Spalding is awash with colour as it is one of England’s main bulb growing centres. Each May locals celebrate the Spalding Flower Parade, and horticulturists will enjoy Springfield Gardens, which has various public open days during the summer months. Believe it or not, Boston was once the country’s busiest port, though those days are long gone this attractive town does still see 1.5 million tonnes of cargo pass through its docks each year.
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.
