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Motion · S6M-17026 · 31 Mar 2025

The Scotland Hat Walk for Brain Tumour Research Returns to Pittencrieff Park

Lodged by Alexander Stewart Standard Motion 29 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the return of the Scotland Hat Walk for the second year; understands that in 2024, two Scottish award-winning milliners held the first ever Scotland Hat Walk to raise money in helping find a cure for brain tumours; acknowledges that Leanne Cairns, from Leanne Cairns Millinery in Kilmarnock, and Lisa Jones, from Off With Her Head Millinery in Fife, organised the free event, where everyone must wear a hat, at Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline, in the Mid Scotland and Fife region, on 7 April 2024, in collaboration with World Hat Walk, which is held in 14 locations globally, including the London Hat Walk; understands that Leanne and Lisa said they were inspired to do “something positive” after the 14-year-old daughter of one of Leanne’s close friends was diagnosed with a brain tumour; acknowledges that more than 1,000 people in Scotland are diagnosed with a brain tumour every year, and that around 400 people in the country die from high-grade brain tumours annually; notes that the Scotland Hat Walk 2025 will take place again in Pittencrieff Park on 27 April 2025 from 11.00 am; understands that the inaugural event in 2024 raised £2,500 for Brain Tumour Research, a charity that the walk supports, and that Leanne and Lisa are again looking to raise funds for the charity in 2025; notes that everyone is welcome as long as they wear a hat; commends Leanne, Lisa and all the organisers on their dedication in this regard as well as their highly magnanimous endeavours, and wishes everyone involved all the very best for a highly successful event. 

Supporters (29)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.