McArthur lodges motion recognising Orkney 2025 medal design

Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament congratulating Jodie Brown of Tankerness, who has won the competition to design the medals for the Orkney 2025 Island Games.

The motion reads as follows:

That the Parliament congratulates Jodie Brown, of Tankerness, whose design has been officially selected for the medals to be used in the 2025 International Island Games, due to be hosted for the first time in Orkney; understands that the medal design selection was decided through an Orkney-wide competition, with Jodie’s entry singled out by the judges for its “strong and bold” design; notes that the medal design depicts three of Orkney’s iconic Standing Stones, among the oldest anywhere in the British Isles; further understands that the medals will be produced by Sheila Fleet Jewellery and thanks the business for their support of the Games and Creative Orkney for helping to organise the competition; recognises that the Island Games are set to be the largest sporting event in Scotland and one of the largest anywhere in Europe in 2025; believes that Jodie’s impactful design is a fitting match for such a major event and agrees with Head Judge, Sheila Fleet that it shows “the hallmark of an up and coming designer”.

Commenting, Mr McArthur said:

“Jodie’s medal is a stand-out design and a well-deserved winner of this competition. I look forward to seeing this medal hanging round the necks of as many Orkney athletes as possible in 2025.

“The medal design is only one part of the community-wide effort that will be needed to stage a memorable Games. Already you can sense the excitement building, and I am sure this will continue to grow over the months ahead. There will be plenty of opportunity for people to get involved and I would certainly encourage them to do so.

“Meantime, I offer my congratulations again to Jodie for creating a suitably iconic design for the Orkney 2025 medals.”