Residents say they were not consulted and ask where buses will park after ‘kinky rave’ is announced on outskirts of Kent townResidents of Tunbridge Wells – known for writing outraged letters to the editor – really do have something to be upset about this weekend: a sex festival. Hundreds of people are expected to attend Flamefest, billed as a “kinky rave festival” that promises an outdoor S&M dungeon and “adult play area” staffed by dominatrices. The festival website says Flamefest was created to bring together “the purest, most hedonistic elements of the party scene, from kinksters to ravers”. But festival organiser Helen Smedley said Flamefest was a private event and insisted no sex would be on show to the public. “We allow people the safe place to have sex, we’re monitors, just to make sure everyone’s safe.

Source: The Guardian August 18, 2017 12:03 UTC