That the Parliament celebrates Eday’s newly refurbished war memorial being awarded the title, Best in Scotland, by the Royal British Legion; understands that Moira Byers, who headed the project, travelled to Edinburgh to pick up the award at the Lady Haig Poppy Factory on 5 September 2025; acknowledges that the refurbishment of the memorial was a joint effort, with John G Corse Funeral Directors being responsible for redoing the gold lettering and gilding, while Aaron Garson, a resident of Eday, painted and cleaned the sandstone steps; congratulates Moira on all her work to win this award, and thanks her for restoring the memorial, which is a fitting tribute to those killed in the First and Second World Wars.
Supported by:
Alasdair Allan, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Bill Kidd, Audrey Nicoll, Douglas Ross, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney