This five hour workshop will cover some of the scary stuff in BDSM, areas of play that are at the edge of our fears and limits. The Duty Bound team will be joined by a well known Leather Family to present this session and will cover Breath-play, Fire-play, Play piercing and Cutting, and other aspects of more extreme BDSM. For more information, please visit our website at www.duty-bound.co.uk

(A Personal Letter From David TG) : KAISU PAAKKOLA - my girlfriend of 12 years and 3 months, and designer / partner of Torture Garden Clothing, died around 9pm on Friday 20th September 2002 aged just 36. She had been admitted to intensive care on the previous Friday suffering from severe double pneumonia, and after making good progress initially, respiratory complications developed and she deteriorated rapidly in the afternoon of the 20th.

I had the pleasure of watching Tokyo Bound - The Bondage Mistresses of Japan , last night. And it was a pleasure. The programme made a genuine attempt to portray and understand the dynamics involved. It did not set out to titillate and gave the viewer an insight into the motivations of both the Mistresses and their clients. It also showed the importance of safety, knowing what you are doing and after-care as well as offering some stunning rope work by a Japanese Rope master. It was a very *balanced* programme, without sensationalism. There was no element of the *freak -show*.

Arrangements have now been made to have the first Essex munch for a year at the new location in Westcliff On Sea on Friday 27th. September. Details and a map can be found on the UK Essex web site at http://home.unitynet.co.uk/channelx/essex .

Hi All... Just informing those of you who are Wet and Messy High Heel / Regular High Heel fetishist that theres a new free UK based community recently been set up for people who 'solely' live in the UK!

A new club could be opening in the London area soon, aimed at players rather than dancers or swingers. We'd like your feedback on what sort of atmosphere and policies you would like that club to have.

Me and little bitch (my japanese girlfriend) arrived at Club R.U.B. around midnight to be greeted by a host of the best dressed fetish party goers in the London area.

My first visit to a Fetish club, this is my opinion on this new London event.

I am currently trying to hunt out facts on fetish gear for a BBC Choice series on 25 to 34 year olds, the series will be a candid look at many different lifestyles in this demographic. For instance, do you know how much is spent in UK per year on rubber bondage outfits?

We didn't leave London until 11 o'clock and arrived at TG Brighton around 12:30. Nice venue with plenty of free open spaces to chat and move around. I especially made this visit to see and dance to energy=dai the japanese DJ from Osaka, indeed he was superb and the crowd was in a dancing frenzy. Nice and friendly Brighton crowd with lots of fab costumes and facial paint (very creative).