Parliamentary motion: Sconestone

S3M-04788 Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (Scottish National Party): Sconestone— That the Parliament welcomes the initiation of the First Keeper of the Sconestone, the Reverend Neil Galbraith, and the historic associations that the Sconestone has with the ancient traditions and symbols of Scotland; congratulates Hunter Primary School in East Kilbride on entering into the spirit of the ethos of the stone by creating a kindness tree to mark the day, 4 September 2009, when the school hosted the Sconestone prior to its travels around the globe to promote kindness to others as a value that Scots seek to uphold, and congratulates sculptor Warren MacLeod on his design, inspired by ancient Scottish orbs first used by the Scots’ earliest ancestors, and the concept of using Scottish symbolism and values to stimulate acts of kindness in people around the world.