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Chamber and committees

Menzieshill House Activity Programme Honoured at Generations Working Together Awards 2024

  • Submitted by: Joe FitzPatrick, Dundee City West, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-13825

That the Parliament congratulates Menzieshill House Activity Programme on winning the Confronting Age Discrimination and Stereotypes Award at Generations Working Together’s 2024 Excellence Awards; understands that the Programme consists of a partnership between Menzieshill House Care Home and Menzieshill Nursery alongside local school children and young volunteers; further understands that the partnership promotes an intergenerational approach to eliminate ageism through activities based on improving social interaction and cognitive skills whilst reducing loneliness and isolation, including arts and crafts, quizzes, games, pet therapy, technology use, and reminiscence; believes that Menzieshill House Activity Programme is an excellent example of cross-generational and community collaboration, and wishes it all the best in its continued work.


Supported by: George Adam, Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Stephanie Callaghan, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Marie McNair, Audrey Nicoll, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance