I will add some comments / truth to ' Lou's review''
Awful experience…I have never been asked to leave any club in my life. ( surprising, but will take your word for it)
I last attended VA 2 years ago in a couple and the staff were always welcoming. ( Weirdly, it was the very same staff we have now as Emma has been a manager for 4.5 Years) I first attended VA on Halloween 2023 and had the time of my life. I was expecting the same again but sadly not to be.
The energy was off, some guests very cliquey and unfriendly. The lady who runs the WWW was particularly unfriendly. I am told by another regular that the women who previously ran it had the event wrestled off them. ( Update : WWW previous hosts relinquished the event for a break, we undertook the event as they had been advertised )Someone told me that they had attended the Halloween WWW day event but it was ‘crap’ to quote them directly. ( All opinions matter Lou,)
I genuinely forgot about the no phones out rule ( surprising you forgot, you were reminded 5 times, evident on the Bar CCTV) because I hadn’t attended in a long time. But i was sat minding my own business ( weird your phone was flashing when your messages came in) at the end of the night looking at photos of my family when i was asked to put the phone away. I did as asked. (False - lies) I wasn’t doing any harm. (other than breaking a major rule you had been warned about many times). They pretty much shouted at me and were very rude. I kept replying that look my phone is in my bag. ( and as soon as staff walked away, your phone was straight back out again)
I then went to sit somewhere else when i was asked by a man I’d been speaking to earlier if we could swap numbers. Instinctively ( and as previously reminded not to) I pulled my phone out to input his number ( when you could have got a pen and card for taking numbers on the bar) when the barmaid who had clearly followed me to where i was sitting ( No she was going back to the bar as thats where she works) had another go at me. I explained that I was putting his number in to my phone and how else would I do this. She said use pen and paper. Like are we in the 90s?!! The way she had clearly followed me from the bar was intimidating and unnecessary. (It would have been an un necessary action had you taken heed of the many reminders you had had, it turns out it was actually Necessary) Well done the bar staff for ensuring safety of anonymity)
She got the manager with the long blonde hair over who had an another go at me (justified) and because I argued back she told me to leave, (No she told you to leave as you attempted to strike her and get in her face). I explained I hadn’t got a ride or lift but they didn’t care and would’ve had me stood out in the cold. (Agreed, if I had been there I would have physically ejected you out of the club for assaulting my staff)
I wasn’t even allowed to go and get my bag. (no because you were not allowed in the club for assault) Instead there were two henchmen in their underpants (Guests that witnessed your behaviour on hand looking to assist) standing in the foyer one of whom went and got my bag. It was a very intimidating and threatening experience and to behave like that towards a single female was disgusting. I ended up sat in the foyer on the sofa in tears (Weirdly the CCTV didn't pick you up crying or any tears) waiting for a taxi that another guest had paid for. (Because they didn't want to get in the taxi with you and they wanted you to leave)
As a club VA have a responsibility to make their guests feel safe (This includes ensuring guests all keep their phones away throughout the night, I am sure if your Hospital found out that their Nurse was in a Swingers club it would be frowned upon) and the way they reacted to innocent use (Say innocent use, it isn't, it is many reminders and damn right ignorance of other guests anonymity and clear disregard for club rules, but you can call it innocent) of my phone was both heavy handed and aggressive. (Please confirm you are happy for us to show your CCTV captured behaviour to anyone that asks and they can form their own opinion ?) does that include attempting to be a Police Officer and saaying'' All it would take is one call from me to get this place shut down'' when is this call ? shall we pack our things now ?
VA is not the same VA I remember from 3 years ago. Gone was the welcoming friendly atmosphere replaced by a dark energy last night. (Agreed, you were in )
I will be taking my business elsewhere and would never return if you paid me. (We are not in the habit of banning members then paying them to come back, so don't worry, there are over 57,000 members, so losing your £10 entry once every three years won't cripple us into a financial breakdown but you do your bit. teach us a lesson !!!!
(would just like to say thank you, as you have made yourself a laughing stock. Unsurprisingly, a lot of clubs talk and share information on ''Problematic, aggressive characters that could be potential issues on a night, your name is added, however the other clubs are responsible for their own guest lists'' I wish you all the best and thank you for your custom.
Kind regards
Chris
Lou
31/10/2026
