Swingers' club in new council application (From This Is Wiltshire)

Swingers' club in new council application

5:20pm Friday 3rd February 2012 in Latest News By Chris Melvin

A swingers' club in Melksham has applied to Wiltshire Council to allow it to continue as a private members’ club. Angels, based in a unit at the Avon Enterprise Park, launched in October last year, and opens on Friday and Saturday nights to people interested in alternative lifestyles. However, Wiltshire Council received several complaints that the designated use of the unit, for business or industry, was not compatible with the club’s purpose. Co-owner Steve Rumens, of Melksham, has now submitted a retrospective application to change the use to ‘sui generis’ a Latin phrase meaning ‘of its own kind’, due to its unique nature. Some nearby businesses expressed concern when the club opened, but Melksham police have not had any reports of crime or disorder linked to the premises. The club’s website boasts that it is “the most erotic night out in the South West”, adding: “We have four playrooms, a sexy dark tunnel and a large chill out lounge.” It is aimed at the over-25s. A decision on the application is expected by the end of March.