Inside the magical world of LaplandUK
Kate Freud meets the brains behind the magical Christmas world of LaplandUK
Any parent who?s ever visited their local Santa?s Grotto and come away feeling disheartened will understand what drove Alison and Mike Battle to set up LaplandUK 10 years ago. It was following yet another of these experiences, watching their young son perched miserably on the lap of a polyester-clad, fake-bearded Santa in the midst of a shabby grotto, that they realised there must be more to Christmas than this.
The couple ? who have been together for 33 years and are parents to four boys ? were aware of how fleeting childhood is, so always endeavoured to savour every minute. As a primary school teacher, Alison loved to celebrate all special occasions throughout the year, from Halloween and Easter to Chinese New Year and Christmas, but it was always during the festive period that things fell below expectations. They tried to find the magic of Christmas everywhere from stately homes to garden centres, even splashing out a fortune to take the boys to Lapland itself, and though the scenery of Finland was something to behold, the rest of the trip was a sore disappointment. Father Christmas knew nothing about the children, Mike and Alison had to provide a present for him to gift them, and they had less than five minutes with the big man himself.
As they found their children on the cusp of losing their belief altogether, they had a light-bulb moment, and decided to create the fairytale themselves. Having...
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