Siobhian Brown MSP

One of the best parts of the job (imho)- lovely to chat with P7 students at Ayr Academy this morning!

#SheCanSheWill | Shettleston Boxing Club has community at its heart. They are working with local community police officers to help reduce anti-social behaviour by identifying people who might benefit from regular activity in a safe environment.

💗Lovely to catch up with Asda Ayr manager Gillian Dillon and Community Champion Karen Fulton to hear of the fantastic work Asda are doing with their ‘Tickled pink’ campaign- fundraising and raising awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness month and raised over £100 million pounds and still counting

Great to welcome Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, to our Holyrood exhibition. We discussed our Responsible Dog Ownership Course and the importance of encouraging responsible dog ownership, and look forward to working together on this @siobhian.bsky.social

Met with Chloe and Kerry from Blue Cross UK today.

🐶 Blue Cross is an integral part of the Scottish Government Expert Advisory Group on Responsible Dog ownership

📽️ It was great to meet with Kyle from Friends of the Broadway Prestwick to see the progress made at the venue.

🎞️ working with local schools they are leading the way with Film and Screen being offered to students as extra curriculum. @angusrobertson.bsky.social 👏

SNP team out in Ayr North this afternoon for Ayr North By-Election for our fantastic candidate Ian Douglas 💛 Sun shining and warm responses in the doors. #activesnp #voteiandouglassnp #October16th

Glorious morning out door knocking in Ayr North for By- Election. Vote Ian Douglas SNP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💛

Worth a visit ❤️ Celebrating a decade of bringing joy through Art.Lovely to visit Joanne & Melissa at the Dementia Arts Exhibition at The Cutty Sark Centre. Exhibition is from today 19th until 27th September. Child friendly and a treasure hunt quiz to keep the kids entertained. #Dementia #10years

💜 It was lovely to catch up with Tracy Flynn, Ayrshire Hospice Chief Executive and tour the charity’s brand-new complex at Racecourse Road, Ayr.

Ayr’s Heritage Hub worth a visit to see Ayr Guildry’s exhibition

🚒 In my ministerial role, it was lovely to welcome the Board of The Scottish Fire Rescue to Ayr today for their twelfth Annual Performance Review.

Wet Sunday afternoon but rain can’t dampen our spirits. Positive feedback in the doors! 💛

The Indy Hub in Prestwick is officially open 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 incredible buzz and turn out- thank you to the many people that donated time, energy, inspiration and money to make this happen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🛥️It was an honour to attend the official Naming Ceremony and Service of Dedication of the new 13-55 Roy Barker VI Lifeboat at Troon Lifeboat Station this afternoon. Thank you to the RNLI and their incredible volunteers for all the work they do to keep our waters safe. 🙏

💛 Excellent evening out with some of the team tonight- lots of positive conversations on the doors. #ActiveSNP #AlwaysOnYourSide #YourVoiceMatters

Having a child in hospital can be extremely traumatic and stressful. Parents usually find themselves off work as their child becomes their number one priority. Proud that the SNP government supports those families in their time of real need. #SNP #AlwaysOnYourSide

Glorious evening at Ayr Harbour with team SNP- chatting to residents about what is important to them 💛

Lovely to catch up with Aurelia Peddie, Commercial Manager at Associated British Ports today.

Lovely to meet with the trustees of the Troon Development Trust re how they plan to transform Troon Old Parish Church into a vibrant community hub. They’ve launched a crowdfund to keep the building in community hands: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-troon...

❤️ I had fantastic afternoon at Riverside Church in Ayr meeting the Riverside Community Trust and all the amazing volunteers and others that work in partnership to provide the vital ‘Care & Share’ service to support those that have drug or addiction issues and support their aid into recovery. 👏

✈️This morning I had the pleasure of visiting the state-of-the-art Ryanair Training Academy in Prestwick which is one of the biggest in the UK.

🦺I met with General Manager Victoria Lambert to hear how the academy is developing and training licensed engineers, mechanics and support staff. I

An honour to attend civic reception at County Buildings today to celebrate Ayr Guildry’s 700th Anniversary! 700!!! Ayrs oldest voluntary organisation still going strong.

Great to meet pupil council at Heathfield Primary School this morning. Lots of discussion about democracy and why tomato ketchup should be returned to school canteens. 👏

Young person wearing school uniform sits sharing her views with Minister Siobhian Brown and others.

Catriona Scobie from Education Scotland stands in front of secondary school class talking to pupils. TV screen playing fearless' new video behind her

On Monday, we launched a new #sextortion resource with Education Scotland & Minister @siobhian.bsky.social

Requested by teachers & co-produced by young people, the new resource includes a short video & notes to support vital conversations

Learn more:
crimestoppers-uk.org/fearless/new...

US vetoes Security Council resolution for Gaza ceasefire

The United States has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding a immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza.

☔️A wee bit of rain ain’t going to dampen our spirits to get @katyloudonsnp.bsky.social elected! Fantastic wee team out in Larkhall today. 💛

Fantastic to meet Grant Clayton from Troon who won the Pro Rider event at the British Kite Sports Association Championships which were held at Barassie and Troon this weekend.

Excellent morning in Ayr for Race for Life for cancer research 👏👏 Well done to all the volunteers and runners