For full details - you need to look under 'photo ads' then 'clubs and parties' then click on'big yorkshire meet' - See the link here: http://www.swingingheaven.co.uk/photo-adverts/swingers-80454.html
This will be the 2nd Yorkshire meeting we've had - hope to build on the success of the last one!
You're all welcome to come along - last time we had lots of newbies and some experienced swingers.
It's all pre-arranged, free to get in etc, normal price pub drinks. there's a disco and quiet areas to talk too - great night last time!
For full details - you need to look under 'photo ads' then 'clubs and parties' then click on'big yorkshire meet' - Here's the link: http://www.swingingheaven.co.uk/photo-adverts/swingers-80454.html
Hope to see you there with plenty others!
John
That's Great!
Thanx you 2 - Enjoyed talking to you last time,
See you Friday then ;)
John.
ps... Did I mention I lose out financialy by arranging this event too? No matter how many people turn up, I'll be worse off than if I hadn't bothered.
I'm here again! Wow, quite a reaction to that one.. Sorry for annoying people, that's not what I'm here to do....
I'll have to keep nipping back and reading your replies - you've made too many points for me to answer them all just off my head!
The reason I named the venue last time was due to a misunderstanding of a PM I recieved from KitKat on 23March at 4:13pm - was gonna quote here but I don't want to quote private messages.. Hopefully being mods you can see that message? If not and Kat OK's it I can send you a copy? Hope you can see where the confusion came from on that point now?
Mal, the post was 'locked' when I got back from the event last time - so nobody else could place comments on there either. Most of the interest I received came through Email rather than PM - the same is true this time.
Steve, I agree that to join and then straight away organise an event doesn't generate credibility - but I did give the venue details, phone number, contacts etc and offer to take pics of the venue inside and out - I hadn't been a member long but had been visiting the site some time - My interest here spurned from dogging initially. The reason I contacted other mods besides Kat was that she said this wasn't her neck of the woods - I saw there were other mods closer.
What I actually said about limiting sibgle males was this - that if it gets too popular in future, we may have to restrict the number of single blokes coming in favour of couples - limit if it's full that is. Remember I'm a dogger and with that background you expect to see 20 single blokes for every couple...
Yeah, I know I jumped in feet first - but with the best intentions. I thought I was well placed to organise something like this and could do SH a service. The reason I lose out from arranging is because I'm taking a night off from my usual DJing spot, I'm not daft enough to lose out on hundereds of pounds don't get me wrong! If that was the case then I would attend your munches instead of organising one around this area of course!
Steve, sorry if you did know a high % of people personally who came to your last munch - I didn't think that'd be the case.
I did think it necessary to contact the mods often last time about the arrangements so as not to do something wrong unintentionally and have you pull the rug from under my feet due to a misunderstanding - which is what did actually happen in the end...
Hope you can see where the misunderstanding came from now anyway? Like I said, I won't quote here...
John.
I only want to add one thing to what the others have said, but it's about something Alphamale just said....
Mods CANNOT read or see or access in any wayPrivate Messages. These are entirely secure, always.
Just wanted to clear that up!!!
Alphamale and myself have had a chat on the phone and he has assured me that the event is genuine and that he had over 30 people there the first time. He's also assured me that there is no entry fee, the room will be for SH members only and that prices will be normal bar prices.
It's not an adult club. In fact it sounds more like a social club than anything. Other people will be using other parts of the club as per normal but this one particular room will be set aside purely for SH members.
Unfortunately at this late stage there's not a lot can be done to boost the attendance but I've promised to go over to see how things pan out. If anybody would like to join me the directions and venue are in Alphamales photo-ad which is linked in his original post.
It's not the ideal solution but at such short notice it's about the best I can come up with. If anybody else is thinking of coming over to add some support then please put a note here or e-mail/pm Alphamale. The more the merrier and it may lead to a future well attended Yorkshire munch which at the end of the day is what we all want.
Steve
Many thanks to moderator Steve for what he's doing - read above!
Cheers mate,
John.
And to further emphasise to anyone else reading this - The moderators of this site have no wish to get into the situation where clubs or individuals are contacting us and asking us to check them out so that they can receive some sort of official endorsement.
Alphamale has previously offered anyone the chance to PM him, speak on the phone, or visit the club so that they can speak to those organising it, get re-assurances about the way it will be organised, and see the venue.
This is a club which is trying to meet the need for events which are swinger orientated, without the 'action' of a regular adult club. An event where you know that everyone in the room is either a swinger, or is thinking about being a swinger, but you also know that no-one is going to be coming up to you and asking you if you fancy a shag.
It is a new venture - so there is no way anyone can really say if it is something you should go to. If it is something that you are interested in - but you have doubts - contact Alphamale.
lhk
Kat
Thanks Kat for spelling it out there!
Cheers,
John.
Well, I went for a look but could only stay for about 90 mins because of other plans. I'm not sure if anybody else turned up after I left (at 9:30) which was a shame because the handful of people that were there seemed like a nice bunch.
I can't endorse the event as a Swinging Heaven moderator because that's not why we're here. The munches are events organised by individual members of the site and are probably best described as private parties held in public places. They aren't governed or influenced in any official capacity by Swinging Heaven. What I will say though is that as a member of the site I would be happy to go to the next Yorkshire munch as long as it was arranged properly (enough notice etc).
A few misunderstandings have developed over this event so I'd like to clear up the following:
1. The venue is not a club, it's a pub with a large function room. You enter through the front door and can either turn left through a set of doors into the public bar or carry straight on through a set of doors into the function room. The function room is separate from the public bar and was marked off as being closed for a private function. The function room could comfortably hold well over 150 people.
2. The bar prices are fairly normal bar prices. for a pint of smooth bitter.
3. The guy arranging the munch is not affiliated with the pub in any other way than he occasionally dj's the music in the function room when a private function is on, ie a wedding reception etc.
4. Yes the landlord is aware of who we are and he's happy to have us there. He obviously stands to gain by boosting his bar sales for the evening but so does the landlord of any other munch venue. There wasn't a cover charge or any other financial incentive that I could see. There is no intention of turning the place into a swingers club.
The only drawback I could see is that the pub is fairly remote and I don't know what accommodation would be available for people that wanted to stay in the area overnight. I also doubt that there would be a fleet of local taxis available at closing time to take people to where they were staying.
If anybody has any questions that I haven't covered then let me know and if I can answer them I will.
Steve
HOW It WENT......
Last night was very quiet - only 5 people in total were there and one buggered off into the other room! I'm gonna put this one down to experience!
Thanks to Steveg_NW (moderator) who came over from Manchester to have a look at things, how we run it etc... I expect Steve will also comment on it soon...
If / When we arrange another Yorkshire Meet we'll make sure to give more notice etc, also take on some advice from Steve for the next one - Reckon we'll be having another chat soon.
Thanx to the people who turned up - I've received emails giving thanks etc so cheers for that!
All in all then, a very small turnout but still enjoyed by those that did turn up - advice etc taken on board, especially point about more notice - We'll keep you posted about anything happening in the future
John.
Thanks for that Steve!
Was just about to PM you, bet me to it...
I've already thaked Steve in a reply above for coming last night so I'll just say thaks for your constructive comments too Steve.
I can confirm there are several travel hotels (about £40 a double room for a couple) on the A1 both North & South of the venue within 5 mins in a car and these, being travel hotels, usually have ample availabilities on a weekend when not in use by businessmen.
There are lots of taxi companies locally too, but yes there may be a wait at certain times on a weekend night for taxis when they're busy ferrying people from home to pubs to nightclubs etc - Can't see getting a taxi being a problem however.
Thanks again,
John.
Oops, I did reply earlier - can't have pressed 'send' or something so here it is again...
Yeah, it's not an all-out swingers club as Steve pointed out, we call it a club because of the concert/function room and it was formerly the xxxx WMC' and was built to be a club of the WMC variety.
There are actually a few hotels nearby - of the travel lodge type, both North & South from the venue on the A1 within 5 minutes drive of the venue. As these are of the travel type, usually occupied by businessmen - they're usually very empty on a weekend.
There's lots of taxi companies locally - around 10 in fact. Booking a taxi from one of these firms to pick-up and drop off at one of the above mentioned hotels wouldn't be a problem and I can supply the numbers if needed. Getting a taxi on the off-chance in the area on a weekend night wouldn't normally be a problem although may involve a wait in my experience. The manager of the venue has previously discussed plans to buy a minibus to ferry local people to/from the town centre half a mile away. If he does then the minibus would be used for our purposes to ferry people to/from hotels - although I can't honestly see him buying one at the moment.
Thanks to SteveG_NW (moderator) once again for coming a long way to see us and check out the venue. Hopefully now if/when we organise another one, someone with more credibility on Swinging Heaven than myself, (Steve), can confirm our genuinity.
R.e. above - Wasn't trying to twist anything mate...
Thanks for coming... Pleased with what you said above, except the 'twisting' bit!
John.