Having just returned from spending time wearing sunscreen on a south coast beach, I feel it safe to say we’ve made it through the cold winter months and are about to begin the delirious spiral towards summer. The beginning of spring still definitely inspires a new level of energy and enthusiasm for social life. Just as well then that there’s lots of stuff going on around town that you can wear less to and throw your newfound energy into. Here, eight people who know about stuff give you a run down of what spring does for them, what they’ll get up to and what they’re looking forward to.

As for me, I can’t wait to get back to the party at ‘Loose Ends’ down at the Phoenix. Starting up again October long weekend and then every Sunday night following, there’s nothing quite like it – a total meltdown of genders, ages,sexual and sartorial persuasions, as well as genre-defying music pulled off with expertise by the old-guard and new-breed alike. It’s not rocket science, it’s fun (and sometimes filth), and Sunday night is where it’s at.