Westray Parish Church Wins an Eco Congregation Scotland Gold Award

That the Parliament congratulates Westray Parish Church in Orkney on winning an Eco Congregation Scotland Gold Award; acknowledges that the award scheme recognises churches of all denominations in Europe, Africa and the USA that have a long term commitment to promoting environmental issues within their communities and respond with practical action as part of their congregational activities; recognises that Westray Parish Church members have recently supported other churches across Orkney to install renewable energy heating and energy conservation measures in their buildings; understands that Westray Parish Church initially applied for a silver award but assessors were so impressed with the inspirational work of the congregation that they presented them with a gold award; notes that the assessors described the church as a case study for others to follow and even believed that they surpassed some of the criteria for the gold award; congratulates the Eco Congregation Co-Ordinator, Alasdair McVicar, Parish Minister, Rev Iain MacDonald, and all members of Westray Parish Church on their tremendous achievement of this well-deserved award, and wishes them all the best as they continue to develop and build on their impressive environmental initiatives and credentials.