That the Parliament welcomes the news that a storytelling group has been awarded £10,000 in lottery funding; notes that the group, known as Hillfoots Tales, will use the award to bring its Wild Hillfoots Storytelling Programme to Clackmannanshire over the 2025-26 year, allowing people to hear, share, and gather folklore from across the area; understands that Hillfoots Tales was formed to collect and share local myths, tales and legends to help preserve local heritage; further understands that it aims to promote the verbal storytelling tradition, the arts and the beautiful Clackmannanshire landscape; notes that, founded in December 2017, in partnership with the Scottish Storytelling Centre, the group organises workshops, storytelling evenings, story walks and takes part in the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF); further notes that it delivers workshops to all ages, outdoors on location, in schools, theatres, art studios, sheltered housing and in local halls; understands that in addition to working with adults and school children, Cubs, Scouts and Brownies, its Wild Hillfoots Storytelling Project is a series of tailored workshops for women, which uses storytelling to promote wellbeing and to build confidence, whilst its events are free or low cost, to try and ensure that its programmes are as inclusive as possible; acknowledges that this involves working with local people, groups, businesses, and engaging communities across Clackmannanshire in local history, whilst making use of local venues and bringing people together to help tackle social isolation as well as promote the beauty and heritage of the area; notes that the award will also fund a series of workshops for Women and Wellness through hearing the stories of ordinary women, who, it believes, have helped shape the world throughout history; understands that by using storytelling techniques, women will be encouraged to explore the challenging life scenarios that they face every day by using what it calls "herstory"; believes that the workshops will give women the opportunity to open up a conversation on what it sees as the barriers that are often faced in society, such as poverty and health inequalities; congratulates the group on its award, and wishes everyone involved all the very best for the group’s continued success.