That the Parliament congratulates Walking Football Scotland (WFS) on winning the Jess Barrow Award for Campaigning and Influencing at the 2018 Age Scotland National Conference and Awards Ceremony that was held in Glasgow; notes that the award is in recognition of work carried out by WFS, whose aims are to improve, maintain and promote the physical, mental and social wellbeing of older people through walking football; considers that WFS has excelled in promoting the benefits of physical exercise for people with limited mobility and rolled out its project to 1,600 people across Scotland, engaging with 27 local authorities in the process; commends the WFS staff, volunteers and participants, and wishes them continued success.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Michelle Ballantyne, Colin Beattie, James Dornan, Neil Findlay, Jenny Gilruth, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Mark McDonald, Ivan McKee, Gil Paterson, Ash Regan, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance