Anne McCreadie awarded Age Scotland's Jess Barrow Award for Campaigning and Influencing

That this House congratulates Anne McCreadie, chairperson of the Merkinch Community Centre in Inverness, for recently being awarded Age Scotland’s Jess Barrow Award for Campaigning and Influencing; recognises that Anne received her award at Age Scotland’s national awards ceremony in Glasgow; notes that Anne took over as chairperson for the Merkinch Community Centre in the 1990s and since then has created a centre with strong community spirit, helping tackle loneliness for regulars at the centre; and finally pays thanks to Anne for her many years of volunteering in the Inverness community.