Motion · S5M-23000 · 8 Oct 2020
For the Birds
The motion
That the Parliament recognises the work of Tom Rawson, a teacher at St Mary’s School Melrose, and his successful Borders Birdbox Project; understands that Mr Rawson began this project with his young sons at the beginning of lockdown when he built around 150 birdboxes to raise £1,500 for NHS Borders, but then the project expanded, with the help of the Nineveh Charitable Trust, to provide 10 boxes to 20 Borders primary schools; notes that Mr Rawson is now aiming to provide each of the 60 Borders primary schools with 10 boxes within the next 18 months and is also looking to expand the project to the Highlands, with a view to providing 175 Highland primary schools with 10 birdboxes over the next four to five years; congratulates Mr Rawson on the success of this project, including on winning a number of awards, such as the TOTAL Better Energy Schools Award and the Scottish Lands & Estates Conservation Award, and on currently being a nominated finalist in the Youth and Education categories in the RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards, and wishes the project all the best in its future endeavours.
Supporters (15)
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 8 Oct 2020
- Bill Kidd 8 Oct 2020
- Richard Lyle 8 Oct 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 8 Oct 2020
- Edward Mountain 8 Oct 2020
- Gil Paterson 8 Oct 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 8 Oct 2020
- Sandra White 8 Oct 2020
- Maureen Watt 9 Oct 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 10 Oct 2020
- Colin Smyth 11 Oct 2020
- Ruth Maguire 12 Oct 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 18 Oct 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 20 Oct 2020
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 2 Nov 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.