Well, balls. I can't get the time off work, so I'll have to sit out of this. Count me very interested in future events though! I hope everyone has a fantastically messy time.

I will be there cant wait to get the questions wrong hope u got loads of gunge cant wait to get messy

I just wanted to say thank you for all the lovely comments and support, from those who can AND can't make it. Ticket sales have gone well so as long as the event feedback is positive, I don't see why we won't hold another event in future.
I've also had a number of enquiries about a couples event and swing event in the style of Mas Sex Party/Tainster. If you've seen what MessyHot are doing across the pond, I wonder if we can achieve something similar over here?

Hi all, couple more questions, I hope you don't mind...

Will there be any tickets available on the door? I don't think I'm able to stay for long because of work and getting home etc. but would definitely love to watch the gungings upstairs in the bar and I'm happy to pay for this. I just don't want to book advanced tickets and then find out I can't go.

Will there be many other people going who are also looking to stay clean and just observe?

If I do manage to stay then I'm thinking of wearing pvc to get messy in upstairs and downstairs (but hopefully won't be the only one), however at the moment I doubt I'll get the chance to stay for long.

Thanks!

well i did enjoy witnessing a live gunging in the 90's so this sounds in my avenues of interest; although

i'm a little perturbed that this is unfavorably skewed toward male wam? if so it wouldn't be my thang

It's open to everyone! I believe that JnC are bringing some models along and I doubt they'll stay clean!

I'm sure there'll be enough gunge for all participants to get messy. I'm looking forward to it because I've only had people pour gunge over me twice previously but my concern is the regular problem of "yes, all the gunge is washed off" only to have a badly messy towel when i then dry myself off.

As Iain said, this event is open to everyone There will be at least three female models (who will be announced in the coming weeks), who will each be playing a game of Avoid the Ace against a randomly-chosen audience member. There will also be more open gunge games afterwards, with some females involved. There is inevitably going be a male majority among the attendees, but we're working hard to balance that out. The ratio of male to female presence is currently anticipated to be 6:1, which really isn't bad!

In answer to some of the other questions:

sloppygungepants: Lots of people have already expressed nervousness and there will be folk there who are anxious, but we will be going out of our way to ensure it's a relaxed and fun atmosphere and people feel welcome. As mentioned above, the gunge tank game will be a lottery, but the gunge games afterwards will be open to everyone. We've planned it this way so that people don't go home disappointed; everyone has the opportunity to get messy.

Redhead: While I can't guarantee that your towel will be totally clean and dry after your shower, there are places to store your belongings and I'm sure there will be some dry/clean people around, so hopefully you'll be able to find a friend to grab your towel and pass it to you for after your shower We are also looking into creating a screened-off changing area.

Steve_892: We will endeavour to have some tickets available on the door, although at this point I can't guarantee that we won't reach capacity with pre-sales, as ticket sales have already exceeded our expectations. It's worth emailing ck_wam@outlook.com (he's in charge of ticket sales), as he can advise you more on this and he can also give you his phone number, so you can call him on the day if you want to turn up last minute.

We are happy for people to come along and watch, without getting messy. The first half of the evening will only involve a limited number of people playing in the gunge tank, with everyone else making up the audience for the game. I can't say how many people will want to get messy or stay clean, as it doesn't affect the tickets people buy, but maybe we can facilitate an opportunity to ask what people's intentions are...

We're planning a UMD hangout session on Sunday Feb 26th. We've done this before with huge success - bringing lots of people together in the chat room. We can use this session to talk about the event - answer questions and ask ticket-holders what they are expecting from the evening and what they're planning to wear etc.

One last point (for now)... People who want to bring 'disposable' clothes to dump on the evening are welcome to. We will collect these up, wash them and donate them to a homeless charity

I'm finding it curiously reassuring that people are feeling nervous. I first got involved with sploshing as a form of escapism after suffering bullying in University. I get my kicks from the knowledge that nobody who knows me is aware i do sploshing or am attending the event. It is my big secret and i am free to get as messy as i want without anyone asking me what my commitments are on that evening.

That's a really nice idea, thank you

We are oh so close to reaching capacity and selling out, and after only 2 weeks. It's been pretty amazing and I'm pleasantly surprised by all the support.

So if you're thinking about coming then please do get in touch ck_wam@outlook.com
You'll be provided with ticket purchasing information and you'll have 48 hours to complete, otherwise the ticket will be made available to the next person.

When we do sell out, I'll start a waiting list and whilst tickets are non-refundable, if there is someone else to purchase them, we'll facilitate a refund and exchange.

I think I'm going to stay in London for this: trying to get back to Brum will be too problematic.

Any locals with a spare room for the night? Or anyone want to share a hotel room?

Hi all just to confirm henners and I will definitely be attending

huge well done on all the organisation and answering questions etc to jnc and ck

anyone out there wavering over going - do have a read of jnc's lovely considerate responses through the thread of various concerns, as I'm certain she's got everything covered (no pun intended but oh well!)

also I'll be there early and I tend to be quite recogniseable so anyone worried about being on their own please feel free to come and say hello. Everyone I know on this thread that is attending is a lovely, open & friendly person, we all understand nervousness and anxiety and we're all just people who like splosh

Megabus are going from London Victoria Coach station to Brum at 10pm and 11:45pm. I will be having my shower at around 9pm so i don't risk missing the 11pm back to Cardiff.

To help anyone with logistics of getting home, in the next week I'm going to be email all the ticket holders a mini survey that will ask what your expected departure time is and what basement messy game you'd like to get involved in.

This will allow me to schedule people that have to leave early into some of the first game slots. And also to see what games people want to play as we've had a number of good ideas here and the ones we already had in mind.

Unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to attend this event (time and date issues) But I do want to go to this sort of thing and I wish CK and JnC all the best with the project!

@TheDon88 Shame that you can't make this one, I hope that we do run another event in the future.

****ONLY TWO TICKETS LEFT!!!!!****

Once these have gone, I'll open a waiting list, any cancelled tickets will be offered to the next person on the waiting list and when paid for we'll facilitate a ticket exchange and refund.

you should be able to get to one of those pretty easily after the event, transport especially to LHR is top notch - if you can make it then I'll help you find what you need

Just wanted to say thank you to CK, JnC and others for your supportive feedback.

If there is a survey about what basement games are played - if there is an option to choose between sweet and savoury items, I know which I'll be choosing - but if not, then I guess I might just have to suffer the humiliation...

I'm pretty nervous about the whole thing - in a nervously excited way! - and all this talk is very helpful. Definitely going to come to the UMD Chat event on the 26th Feb, especially as I don't think I can make the March splunch.


Also *fingers crossed for a certain Lady to be announced*

How many litres of gunge are intended for the gunge tank & the basement games? Will we be having buckets or little jugs poured over us? Any chance of custard/cream/foam pies? Is there a bias in the colour of the gunge you have?

Any gay guys going?

Just relax, show up and have fun, safe in the knowledge that experienced wammers are running this leaving some things to the imagination is a good thing

That's it, we have actually SOLD OUT!!!!

But fear not, we have had a number of people changing their minds for one reason or another and I have already managed to refund someone because we had another person willing to buy their ticket.

If you are still interested in coming please still email me ck_wam@outlook.com with your details (name, email, mobile number, number of tickets, dietary requirements, other information like medical) and I'll add you to the Waiting List.

If anyone wishes to cancel their ticket, it will be offered to the next person on the waiting list, when the new guest pays, the previous ticket holder will be refunded.

Thank you for all the love and support.

Oh wow!

I've not received the email about games and stuff yet - when do you think you'll be sending it out?

Survey will be going out on Monday, we've just got to have a organisers' meeting beforehand. Thanks for your patience.

I Would love to go to one of these but i am not brave enough

Went to a SLOSH 'Messing About at the Welly' night few years back and this sounds even bigger scale. I have tried so hard to make it fit with work but just can't! !!

That's understandable, it can feel intimidating to step out of your comfort zone. I would definitely suggest coming along to a regular Splunch though, they're just a casual social affair in a pub... No-one else knows why we're there and you can just put faces to a few of the online names. I was nervous my first time doing that but everyone is genuinely understanding and welcoming, and it's a great way to let yourself into the 'scene' gently.

Then before you know it you'll be chucking pies about at one of these events

If anyone is feeling the same way, definitely visit a splunch, or chat to those who've been to them, and I promise you'll be wondering what you were so scared of!

Helpfully there are a couple of them coming up too:

Birmingham next week: https://umd.net/calendar/birmingham-splunch-18th-feb-20
London in March, before this event: https://umd.net/calendar/london-splunch_2

And if neither of those works for you, pop along to the UMD Chat Hangout and talk to the 'regulars' online! https://umd.net/calendar/umd-hangout-event

We don't bite, I promise!

Question about. The hang out session on the 26th.
I've never used chat or hang out and won't be available to join in that evening. Just wondering if there was any way I'd be able to view the chat dialogue after it's ended? Ta

I'm interested in this set of games. Are there tickets still going.?