Meeting called by ‘Winter Blunderland’ liquidators (From Daily Echo)

Meeting called by ‘Winter Blunderland’ liquidators

4:41pm Friday 18th February 2011 in New Forest Lapland

THOUSANDS of disappointed ticket-holders are set to descend on a meeting in Southampton to demand their money back from a failed Lapland attraction.

Liquidators for the disastrous Lapland New Forest Limited have announced they will be holding a meeting for creditors owed money from the doomed attraction.

Accountants Grant Thornton have confirmed that director Victor Mears instructed them to oversee the liquidation. The company has revealed that 42,000 advance ticket orders netted more than £1m for those behind the ill-fated Christmas attraction.

A creditors’ meeting has been arranged for next month and moves are now under way to safeguard assets and assess the number of claims against the short-lived company.

Lapland New Forest attracted publicity the world over after its advertised Winter Wonderland turned out to be a muddy field with a few unhappy elves, numerous “Santas” on cigarette breaks, a broken ice rink and expensive fairground rides.

Disappointed visitors, who had paid £30 per head, queued for hours in the cold to meet Father Christmas, and the park even ran out of turkey baguettes, hot chocolate and gingerbread for the gingerbread house