Gainsborough is a lovely town, and featured as the fictitious town of St. Oggs in George Elliot’s Mill on the Floss. There are a number of attractive buildings, and Old Hall contains an interesting museum. Scunthorpe is now one of the world’s major steel producing centres, and isn’t overburdened with tourist attractions, though it is home to the Museum of North Lincolnshire.
2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Scottish poet Robert Burns' birth. Burns was a poet and a lyricist and is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland.
The Burns Supper was started a few years after his death by a group of his friends; they held the supper to honour and remember Burns. The tradition caught on and the ritual of Burns Supper is now held all around the world.
His life and work will be celebrated throughout the year at many Burns-related events.
