Big laughs at 'Skegyy' weekend

Quite possibly the UK’s biggest winter festival, club 18-30 know how to party hard and that is exactly what happened from the 27th-29th November down at good old Skegness.


After a gruelling 7 hour bus journey accompanied by a few sly swigs of vodka mixer and tons upon tons of Sensations we were prepared for a weekend of no sleep and constant raving. When we finally arrived there was no time to wait around out so out came the bev and we were on route to Rocky-oke at the bar Jaks hosted by club Trinity.

What can you say about Rocky-oke? Well it’s better than classic Karaoke with a live rock band accompaniment who know how to belt out some cords. It was a bit of a shame that everyone was so good especially when you’re waiting for that ‘cringe factor’ moment.

Thankfully there were other cheap thrills available in the form of ‘shooters’- a range of cheap shots which looked like brightly coloured test tubes. Getting in 3 for £5 was exactly what we needed and they were just that bit stronger than the usual Sourz stuff.

One thing to bear in mind about the Big Reunion is that the party stops for no one at no point, heading back to the room to get changed into our night time gear meant we kept the boozing going, adding a few more photos to the camera and off we went again back to the main arena, this time to see chart topping Tinchy Stryder.

The atmosphere inside the main arena was electric; people dressed how they wanted no matter how eccentric, (though for the guy in the jock straps, we really didn’t need to see your ‘party trick’). The crowd got warmed up with some club classics before Tincy himself greeted the stage with hits like ‘Number one’ and ‘You’re not alone’.

Much of the same was on the cards for Sunday, this time with a silent disco to kick off the afternoon. Possibly the highlight of my weekend was when the DJ played my request of ‘Barbie Girl’ for the boy girl dance/sing off, just fantastic.

Our night kept getting better with appearances from Tia Cruz and the Wombats taking the crowd into the early hours. The whole place was glow stick central with some indie tunes kicking in toward the end of the night.

The Big Reunion is a perfect way to spend what would have been just another November weekend and the chance to meet those people who made your holiday memorable, be aware the sun makes people look better, so beer goggles are essential at this event!

Best Bits? The silent disco, free swimming (tip- the bubble pool is a great hangover cure) the general party attitude of everyone you meet.

Bad bits? The accommodation is just for sleeping, I’ll say no more. The fact it’s in the middle of nowhere and that a bottle of WKD Core cider was £4, talk about daylight robbery!