Motion · S5M-16446 · 19 Mar 2019
Criffel Receives Funding Boost
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the announcement from VisitScotland that Criffel, a 570 metre-high hill near the historical village of New Abbey in Dumfries and Galloway, is to receive £210,000 of investment from the Scottish Government to develop the hill to make it more accessible to the public and hillwalkers; notes that the investment will allow for work to be carried out to create a 1.3 kilometre path up the hill, provide better car parking facilities, as well as to improve signage both on and around Criffel; recognises that this welcome investment will help the hill to become more attractive to tourists and have a knock-on effect for the wider region as tourists will be able to make use of the world class facilities, from eateries and cafés to visitor attractions and natural beauty spots, that the region has to offer, and encourages people to visit and see for themselves all that Dumfries and Galloway has to offer.
Supporters (15)
- Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party 20 Mar 2019
- Bill Kidd 20 Mar 2019
- Richard Lyle 20 Mar 2019
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 20 Mar 2019
- Joan McAlpine 20 Mar 2019
- Mark McDonald 20 Mar 2019
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 20 Mar 2019
- Maureen Watt 20 Mar 2019
- Sandra White 20 Mar 2019
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 21 Mar 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 21 Mar 2019
- Gil Paterson 21 Mar 2019
- Stewart Stevenson 24 Mar 2019
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 25 Mar 2019
- Ruth Maguire 16 Apr 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.