Big Burns Supper 2012

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the Big Burns Supper Trust and organisers on the success of the festival celebrating the life and works of Robert Burns in Dumfries, the town where Scotland's national bard spent the latter part of his life; understands that over 1,000 people were at Whitesands for the launch of the festival on 27 January 2012 and that, at the same, a further 3,000 were in attendance at 45 other venues around the town; notes the attendance of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, who raised the flag for the regional launch of the Year of Creative Scotland; understands that the festival provided a platform for innovative music, theatre, visual arts, dance, live art, film, cabaret and children’s events; applauds the hard work of the many young people in the festival team and hopes that the work was good experience and training for them for the future; further congratulates the Big Burns Supper Trust members who successfully completed the World Host training course, which, it understands, is now being rolled out across Scotland; considers that, without the financial support given by Creative Scotland and others, this festival could not have been the success it was; believes that this festival will have brought positive effects to the local economy, boosted the creative industry in Dumfries and Galloway and increased the public’s appreciation of Burns, his poetry and Scottish culture, and wishes the Big Burns Supper Trust all the best for its annual festival.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 26

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No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-01872 by reference.