JOHN VAUGHAN - AWARD OF GOLD MEDAL OF HONOUR FROM THE CITY OF B?BLINGEN

That this House congratulates Mr John Vaughan of Letham, Fife, on receiving the Gold Medal of Honour from the City of Böblingen, Germany; notes that the award is in recognition of decades of commitment to the town twinning links between Böblingen and Glenrothes; commends in particular his work on behalf of the triennial Youth Olympiad which sees over 1,000 young people from seven countries compete in a wide variety of sports; records its thanks to all the volunteers who have supported the town twinning relationship over the last 47 years; and commends the town twinning movement more generally for its work in fostering social, sporting, ecumenical and cultural links between peoples of different nations.