liz Smith, Stewart Stevenson, Alexander Stewart, David Torrance, Maureen Watt, Annie Wells