SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT TO BE REPRESENTED AT ROYAL NATIONAL MÒD
093/2005 | 13 October 2005
The Scottish Parliament will once again have a presence at the Royal National Mòd - Scotland 's main Gaelic festival - which gets underway in Stornoway this week (14-22 October).
The Scottish Parliament's Outreach team will be holding a bilingual outreach event will in the Council Chamber, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Sandwick Road , Stornoway from 12.30 to 2pm on Thursday 20 October.
The event will feature a short presentation about how the public can participate in the work of the Parliament in Gaelic. There will then be a question and answer session for members of the public featuring Alasdair Morrison MSP, Rob Gibson MSP and John Farquhar Munro MSP.
The Parliament's Gaelic Outreach Officer will also be present at the Mòd's trade fair in the Nicholson Institute, Springfield Road , throughout Mòd week, with a parliamentary information stall focussing on how the Gaelic community can take part in the work of the Parliament. Members of the public will be able to pick up free information leaflets and ask questions about the workings of the Parliament. They will also be able to book information sessions in the Scottish Parliament or outreach events where Parliamentary Officers will visit local communities.
Speaking ahead of the Mòd, Presiding Officer George Reid said:
"It's very important for the Scottish Parliament to be represented at the National Mòd, Scotland 's main Gaelic festival. Our presence this year in Stornoway underlines our commitment to outreach work in the Gaelic community
Background
The Royal National Mòd begins on Friday 14 October and continues until Saturday 22 October. Full details are available on the official Mod website at www.the-mod.co.uk
The Royal National Mòd is Scotland 's premier Gaelic festival and is held annually in October at a different location in Scotland . The Mòd is a competition-based festival which celebrates the Gaelic language and culture through solo singing, choral and instrumental music, poetry, art, story-telling and drama, attracting competitors and visitors from as far afield as Canada and Australia .
First held in Oban in 1892, the Mòd has now expanded to such an extent that it is the second biggest cultural festival in Scotland attracting in the region of 2,500 competitors and 20,000 visitors, thereby providing a major economic and cultural boost to the area in which it is held. The Mòd also attracts considerable national and international publicity giving a high profile to the host town or area.
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