Readers’ opinions – week 20, 2026
Christmas in May celebrations
Sir,
I have been dispatched as messenger to let the islanders know why a massive horde of Santa-clad lassies descended on the island on Saturday May 9.
Well dear readers, it was for our wonderful Linda Bambrick – in blue - for her 50th. She is Christmas and Ally McCoist daft. Hence the Santa hats and Ally masks.
Oor Linda is one of the “OG” members of New Jennaration fitness studio in East Kilbride and her “fit-fam” wanted her to have the best of birthdays in her favourite place in the world to celebrate the milestone.
Linda was married on Arran, as well as her dad coming from the island, so we wouldn’t have spent her birthday anywhere else.
Big thanks to Little Rock Café and the Taste of Arran mini golf as well as the lovely staff at the Douglas Hotel for being so kind when all 25 of us descended.
We left Arran on the Caledonian Isles with warm hearts, fond memories and quite a few bottles of Arran Gold.
Yours,
Lindsey Coyne,
East Renfrewshire.
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