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Motion · S6M-14316 · 3 Sep 2024

Grampian Society for the Blind

Lodged by Kevin Stewart Standard Motion 22 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the Grampian Society for the Blind on receiving a £150,491 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund; understands that this funding will be used to provide a suite of activities such as lunch clubs, gym-based fitness, yoga, cookery, crafts and lip-reading for adults experiencing significant sight and hearing loss; notes that these activities will be aimed at delivering a number of outcomes, including reducing isolation, increasing confidence, providing friendship and peer support, and improving physical and mental health; further notes that the Grampian Society for the Blind, which operates as North East Sensory Services, seeks to help build a Scotland that is aware of the needs of people with sensory impairment, including them as equal participants in community life and offering them the same opportunities available to everyone else; believes that the organisation’s mission of achieving independence for blind and deaf people is absolutely crucial, and wishes all those involved in the organisation well with their future endeavours.

Supporters (22)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.