Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Monaghan (Scottish National Party), on Wednesday, 14 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 14 members in total.

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FÈIS AIR AN OIR

That this House congratulates Fèis Air An Oir on its recent Celebrate grant of £4,100 awarded by the Big Lottery Fund; recognises that the voluntary organisation in Strathy, Sutherland is run by a committed team of tutors who provide lessons to young people with a desire to develop skills in traditional music and their interest in the Gaelic language; further recognises that the group welcome anyone of any ability, whether they want to join in or listen; notes that the programme was set up with the aim of preserving and promoting the Gaelic language to young people in the Highlands in a relaxed and fun environment; further notes that the funding will be used to continue to run the programme through a series of inter-generational workshops and a community lunch; and further congratulates all the volunteers, tutors and young people involved in the project for their hard work and efforts in making Fèis Air An Oir the spectacular success that it is.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

813 

Session

2016-17

Other sponsors

Alex Salmond

Jonathan Edwards

Jim Shannon

Margaret Ferrier

Liz Saville Roberts

Subjects

Cultural heritage Performing arts Voluntary organisations

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk