Aerial photographs show how one thousand people have descended on a sleepy village for Britain's biggest SWINGERS festival. <br /><br />The four-day sex and fetish event - called Swingathon -kicked off yesterday (Thurs) in the quaint hamlet of Allington, near Grantham, Lincs.<br /><br />Irate residents have complained to police about 'screaming and moaning' coming from the countryside site and keeping them up at night in previous years. <br /><br />And this year's X-rated festival is Swingathon's biggest yet and features 'play tents', pole dancing, hot tubs, foam parties, mobile dungeons - and butt-plug bingo. <br /><br />Kinky guests have forked out £265 a ticket and numbers have doubled from 500 to 1,000 in the last year with organisers promising it will be "bigger, bolder, better".<br /><br />The event is also incorporating another raunchy festival aimed at people with fetishes called FetFest. <br /><br />Fetfest with feature BDSM and sex toy stalls, "bookable private play areas" as well as a whip throwing area "to get some practice in."<br /><br />The event will also see a number of bands performing, alongside DJs, dancers and comedy acts. <br /><br />Other entertainment includes a Naked Attraction-style competition, drag and burlesque acts as well as sensual massages.<br /><br />Organiser Kerry Voellner said: "The event offers a very social and safe space for people from different lifestyles to meet new people.<br /><br />"This year it’s bigger, better and bolder. There will be fire breathers, pole dancers, acrobats and much more.<br /><br />"We have a huge LGBT space and we do a lot of workshops. There is a whole holistic offering.<br /><br />“There are two festivals this year. They are separate but on the same day.<br /><br />“We realised quite quickly there was a bigger demographic and there are a lot of people into other alternative lifestyles.<br /><br />“FetFest is for modern people who are into fetishes. We are just a normal festival for people with alternative lifestyles.”<br /><br />The event was given the go ahead despite objections being raised last year by South Kesteven District Council licensing committee. <br /><br />Lincolnshire Police also objected based on prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, prevention of public nuisance and protecting children from harm.<br /><br />However, organisers were granted a temporary events notice (TEN) and said they've faced more support this year from the local authority.<br /><br />Co-organiser Matthew Cole said: “It’s nice to have their support this year.<br /><br />“Last year we had to go through a headache from start to finish, but this year is totally different and they are working so much better with us.<br /><br />“They are giving us advice on how we can do better, so to have them more on board this year is great.<br /><br />“I think they have realised we are not going anywhere. We have put a lot of work into the event and a lot of time into it.<br /><br />"We have sold more tickets than ever and having the council on side as well, it could not be going any better than I wanted.”<br /><br />Residents this year have given a mixed reaction to the festival once again being on their doorsteps with some saying it was ruining their rural peace.<br /><br />One local resident, who did not want to be named, said: "Each to their own I suppose but we don't really want or need it in the village. <br /><br />"It all seems a bit seedy if I'm honest, not my cup of tea. <br /><br />"I heard about the noise complaints previously and its not the sounds you want to hear when you're trying to sleep."<br /><br />Another added on social media: "If everyone attending is up for it, there's no problem. <br /><br />"Let them get on with it, enjoy what they want to do, and I'm pretty certain they will!"
