Crofting Connections
- Submitted by: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Independent.
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2013
- Motion reference: S4M-05423
That the Parliament notes the launch of Crofting Connections 2013-15 at Plockton High School on 18 January 2013; understands that Crofting Connections is a project designed to educate people aged 5 to 16 in remote, rural communities about crofting; further understands that phase one of Crofting Connections, which ran from 2009 to 2012, educated over 2,500 pupils from 59 schools across the Highlands and Islands; believes that, with the average crofter over the age of 55, it is vital for the sector to encourage young people to consider the crofting lifestyle; considers the continuation of crofting to be pivotal for the economic, cultural and agricultural future of the Highlands and Islands, and wishes all of those who continue to contribute to its success all the best for phase two of the project.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Chic Brodie, Roderick Campbell, Bruce Crawford, Nigel Don, John Finnie, Rob Gibson, Rhoda Grant, Hugh Henry, Jamie Hepburn, Adam Ingram, Bill Kidd, Angus MacDonald, Mike MacKenzie, Liam McArthur, Mark McDonald, Jamie McGrigor, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Dennis Robertson, Mary Scanlon, Kevin Stewart, Dave Thompson, David Torrance, Bill Walker, Maureen Watt