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Motion · S5M-24332 · 9 Mar 2021

80th Anniversary of the Clydebank Blitz

Lodged by Pauline McNeill (Scottish Labour) Standard Motion 19 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes that 2021 marks the 80th Anniversary of the Clydebank Blitz, which took the lives of 1,200 people, including 39 people when a landmine, or parachute bomb, hit Bankhead Primary School in Knightswood; understands that the school was being used as a civil defence station, a combined fire station and first-aid post, during the Second World War; remembers those who lost their lives on the 13 March 1941, and those survivors who worked to rebuild the school and community after such tragedy; commends the work of Bankhead Primary School and local people for ensuring that this piece of history is never forgotten; notes that on the 9 March 2021, Neil McLintock, whose father David was a messenger boy at the school and a survivor of the bombing, joined with teachers, pupils and local councillors in a socially-distanced manner to plant a tree in the schools grounds to mark the 80th Anniversary of the tragedy, and understands that the oak tree is a symbol of strength, protection, resilience and solidity and links with the efforts of the community both in World War II, and during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Supporters (19)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.