Bo’ness, SCVO Charity Town of the Year

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the town of Bo’ness on being named the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) Charity Town of the Year; understands that the town in the Falkirk East parliamentary constituency has a wide range of third sector activity taking place; believes that SCVO chose the former West Lothian mining town to help show the various ways that charities enrich people's lives; believes that Bo’ness has a strong industrial heritage, from trading, shipbuilding and whaling in the 18th century, to coal mining and ironworks in the 20th century; understands that the current population is 15,000, made up of 7,000 households; notes that, according to Scotland’s Towns Partnership, the number of residents per charity is 391; understands that the town is rich in community and voluntary activity with examples including Bo’ness and Kinneil steam railway, which is also home to the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, Bo’ness Children’s Fair, which is one of oldest community-run fairs in Scotland, the Barony Theatre, one of the few community-run theatres left in Scotland and Bo’ness United Football Club stadium Newtown Park, which has recently transferred into community ownership and is being turned into a community hub; notes that brass bands, youth groups, sports clubs and church groups also abound; understands that, throughout November and December 2015, SCVO representatives visited the town to discover all of the different ways that local residents are linked to charities, which coincided with a photography competition for local people to share their snaps of great charity subjects; welcomes the fact that the full picture of Bo’ness Charity Town will be presented at the Gathering, understood to be the largest third sector event in the UK, at the SECC in Glasgow on 17 and 18 February, and congratulates the people of Bo’ness on yet another project helping to ensure the town is well and truly on the map.

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 18 Lab 2 Con 1

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