Wigtown Community-led Programme Shortlisted in Prestigious Awards
- Submitted by: Finlay Carson, Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-06082
That the Parliament warmly congratulates the community-led housing and bunkhouse on 21 Main Street, Wigtown, on being shortlisted in the Housing and Regeneration category of the prestigious 2022 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration, which identifies and celebrates best practice, innovation and achievement in interventions that improve Scottish communities; understands that the local partnership collaboration successfully secured community ownership of the town’s former Bank of Scotland building before redeveloping the property into two affordable homes, a community garden and growing space; wishes the Wigtown project every success when the final winners are announced on 8 December 2022, and notes also the good work carried out by SURF, a charity whose membership now totals more than 300 organisations that are concerned with the regeneration of socially and economically challenged communities across Scotland.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle