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Motion · S6M-10492 · 18 Sep 2023

Aberdeen Student Show Wins Scots Project o the Year at the Scots Language Awards 2023

Lodged by Jackie Dunbar (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 18 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament commends the Aberdeen Student Show, which recently won Scots Project o the Year at the Scots Language Awards for its latest production, Ayetanic; understands that the Aberdeen Student Show first took place in 1921, with students from North East Scotland College (NESCol), Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the University of Aberdeen creating and performing in the shows, which parody well-known titles from film, theatre and literature, and are mostly written in the local Doric dialect; acknowledges that the Aberdeen Student Show raises money for local charities across the north east through its annual productions, with Ayetanic, raising over £125,000; notes that the 2023 awards ceremony was held on 16 September 2023 at Johnstone Town Hall, in Renfrewshire; further notes that the Scots Language Awards were first started in 2019 to celebrate the importance of the Scots language in arts and culture and also in daily life, education and business; congratulates all winners and nominees for their outstanding work over the past year, and wishes them all the best for the future.

Supporters (18)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.