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Stornoway RNLI Crew Recognised for their Long Service

  • Submitted by: David Stewart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-21059

That the Parliament congratulates the Stornoway RNLI coxswain, DI Murray, and crew members, Tony Morrison, Kenny Macarthur, Norman Smith and Donnie Mackinnon, on being awarded 20-year long-service badges, and the station's lifeboat operations manager, John MacDonald, who has been presented with a badge for serving the RNLI for 30 years; notes that, between them, the six have contributed a total of 130 years of voluntary service to the RNLI; commends them on this and their commitment to providing life-saving services to the communities of the west coast, and acknowledges the hard work and importance of the Stornoway station-based, and all other RNLI volunteers, to help ensure that the country's rural communities remain safe and can thrive.


Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Jeremy Balfour, Neil Bibby, Alexander Burnett, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Ruth Maguire, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Gil Paterson, Alex Rowley, Maureen Watt