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🗳️📜 Which Jackie Kay quotation you'd like to see added to the Canongate Wall? Have your say via the poll below, voting closes 🔜!

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Which quotation by Kathleen Jamie would you like to see added to the Canongate Wall? Vote below! ✍️

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The votes are in! 🗳 Thank you to everyone who took part in our #CanongateWall competition – these are the winning words by #LizLochhead, Jackie Kay and Kathleen Jamie... We're off to get these lovely quotes carved into stone. Updates to follow! ow.ly/fXIv50VkC6f

Come and enjoy your parliament during recess! We've got arts and crafts activities on offer, for all ages, and absolutely free! Just wander in any time between 11am and 4pm, Monday to Saturday: ow.ly/7rKV50VtWxe

It's recess time! So we're extending our highly-rated guided tours ✨ Join us at various times throughout the day, Monday to Saturday. It's totally free to book: ow.ly/Oizy50VtYUX

Get creative this Easter recess at one of our Crafternoon events! 🎨 🍃 Leaf printing 🦋 Dip dye butterflies 🐝 Build-a-bee 📑 ... And more! See what's on offer and when 🖇️ ow.ly/251V50Vyf2b

Are you planning a visit to #Edinburgh next week? Why not come into the @scotparl building? 🗣️ Watch committees and debates 🗺️ Take a tour ☕ Visit our café 🛍️ Browse our gift shop Find out more 👉 ow.ly/OVuC50VHOmZ

Sharing this sculptural table from our art collection by Mark Stoddart for #NationalSpaceDay! Inspired by the moon landings, and astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s (pictured) Scottish ancestral connections, it has appeared on BBC The Sky at Night and now lives at Scottish Parliament

Crafternoons @scotparl 😍🎨 Get creative with seasonally themed activities! 📍 Main Hall at the Scottish Parliament 📅 Saturdays, 11am to 4pm 🕐 Varies from 15 mins to 45 mins 🎫 Free Find out more ow.ly/9KJZ50VSE3m #Crafternoons #FamilyFun #WeekendActivities

May's book of the month is 'Poyums' by ✨Lentil Pentil✨, a collection of "funny and fiercely feminist" poems in English and Scots. 📖🎉 Grab a copy from the @scotparl bookshop and receive a free guidebook. 🙌

It’s #WorldBeeDay! 🐝 Did you know Scottish Parliament has its own beehives? These busy pollinators like to buzz around the Parliament grounds and Holyrood Park. 🌸🌿 On a daily basis, one hive’s combined flight distance equates to travelling from the Earth to the Moon! 🌙

For this week's #OnlineArtExchange on birds: a gift from Alþingi to Scottish Parliament! This polished granite egg by Sigurdur Gudmundsson references the journey made by the pink-footed goose, who spends winters in Scotland and summers in Iceland. More info: artuk.org/discover/artwo…

Just announced: This month's Crafternoon schedule! 🎨📣 7 June – Origami 14 June – Puppets 21 June – Decision Makers 28 June – Leaf Prints Details here 🔗 ow.ly/JxyP50W2FJQ #Crafternoon #ArtWorkshops #CreativeCommunity #LocalArtEvents

Wildflowers loading... ⏳🔄 In a few weeks Holyrood will look very different! Swipe to see the wildflower meadow in full bloom. 🌸🍃 The planting of wildflowers in urban areas is a great help to wildlife, including bees, butterflies and other insects. 🦋🐝💜