The Largs ‘News’ is now global thanks to our Facebook site which reaches out to hundreds of ex-pats around the world.

And with the seasonal period now upon us, we thought it would be fitting to ask for festive greetings from around the globe for who are not able to return home to Largs this Christmas.

We have received a sleigh load of responses from as far as Australia to Afghanistan, Borneo to Balitto, and even Dehli to Derby, with some pining for a fish supper at Nardini’s!

The festive greetings are as follows....

Margaret Graham: “Merry Christmas to brother Alex and Grace Cockburn, Wemysss Bay, niece, Catherine and Donald McGillivray, sister Lily Menzies in West Kilbride, nieces Sandra Smith and Alexa Cockburn in Saltcoats. Greetings from Ballina, NSW Australia. Lang mae yer lums reek!” Kate Smith: “I am from Perth, Western Australia - no relatives there now but parents, Alec and Elsie Brown, retired to 4 Crosshouse in Millport around 1971, and I used to spend the summers at Stroove in Skelmorlie in the 1960s so I love that area of the Clyde. I used to know a Marilyn Gibson when we were young who moved to Millport from Rutherglen - our home town.” Kevin Johnson: “Merry Christmas to Largs especially to my family, missing you from Kabul, Afghanistan.” Jodie Davis: “Merry Christmas to all my friends and family in good old Largs Vegas. Miss you every day but especially now. Think of me having Turkey in Turkey this Christmas xxx” Hazel Casserly: “Feeling nostalgic for happy Christmas dinners at the Marine and Curling Hall and then at Southannan Drive! Sending warm wishes to the Marshalls, Duffs and particularly the Smiths for a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year. Namaste and love from Hazel in Delhi.” James Yates: “Greeting from Balitto, South Africa. I am really missing Largs at the moment. Having Xmas in the heat is just not the same.” Lorna Anderson: “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to my gorgeous family in Largs and beyond. We miss you all everyday and wish you could be here on the beach in Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia with us. Love from the Anderson’s” Jacqueline Gough: “Merry Christmas from Derby!” Colin Campbell: “Best wishes for good old Largs from the lovely green island of Borneo.” Anne Marshall: “Merry Xmas to the MacDonalds and family friends in Largs from Anne in Sidney, Vancouver Island and Lee, Kelsey and Terry in Calgary, Canada” Kate Brydon: “Merry Christmas to Joyce, Malky and Julie Brydon, Archie and Big Maggie and all our friends and family. We miss you so! See you in the summer! Ching Ching! Love from the Aussie Brydons (Calum, Kate, Maggie and Elsie Blossom) on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia xxxx” Denise Buchan: “Merry Christmas to my awesome Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte Hutchinson, from all the family in Darwin, NT, Australia. Wish we had some of your cooler weather where we are.” Betty Woodland: “Merry Christmas to Emma and Bill Breckenridge, would love to be having another fish supper with you at Nardini’s, as we remember last year. Hope it’s not too cold for you as we enjoy our hot Christmas. Love from John, Betty and Liz Woodland.” Rosemary Withers: “Best wishes to all the Largs people I know and also to the ones I do not know - I wish you all a safe and wonderful festive season. My maiden name was Rosemary Binnie. I have lived in Western Australia for nearly 34 years.” Jean Eichhorn; “ Merry Christmas to my amazing mum and dad (Bert Edmond), missing you heaps as usual at this time of year. Sending you lots of love, hugs and kisses from Brisbane, Australia xxxxx” Jenny Clark: “Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas to dear family, Liz Clark and the Sullivans and lots of good friends. We are in Johannesburg, South Africa. We will cook our Turkey on a kettle BBQ this year!” Thanks to everyone who contributed, and a very Merry Christmas to all of you at home and overseas from the Largs and Millport Weekly News.