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70th Anniversary Of Glenrothes New Town

EDM number 1437 in 2017-19, proposed by Peter Grant on 20/06/2018.
Categorised under the topics of Regional planning and development and Social rented housing.

That this House notes that 30 June 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Glenrothes New Town; celebrates the town's growth and success over the years since 1948; records its appreciation of the work by the former Glenrothes Development Corporation (GDC), local authorities, public and third sector bodies, local businesses and the residents of Glenrothes in contributing to the development of the town; commends, in particular, the community activists who successfully campaigned to allow GDC housing tenants to choose to retain their tenancies wholly within the public sector when GDC was formally wound up; further celebrates the town's unique collection of 140 public art works and sculptures, many by former town artist David Harding, including the iconic Hippos which have become synonymous with Glenrothes and which continue to be enjoyed by locals and visitors to this day; recognises the community spirit that has developed in the town and which led to Glenrothes celebrating its 60th anniversary year by winning the overall top prize at the Royal Horticultural Society's Beautiful Scotland awards in 2008; and congratulates the volunteers of Go Glenrothes and many others who are organising the town's 70th anniversary celebrations.

This motion has been signed by a total of 20 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Peter Grant20/06/2018GlenrothesScottish National PartyProposed
Stephen Gethins20/06/2018North East FifeScottish National PartySeconded
Douglas Chapman20/06/2018Dunfermline and West FifeScottish National PartySeconded
Marion Fellows20/06/2018Motherwell and WishawScottish National PartySeconded
Lisa Cameron20/06/2018East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowScottish National PartySeconded
Patricia Gibson20/06/2018North Ayrshire and ArranScottish National PartySeconded
Carol Monaghan20/06/2018Glasgow North WestScottish National PartySigned
Patrick Grady20/06/2018Glasgow NorthScottish National PartySigned
Deidre Brock20/06/2018Edinburgh North and LeithScottish National PartySigned
John McNally20/06/2018FalkirkScottish National PartySigned
Ian Blackford20/06/2018Ross, Skye and LochaberScottish National PartySigned
Pete Wishart20/06/2018Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Martin Docherty20/06/2018West DunbartonshireScottish National PartySigned
Alison Thewliss20/06/2018Glasgow CentralScottish National PartySigned
Drew Hendry20/06/2018Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish National PartySigned
Alan Brown20/06/2018Kilmarnock and LoudounScottish National PartySigned
Jim Shannon21/06/2018StrangfordDUPSigned
Brendan O'Hara21/06/2018Argyll and ButeScottish National PartySigned
Chris Stephens25/06/2018Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySigned
Hugh Gaffney02/07/2018Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillLabourSigned

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