Winterval [SEP] location of formation
Winterval
Winterval was a season of public events in Birmingham, England, organised by Birmingham City Council in each of two consecutive winters: first from 20 November to 31 December 1997, and then again from mid-October 1998 to mid-January 1999. The intention was to encourage people into the newly rejuvenated city centre, with secular and religious events marking religious and other occasions during the relevant period. The name "Winterval" has since become used in the UK as shorthand for what are presented as attempts to "rebrand
Winterval' in an opinion piece by Melanie Phillips, which it ran on 26 September 2011, stating:
The "Winterval" trope was also debunked by Stephen Fry, in a 2007 episode of the quiz-show "QI".
The lawyer and law correspondent David Allen Green, and the campaigner Inayat Bunglawala both included Winterval as an example in evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press. Green wrote:
See also.
- Christmas controversy
- Christmas and