A woman who helped come up with the idea to pair a village in Scotland called Dull with a town in the US called Boring says it has made Dull a more exciting place to live. Elizabeth Leighton, 62, was on a cycling holiday in Oregon in 2012 when she came across the town of Boring and an idea was born.
Returning home she spoke to her friend who lived in the picturesque village of Dull, which has a population of just 85, and soon the two communities were excited by the idea of being paired together.
Dull has seen a surge in visitor numbers since the pairing, which features on their welcome signs, in 2012, with visitors even arriving from Boring to meet their counterparts.
