The Circus Comes to Muirhouse

That the Parliament congratulates Muirhouse Youth Development Group on its recent Heritage Lottery Fund award of £46,800, which, it understands, will help deliver the Circadius Project; notes that the project will aim to use the history of travelling circuses to engage with young people from disadvantaged areas; believes that participants will use research and skills and performance workshops that will culminate in them performing a recreation of a Victorian circus at North Edinburgh Arts Centre; welcomes the inclusion of events to engage with older people in this research; understands that the project was developed following discussions with the young people both about the historic connection between the area and travelling circuses and their interest in the acrobatics discipline, parkour; welcomes the involvement of a number of partner organisations, including the National Library of Scotland as heritage partner; considers that the project will play an important role in engaging young people with their heritage while developing a positive sense of community, and wishes all involved the best of luck with their performances.