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Marking the End of the Coltness Food Larder’s Three-year Service to the Community

  • Submitted by: Clare Adamson, Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 December 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-15879

That the Parliament acknowledges what it sees as the significant contribution of the Coltness Food Larder, which has provided vital support to families in the Coltness area for the last three years; commends the dedication of the volunteers, staff and community partners who have worked tirelessly to provide food, essentials and a much-needed lifeline to individuals and families during difficult times; recognises the crucial role that food banks, like the Coltness Food Larder, have played in supporting families amid the ongoing cost of living crisis, which, it understands, has seen many struggle to afford basic necessities; understands the challenges that food banks face in maintaining resources, funding and volunteer support; expresses its gratitude for the community-led response to hunger and hardship, which it considers has helped alleviate some of the burden faced by vulnerable families; wishes to express its thanks to all those involved with the Coltness Food Larder; extends its best wishes for the future, and recognises what it sees as the important impact it has had on the Coltness community and on the lives that those involved have touched.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Colin Beattie, Stephanie Callaghan, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Audrey Nicoll, Paul Sweeney