Motion text
That this House commends sports chaplain Steve Nash on his sterling work to provide wellbeing and mental health support to his local football team, Newtongrange Star; notes that Steve, a volunteer with wellbeing charity Thistle, has been drawing on his own experiences as he looks to support players at the club who may be suffering and in need of someone to talk to; further notes that during lockdown he maintained contact with players and staff by creating a regular chatty email covering topics including pacing, planning your day and being kind to ourselves and has continued this after lockdown with regular articles published by the club; and recognises the vital role sports chaplains play, as by having a chaplain, players can talk to someone in complete confidence about how they’re feeling and any issues they are having and managers can focus on developing their players as a team.
Signatures (8)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
5 November 2020
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
9 November 2020
Bonnar, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 November 2020
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 November 2020
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 November 2020
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 November 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.