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Chamber and committees

Recognition of Dalry Community Garden Project as West of Scotland High Street Hero

  • Submitted by: Kenneth Gibson, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 November 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-15167

That the Parliament congratulates the Dalry Community Development Hub on its Dalry Community Garden project being named the High Street Hero for the West of Scotland; acknowledges the judges’ recognition of the project’s creation of new opportunities for people and growing of fruit and vegetables for residents; notes that the garden was launched in 2021 on land gifted by a local businessman to create a safe and supportive outdoor space following the COVID-19 pandemic; commends the garden for becoming a hub of the community where volunteers utilise their skills in crafts, artwork, planting, bonsai, cooking, bird watching, photography and learning; celebrates the various events held at the garden, including a Santa’s grotto, numeracy and literacy through games sessions, schools garden visits and a winter soup kitchen using produce grown there; congratulates the Dalry Community Development Hub on being named a runner-up in the Scotland Loves Local Awards’ Most Enterprising Community category for its wider work to improve life in Dalry, including initiatives such as the Bypass Art Group, the Skirt the Skeith road run, the Lynn Glen trail and the Balmore and Pennyland Bees, and wishes chair, Sheena Woodside, and everyone involved in the Dalry Community Development Hub continued success in their endeavours to support the wellbeing of the community.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Stephanie Callaghan, Annabelle Ewing, Pam Gosal, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White