Largs Events would like to thank the following businesses, organisations and individuals for all of their help making Santa’s Sleigh Rides, Largs Yuletide Night and the Christmas Illuminations another huge success. 

Santa and his Elf driver Robert Butcher for the Sleigh Rides, Yuletide Parade and Santa's Grotto.

Eric Head, Jim Bethel and Robert Butcher for decorating our Sleigh and North Ayrshire Council's vehicle. It had around 3,000 lights on it this year. 

North Ayrshire Council for allowing us to use their vehicle to pull Santa's Sleigh and for installing the Christmas Illuminations.  

Largs Community Resilience Team for their attendance throughout the event and for assisting with the queue at Santa's Grotto. 

Duncan Conner from the Bus Stop Toy Shop for coordinating the parade again this year. Largs Community Resilience Team for assisting with the marshalling. Thanks also to Police Scotland for their assistance. 

Nardini's of Largs for hosting Santa's Grotto within their premises and Ten Per Cent Carpets for sponsoring Santa's Grotto.  

Pearsons Motors, Scotts - Largs/Buzzworks, Gallery 54, Bus Stop Toy Shop, Eat Cycling, A.D. Paton, Moorings Knitwear, The Fish Works, Treasured, The Oaks Vets, Eyeglass Opticians and Thorne Travel for their contributions to Yuletide Night.

Tea In the Square and Post Office, Westcoast Cakes, Ye Olde Anchor Inn, Room, Little Threads, Pound Basket, Vape Shop,  House of Nails, S. Kennedy Florist, Turkish Barber, Geraldo’s. Largs Thistle F.C., The Wee Craft Shop, Woodman and Wife, Nail Art, The 3 Reasons, Mr J. Knowles, The George, Prestige Carpets, Costa Coffee, Hair Hut, Clyde Coast & Cumbraes Men’s Shed, RM Decorators, Black Out Barber, Copper Nut by the Sea, Boutique Hair Spa, Sharps, Waterside Bar, Scottish Tartan, XO Beauty Salon, Key Store, Pierced Body, Reds Salon and The Pooch Pod for their contributions to the Largs Events Fund Raising Evening which was held in October.

Thanks also go to SHS Markets for their assistance throughout the year. 

Thanks also to the volunteers that make up the Largs Events committee for all their hard work with fundraising, form filling, obtaining permissions, coordinating the events and giving up their personal time to help their local community. 

Ian Murdoch

Chairman, Largs Events