BDSM in Manchester

21 Nov 2008, 4:23 PM GMT

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Events

Club Lash
- the North's biggest BDSM/Fetish night

The Manchester Munch
- the longest running UK munch

Club Lash

Club Lash is the North's largest BDSM / Fetish club, and takes place on the second Friday of the month in central Manchester. The current venue is The Tunnel, part of Legends on the edge of the Gay Village at 4-6 Whitworth Street, M1 3QW. This is on the "orphaned" stretch of Whitworth St near Piccadilly Station's tram station. There is a small NCP car park behind the venue, with its entrance on Aytoun Street - and the car park is free in the evenings.

About Club Lash

Club Lash was established in 1998 by four women: Mistresses Kate, Mistress Rosie Lugosi the Vampire Queen, the lovely Lady Helen, and DJ sub Sindy. Other DJs include Miss Jinny, Chaos and Midnight. The night is mixed by sexuality (les, gay, bi and straight) and by gender (male, female, trans, points in between). All polite perverts are welcome, however you choose to describe yourselves. Admission is £15 / £8 to members (membership costs £12, available to purchase on the night.)

What to wear

Leather, rubber, PVC, lingerie, cross-dressing and character dressing (e.g. as a doctor, or school marm). Character dressing is often the least expensive option, and we encourage this through giving each night a different theme. Stripping to the waist is fine, but full frontal nudity is illegal and would get the venue into trouble.

What is available

A cloakroom for leaving bags and "street clothes"; A chill-out area near the bar; a small dance floor; nooks, crannies and tunnels for mixing; and Roissy Workshops dungeon for playing.

Membership

Membership costs £12, which puts you on the regular mailing list (postal or e-mail); you need to complete a form, and will be issued with a card. Membership reduces the entrance charge to £8. If you are interested in the women-only event Lash for Lasses, which runs approximately twice a year, we can put you on the Lasses mailing list without your having to become a member. Lasses events cost £8 (or £5 if you are already a member), and are held at another venue, currently Satan's Hollow. Just ask.

Please note that to keep the gender mix comfortable we do turn away new, single, straight men. At one time 75% of enquiries came from men, and if this were reflected in the club, the attendance by women would drop off, and the club would no longer be Lash.

How to behave

Please read the SM safety leaflet provided. Do not ask for sex in an insulting manner. Verbal humiliation may come later in a negotiated scene; approach strangers in a friendly fashion first - or get a friend to do this for you. Remember that being dominant does not give a person license to sexually intimidate, insult or assault a person at whim. Anyone found doing this (breaking rules and disregarding safe words) will be removed and barred. A good top will warm you up before administering heavy blows, so watch and approach those whose style you admire. Be prepared to negotiate a scene and to leave a top if you do not feel your limits were discussed or respected. Speak to one of the door women if you find anything upsetting about the night.

If you meet a club guest in another setting please be discreet - they may not wish friends or work colleagues to know their fetish business.

See the http://www.clublash.com/ website for more details.