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Motion · S6M-18174 · 27 Jun 2025

McCowan’s Highland Toffee Banner Returns to Larbert High School

Lodged by Michelle Thomson Standard Motion 17 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises the return of a piece of local history, a large McCowan’s Toffee banner, which travelled from Canada back to Larbert High School; understands that Bruce McCowan and his wife, Beatriz, journeyed across the Atlantic to gift the large banner to the pupils and the school in recognition, and to celebrate the area's industrial and rich cultural heritage; notes that the banner was unveiled at a special ceremony at Larbert High School’s library on 5 June 2025, attended by community members, former McCowan’s factory workers, school partners and Stenhousemuir Football Club, as well as family and friends of the McCowans; recognises what it sees as the significance of this gift made to Larbert High School given the school’s proximity to the original site of McCowan’s Toffee Factory, which was once a critical employer in the area and a symbol of Scottish confectionary; further recognises the return of this banner, which is a woven representation of the area’s history across generations, and thanks the McCowan family for their generosity.

Supporters (17)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.