Motion · S6M-16802 · 13 Mar 2025
2025 Scottish Countryside Alliance Awards
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates all of the finalists honoured at the 2025 Countryside Alliance Awards; notes that a reception to celebrate the Scottish finalists took place on 12 March 2025 at the National Museum of Scotland; understands that the Countryside Alliance Awards serve to highlight the best rural businesses across all four nations of the UK; notes that the awards are split into six categories, covering key areas across rural business; congratulates, in particular, Laide Post Office in Wester Ross and Macbeth's Butchers in Forres on receiving highly commended awards in the village shop and butcher categories respectively, as well as Glencoast in Helmsdale on receiving the overall winner award for Scotland in the rural enterprise category; appreciates that Glencoast will now be in the grand final, competing against all category winners from across the UK, and sends its best wishes for continued success to every business recognised this year.
Supporters (17)
- Jeremy Balfour 5 Sep 2025
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2025
- Ariane Burgess Scottish Green Party 5 Sep 2025
- Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2025
- Stephanie Callaghan 5 Sep 2025
- Jackie Dunbar Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Tim Eagle Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2025
- Bill Kidd 5 Sep 2025
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Ruth Maguire 5 Sep 2025
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Marie McNair Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Audrey Nicoll 5 Sep 2025
- Paul Sweeney Scottish Labour 5 Sep 2025
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Tess White 5 Sep 2025
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.