Mancsbound was created to provide a safe space for men who enjoy or want to explore Bondage, to practice their skills, learn and share new ones. Mancsbound is a member’s only event, a membership form must be completed to gain entry. The minimum age to attend is 18, proof of age is required for anyone between 18 and 25 years old.
The membership fee is included in the price of your first entry fee and is £14. Members pay £7 except those who work in the Village and who have a valid staff ID who get free entry. Concessions are also available for Students, anyone 65 and over, Universal Credit claimants or similar, evidence is required. Membership continues on a rolling basis, if you fail to attend for 2 years then you are removed from the live list and will have to reapply.
NEW We now issue membership cards to new and existing members, once issued you must produce this on arrival at our event on each visit. If you lose the card or are unable to show it on arrival you’ll be asked to pay for a replacement card, this will cost £2.50
As noted if you don’t attend an event for more than 2 years but can show your card we’ll ask you to complete a new form and a renewal charge of £2.50 must be paid, rather than the full cost. If you haven’t got your card you’ll have to pay the membership fee again.
Mancsbound is a not for profit event, all profits (after costs) will be invested equipment which is provided at events, replacing items, prizes at events, donations to charities and promoting the event.
Consent
Always ensure you have the consent of anyone before you touch them, this also applies to any play/activity/scene.
Before you start tying or being tied or restrained it’s worth discussing any boundaries you have and deciding on a stop signal (if you’re likely to be hooded or gagged. A safe word, usually something non sexy, should also be agreed. A generic safe word is displayed in the venue, if someone does not accept a request to stop a scene say the safe word louder to alert others. Play must stop immediately, failure to respond to the safe word could result in a warning or in some cases membership being terminated. Remember consent can be withdrawn at any time – no means always means no. Simply put: No ‘Yes’? No touch. Get Consent.
If you haven’t been invited to join a play scene please stay clear and give those involved room, do not block any play space (including mats) if you are not using it, you’ll only have yourself to blame if you get to close and are injured as a result. Be aware that some people do not appreciate “Me next” requests, whilst it never hurts to ask, consider your timing and take a refusal with grace and withdraw.
No Water sports, scat, blood, needles or anything that may cause an injury or permanent marks are allowed.
The hosts and our volunteer team, venue staff and security staff will stop any scene or prevent someone from taking part in a scene if they feel there is any risk to the participants or those around them.
Photography
We usually have an official photographer at our events, they will check if you want to be included in our pictures. You can take your own pictures however please get the consent of anyone who is in the shot, even those in the background, before use. If you don’t want to be shown then you should let the person taking the pictures know immediately or speak to one of the team so we can act accordingly. Anyone has the right to change their mind.
Official pictures may be displayed on the Mancsbound Facebook page, web gallery and other social media including Bluesky, Fetlife, Instagram, Threads, Twitter and BDSMLR pages.
The organisers, venue and staff accept no responsibility for any personal items brought into the events, anything left behind will be handed to the venue and you should contact them to arrange to collection.
For your safety, we recommend you cover up before leaving the venue if wearing fetish gear (even for smoking).
No Drugs are allowed before or during Mancsbound events (except poppers), if you appear to be under the influence of any substance (including prescription medication) you will be asked to leave and could be barred from future events.
We can only deal with problems as they arise, contact a team member (with red lanyands) if there is an issue or bar staff & site security if someone is unwell.
The host and venue staff reserve the right to refuse entry to any person or to require someone to leave at any time, refunds will not be given and future admittance may then be refused.
Last admission is 9.30pm – the space must be vacated at 10.30pm for allow the next events to set up.
GDPR 2018 Data Policy
All members from June 2018.
We collect some basic information from you when you join, this includes:
Your name.
Your date of birth – we need to ensure your old enough to be allowed in the Bar (we will ask for proof is you are between 18 and 25 years old).
When you attend we keep a register, this is used as a record of attendance, if someone doesn’t attend for more than 24 months we’ll remove them from our records.
Information we hold is stored securely, we do not share any with 3rd parties, if you wish to see the information we hold on file about you, or want you information removed (there by leaving Mancsbound) please contact us via Facebook or other social media accounts.
