Scotland’s Cluniac Heritage

That the Parliament welcomes plans to celebrate Scotland’s cluniac heritage through a programme of events marking the 1,100th anniversary of the founding of the Abbey of Cluny in Burgundy, France; notes that Scotland's cluny celebrations are ranked in the top six in Europe, out of nearly 300 cluny-associated events going on through the course of 12 months; further notes that the events will take place between 14 and 16 May 2010, centred on Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, and Crossraguel Abbey, by Maybole, Ayrshire, and includes an associated conference and medieval fair on 15 May at Paisley Town Hall, a civic reception by the Provost of Renfrewshire and a commemorative service at Paisley Abbey on 16 May where the guest preacher will be the Right Reverend Philip Tartaglia, Roman Catholic Bishop of Paisley; commends the work of the Cluny 2010 Scotland Joint Organising Committee, which has put the programme together and will host 30 to 40 delegates from France and Switzerland, leading historians and archaeologists who will present papers on various aspects of monastic life around the abbeys of Paisley and Crossraguel and consider French influences in Scotland from the 12th to 16th centuries, and also welcomes the exhibition, Charters and Chamber Pots: Aspects of Mediaeval Paisley, to explore the wide-ranging influence of Paisley Abbey taking place at Paisley Museum Exhibition from Friday 14 May, the civic reception by the Lord Provost of Glasgow at the St Mungo Museum, the Glasgow Cathedral tour and concert, sponsored by the Scottish Arts Council, the choral and organ concert on 15 May and the support from the Maybole Historical Society, Historic Scotland, the Barcapel Foundation and Renfrewshire council.