The bid to restore city status to Perth attracted interest and support from all corners of life, from MPs and MSPs to celebrities, businesses and the local media.
Select quotes from supporters
"I'm fully supporting the campaign for City Status for the Royal Burgh of Perth."
Alex Salmond, First Minister
"Perth is the pearl on the Tay!
800 years old and thriving: a Fair City in every way and deserves to recognised as such!"
Roseanna Cunningham MSP
"Perth 800 will be a year to remember for Perth. 2010 will see the rest of Scotland and the United Kingdom looking in as we celebrate 800 years of history and aim for full legal city status.
Perth is its own city in its own right. We are a city and we deserve to have the legal rights of a city. I am delighted to support the Provost and Lord Lieutenant's Claim Document and I wish it every success."
Murdo Fraser MSP
"City status is a rare honour granted by the British Monarch. It is a title which must be earned since it reflects the privilege of being a long-standing and major centre of industry and enterprise as well as the respect earned by the strength of historical tradition and contribution to social development. Since the days of King David I in the early 12th century, Perth has been at the very heart of Scotland.
Over the centuries, whether crowning Scottish Kings, helping to establish the Reformation or promoting commerce and tourism, it has responded successfully to the many challenges of social, economic and cultural development. Its proud achievement in recent times of receiving the accolade of being one of the most vibrant communities in the UK suggests that it can equal, if not surpass, the attraction of many other towns which have been accorded City Status. As an MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, it is a privilege to represent the many local communities whose livelihood depends so much upon the success of the Fair City of Perth and so I lend my full support to the bid which seeks restoration of City Status."
Elizabeth J Smith MSP
"Channel 4 is a major UK broadcaster. As an executive managing the company's creative content outside London, I support any initiative that unlocks or advances creativity in the UK's cities.
As a citizen of Perth with family ties to the area, I fully support Perth's City status."
Stuart Cosgrove, Channel 4
"Best wishes for the success of the campaign to restore City Status to Perth.
This would be a fitting conclusion to the celebrations marking the 800 years since the granting of the Royal Burgh Charter."
Gordon MacMillan, Head of News, STV
''Its essential that Perth's place in history is recognised and that City Status is restored";
John Vine CBE QPM, Independent Chief Inspector of UKBA
"Perth is very much a city and I am amazed that this is not currently recognised by the UK Government. I am proud to support Perth's campaígn to regain city status."
Alyn Smith MEP
"Perth is known throughout the European Union as one of Scotland's truly important European cities. It should be acknowledged as such here in the UK. I am proud to support this bid."
David Martin MEP
"Perth is already a thriving Scottish city in all but name. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee provides the ideal opportunity for Perth to reclaim its rightful place among Scotland's six other official cities and I will do all I can to support this important campaign."
George Lyon MEP
"Having spent 5 years at school near Perth, I have always regarded it as a city and the restoration of its city status seems to me to be a wholly logical and positive step which I support unreservedly."
Struan Stevenson MEP
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