[Bones McCoy]

Awful' winter festival closes after just one weekend as fuming parents complain the ice rink was shut for being too SLIPPY, the Ferris wheel broke in high winds and Santa got stuck in snow leaving children in tears

Crystal Palace WinterFest in south east London closed down after one weekend
Families complained that the site was muddy with plastic reindeer and no food
The festival was closed because of snow and Santa got stuck on the motorway

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z519jPlGty

That's a relief, I feared we might have missed that mainstay of Tabloid Crimbo Culture

[lambswool]

If I read "leaving children in tears" just one more time, I'll be in tears myself. Tears of absolute rage and exasperation that so-called journalists can't produce a newer, better, more original expression to describe the often-justified ( but not always ) disappointment of families looking forward to a good day out. Their laziness makes me sick.

I never thought I'd write "so-called" as it's too Littlejohn-ish. But I couldn't think of anything else.

[Andy McDandy]

Remember the core tabloid readership. Older, less educated and more sentimental than average.

[Big Arnold]

Local Winter Wonderland attraction unsurprisingly a load of bollocks

[MisterMuncher]

If I read "leaving children in tears" just one more time, I'll be in tears myself. Tears of absolute rage and exasperation that so-called journalists can't produce a newer, better, more original expression to describe the often-justified ( but not always ) disappointment of families looking forward to a good day out. Their laziness makes me sick.

I never thought I'd write "so-called" as it's too Littlejohn-ish. But I couldn't think of anything else.

It's utterly meaningless, too. Under a certain age, there's little or nothing that won't leave a child in tears.

Me and the wee lassie went to a local one with her playgroup a few days back. It was a bit shite, but the little ones were all enchanted. Right up until mine piped up that Rudolph clearly wasn't real, as she could see "people eyes" behind the mask.

[Big Arnold]

Winter wonderland event is cancelled after furious customers arrived to find a grotto in a barn, a rundown Christmas tree and an ice rink made of plastic slates

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z51blh0Poc

[Big Arnold]

WW#3

He's not real!' Horrified youngsters are traumatised [Tick] by FAKE Father Christmas at 'shambolic' Winter Wonderland where the ice rink stank of chlorine and 'Santa' had to pull his ill-fitting beard down to speak

Some children were left in tears [Tick] after a Christmas event in Northern Ireland, where the ice rink stank of chlorine and Santa had to pull down his ill-fitting beard down to speak.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z51eMG8epL

[bluebellnutter]

A FAKE Father Christmas? You mean they didn't book the real, actual one?

[Big Arnold]

Police called as school is mobbed by furious parents following claims the headteacher told the children their Christmas concert was 'rubbish'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -fury.html

[Big Arnold]

Furious vicar blasts Domino's for asking him to hang 'blasphemous' poster advertising pre-Christmas 'Saviour Deal' from his church

But what if they asked if they could hang one outside a mosque eh?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... dvert.html

[SoulBoy]

Rev Crow, 45, believes Domino's could have been trying to generate some publicity from the backlash the controversial advert will generate.

*facepalm*

[Big Arnold]

Another Winterval myth in the making as thousands of Expressites don't read as far as India and Uttar Pradesh, and mentally substitute Moslems for Hindus.

DON’T CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS Christians told after carollers ATTACKED for ‘luring converters'

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/89 ... -christmas

[Big Arnold]

Winterval Bingo seems to start earlier every year.

'There should be a law against this!' Shoppers moan as supermarkets unveil their Christmas displays in September - with crackers, mince pies and wrapping paper ALREADY on sale

[Bones McCoy]

Winterval Bingo seems to start earlier every year.

'There should be a law against this!' Shoppers moan as supermarkets unveil their Christmas displays in September - with crackers, mince pies and wrapping paper ALREADY on sale

Extra Extra - Daily Mail wants to BAN CHRISTMAS!!!

[Big Arnold]

HEAVY SNOW warning: UK faces COLDEST winter for DECADE - shock long-range weather forecast

Exacta. Who else?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/ ... Met-Office