Meeting of the Parliament 21 January 2014
That was a very welcome intervention. I met Mr Chisholm at the funfair on Leith Links, when I was with my granddaughter and Mr Chisholm was with his. Certainly, lots of things take place on the links. As someone who comes from Glasgow to visit Edinburgh, I will certainly make my way down to Leith Links because I know exactly where the statue will be. One of the great things about the statue is that it will be quite iconic but not out of place on the links. It will certainly encourage people to go down there.
I hope that people who are encouraged to do that—perhaps people like me, or even younger people—might take up golf. Who knows? People will read about the statue and will be able to see the historic connections in the links area. I think that the statue is a great idea and I look forward to bumping into Mr Chisholm and his granddaughter again on Leith Links and perhaps having a chat and a game of golf as well.
Thank you, Presiding Officer.