Holyrood honours Wishaw wonder Nicola

Shift manager Nicola Goldie (pictured) has been recognised by the Scottish parliament for her ‘outstanding fundraising’ at The Wishaw Malt (Wishaw) for Young Lives vs Cancer.

This recognises Nicola’s exceptional efforts, which raised £5,600 in 2024 for the Young Lives vs Cancer campaign; it notes that this brings the total raised by The Wishaw Malt to over £56,000, with the pub currently holding the title of the highest-fundraising J D Wetherspoon pub in Scotland in 2025; it acknowledges the importance of this support, in light of the fact that cancer remains one of the leading causes of death; it notes that, while cancer incidence has risen, the risk of dying from cancer in Scotland has fallen, through advances in early diagnosis and treatment; it commends Nicola, the staff and customers of The Wishaw Malt for their continued commitment to charitable giving and for making a real and lasting difference to the life of children and young people affected by cancer.

Clare Adamson MSP (Scottish National Party) Motherwell and Wishaw put forward a motion stating that the parliament congratulates Nicola Goldie, shift manager at The Wishaw Malt, on being nominated as one of only three fundraising superheroes from across all of J D Wetherspoon’s pubs in the UK.

The motion’s supporters: Bill Kidd, Jeremy Balfour, Audrey Nicoll, Stephanie Callaghan, Colin Beattie, Kenneth Gibson, Annabelle Ewing, Kevin Stewart and Miles Briggs.