Once the Christmas festivities are over, the next big social event is the Burns Supper and Ceilidh in the 2000 Centre.
You don't have to be Scottish to enjoy the mixture of food, fun and frolics of a Burns Supper. It is a well-tried formula and the English seem to enjoy it as much as everybody else.
The evening starts with a meal, with a main course of "haggis, neeps and tatties" - haggis, mashed swede and mashed potato. The haggis is ceremonially piped in, addressed and disembowelled before being eaten. People who have never tried haggis usually get a pleasant surprise. There is a vegetarian option.
The evening is interspersed with (short and humorous) speeches, readings and music. The evening continues with a ceilidh and finishes with everybody joining hands and singing "Auld Lang Syne"
You can get all this for £15 per head either from Jane Welsh or the Town Council Receptionist.
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
And there's a hand my trusty fiere,
And gie's a hand o thine,
And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught,
For auld lang syne.