Motion · S5M-19596 · 29 Oct 2019
The Urban Nature Retreat
The motion
That the Parliament commends the Urban Nature Retreat, which is located near Bathgate; notes that the not-for-profit community interest company aims to improve the lives of children from Lothian and across Scotland who are vulnerable or have additional support needs; acknowledges that its services include animal therapy and child-centred alternatives to mainstream classroom programmes; understands that the Retreat was set up and is run by Sean Carr and Marika Ritchie and has achieved significant success, with many children benefitting from its services; notes that Sean and Marika plan to open a small café in 2020 for the families of the young people and an outdoor nursery; wishes everyone at the Retreat every success with these expansion plans, and hopes that many more children will be able to benefit from the high-quality accredited services offered by Sean and Marika and the Retreat.
Supporters (17)
- Michelle Ballantyne 29 Oct 2019
- Bill Bowman 29 Oct 2019
- Finlay Carson Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 29 Oct 2019
- Alison Harris 29 Oct 2019
- Bill Kidd 29 Oct 2019
- Gordon Lindhurst 29 Oct 2019
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 29 Oct 2019
- Margaret Mitchell 29 Oct 2019
- Edward Mountain 29 Oct 2019
- Alexander Stewart 29 Oct 2019
- Annie Wells 29 Oct 2019
- Jeremy Balfour 30 Oct 2019
- Peter Chapman 30 Oct 2019
- Stewart Stevenson 30 Oct 2019
- Gil Paterson 31 Oct 2019
- Maurice Corry 4 Nov 2019
- Jamie Greene 4 Nov 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.