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Inside swingers club with dungeon that bans unvaccinated punters 'to protect others'

A swingers club has barred unvaccinated punters from taking part in their raunchy events.

ClubF, in County Durham, boasts everything from a dungeon to themed rooms, with members paying £30 per year to take part in events like Tease Tuesdays and Curvy Club.

However, bosses have taken a tough stance when it comes to protecting guests from Covid, with the website stating attendees must have had all of their jabs to enter.

The venue, which claims to be "the best swingers club in the North East", has ignored new rules from Boris Johnson scrapping the Covid rules.

"We started enforcing it on January 1, and (there's been) no pushback," said an official from the venue in Stanley near Teesside.

The club have said their members don't mind the strict approach to vaccines (Newcastle Chronicle)

"Everyone is very supportive and understands it is to protect them."

It follows Prime Minister Boris Johnson's polarising decision to scrap the last remaining Covid rules - including isolation and mass testing.

Critics say it will push up the infection rate although the PM said it is time to "get our confidence back”.

Yet some venues, such as ClubF, are continuing to take measures to combat the spread - even though there is no legal obligation.

Management added that before the new rules were introduced in the New Year, guests were all required to take a lateral flow test, although the official added: "As restrictions lift, we will be lifting our restrictions".

Wheel and whips in the dungeon at Clubf in High Street, Stanley (Newcastle Chronicle)

At one stage, hospitality venues had faced the possibility of having to enforce rules such as Covid passports although they were scrapped as it emerged the Omicron strain was nowhere near as dangerous as first feared.

While Britain endured record Covid cases over the Christmas period, hospital rates and deaths fell well short of the forecasted peak.

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