Motion · S5M-19204 · 1 Oct 2019
First Scots Leid Awards
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the very first Scots Language awards, which were held on 27 September 2019 at the Mitchell Theatre in Glasgow; notes that it was an exciting celebration of one of Scotland’s national languages, giving recognition and rewarding excellence in schools, communities and the arts; notes that there were 10 categories, including children’s book of the year, speaker of the year and performer of the year, as well as a lifetime achievement award; congratulates all who participated, the entrants and winners; recognises that the awards highlighted the language and brought it forward for the public and media to see in all its many forms; looks forward to many more events, and wishes anybody who writes and shares the Scots language well as they take the language forward.
The Member has provided the following translation in Scots:
That the Pairlament walcomes the verra first Scots Leid awards, which were helon 27th September 2019 at the Mitchell Theatre in Glesga; notes that it was an upsteerin celebration o ane o Scotland’s national leids, takkin tent o an rewardin excellence in schuils, communities and the airts; notes that there were 10 categories, includin bairns’ book o the year, speaker o the year and performer o the year, forby ae lifetime achievement award; congratulates all who took pairt, the entrants and the winners; recognises that the awards highlichted the leid and brocht it forrit intae the een o the public an media in aa its monie forms; luiks furrit tae monie mair sic events, and wishes aabody whae, scrieves and shares the Scots leid weel as they tak the leid forrit.
The Member has provided the following translation in Scots:
That the Pairlament walcomes the verra first Scots Leid awards, which were helon 27th September 2019 at the Mitchell Theatre in Glesga; notes that it was an upsteerin celebration o ane o Scotland’s national leids, takkin tent o an rewardin excellence in schuils, communities and the airts; notes that there were 10 categories, includin bairns’ book o the year, speaker o the year and performer o the year, forby ae lifetime achievement award; congratulates all who took pairt, the entrants and the winners; recognises that the awards highlichted the leid and brocht it forrit intae the een o the public an media in aa its monie forms; luiks furrit tae monie mair sic events, and wishes aabody whae, scrieves and shares the Scots leid weel as they tak the leid forrit.
Supporters (21)
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 1 Oct 2019
- Bill Kidd 1 Oct 2019
- Richard Lyle 1 Oct 2019
- Angus MacDonald 1 Oct 2019
- John Mason 1 Oct 2019
- Joan McAlpine 1 Oct 2019
- Mark McDonald 1 Oct 2019
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 1 Oct 2019
- Gil Paterson 1 Oct 2019
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 1 Oct 2019
- Sandra White 1 Oct 2019
- Dr Alasdair Allan 2 Oct 2019
- Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party 2 Oct 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 2 Oct 2019
- Shona Robison 2 Oct 2019
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 3 Oct 2019
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 3 Oct 2019
- Stewart Stevenson 6 Oct 2019
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 7 Oct 2019
- John Finnie 7 Oct 2019
- Christine Grahame 4 Nov 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.