Scunthorpe tweeters defend the town voted least romantic place to visit in the UK
Scunthorpe tweeters have taken to social networking site Twitter to defend the town after it was voted the least romantic destination in the UK by a poll.
With 21 per cent of the vote, Scunthorpe, was named the most unromantic place to visit in the entire UK.
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Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin has defended the town on Twitter
The poll, by holiday booking site Hotels.com, surveyed 2000 Brits and The Lake District came out on top as the most romantic destination.
But many tweeters said that romance is not dead in the town.
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Leanne Welsh @LeanneWelsh27 tweeted: "I met hubby at work in scunthorpe and we married at normanby hall nearly 10 years on we are very happy and have 2 girls :-) "
Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin @NicDakinMP tweeted: "Scunthorpe is full of romantic locations, romantics and romances. Scunthorpe is looking forward to Valentines Day."
Mark @sciencewinner tweeted: "#Scunthorpe unromantic Daily Mail? Very close to Winteringham Fields. I am assured this makes Scunthorpe INCREDIBLY romantic."
Humberside Police Sergeant James Main also tweeted to say he felt the news 'was very harsh.'
Scunthorpe venue The Baths Hall @TheBathsHall tweeted: "We've challenged Hotels.com & The Daily Mail to come to The Baths Hall to see how romantic Scunthorpe can be!"
Ross Jackson @rossjackson121 tweeted: "Scunthorpe named least romantic place in the UK?! Hang on, I met my fiance there! #lovewasintheair"
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6 Comments
by AT2013
Thursday, February 07 2013, 10:24PM
“Face it, the place is a dump.”
by englander61
Thursday, February 07 2013, 6:11PM
“MP defends town on twitter , should be getting the country right not playing around twittering . Bit like the old CB radios of the past . say no more ,”
by BrianPotter4
Thursday, February 07 2013, 5:02PM
“Blarney and Garbo's. Can anyone think of two more romantic venues? I very much doubt it, pure class.”
by MoragMcShin
Thursday, February 07 2013, 3:27PM
“I can think of a couple of "romantic" places in North Lincolnshire, but Scunthorpe? Can anyone think of a romantic place in Scunthorpe itself?”
by AndrewCappEsq
Thursday, February 07 2013, 12:29PM
“ROFL I dare say at the risk of more futile outpourings of venom and bile from certain of Scunthorpe's rednecks!
Whatever the loyalties and delusions of those misguided souls?! For many more, surely there can be no disputing of one Mail Online poster's seemingly far more informed and astute perception of Scunthorpe:
"Nothing wrong with Scunthorpe its the people that are supposed to be running the town they are the ones that are killing the town" - - not a fan , Grimsby, France, 07/2/2013 10:12
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/bjlc8v5
PS I rest my case. ;-)”
by ExPatIron
Thursday, February 07 2013, 10:14AM
“I met my wife in Scunthorpe, so 43 years later I still think it's a romantic place !”