That the Parliament congratulates Denise Carmichael, a project manager, on her work in transforming walking routes in the Scottish Borders; notes that Denise was awarded the Health Walk Volunteer Manager/Project Coordinator of the Year award at the 2023 Volunteer Awards; understands that Denise joined the Walk It organisation in 2009, which aims to reduce health inequalities in the Borders; believes that, in her role, Denise has worked tirelessly to recruit, train and develop a team of around 100 dedicated and active Walk Leaders, and understands that the Walk It group now facilitates 42 weekly health walks across the Scottish Borders.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Jamie Greene, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle