Dear Mister Burns, Irvine Burns Club Exhibition

That the Parliament congratulates the Irvine Burns Club on its Dear Mister Burns exhibition, the first ever public display of handwritten letters to the club; notes that among the collection, dating from 1828 to the present day, are letters from honorary members such as Charles Dickens, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Theodore Roosevelt, Sir Sean Connery, John Galt, JM Barrie, Sir Alexander Fleming and the first four First Ministers of the Scottish Parliament; welcomes the decision by the Irvine Burns Club to make this collection available to be viewed by the public; further notes that the exhibition forms part of a four-day celebration in Irvine to mark the end of the Year of Homecoming and to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns and will include a range of events for both local people and visitors, including music and drama, ceilidhs and concerts; agrees that this event will raise awareness of the work and influence of Burns both in Scotland and elsewhere, and therefore recognises the global legacy of the work of Robert Burns.