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Join us for a naked lunch, a seaside bike ride in the buff, a paddle in the sea and a naturist beach picnic!

Brighton's fifth World Naked Bike Ride may take place on Sunday 13 June 2010 (TBC). An amazing 700 riders took part in 2009, and more are expected in 2010. Previous rider counts were 400 in 2008, 180 in 2007, 160 in 2006. As of the 2007 ride, following negotiations with Sussex Police, full nudity is always permitted at the event.

The event in 2009 formed the finale to a weekend of seven UK rides, including Southampton and London the two days before. It's therefore possible to take part in three southern rides!

The ride took place during Bike Week (14-21 June 2009) and Brighton's Year of Walking & Cycling. It also celebrates Brighton's status as a Cycle Demonstration Town.

If you're interested in riding or getting involved, please join our Yahoo! discussion group. You can also sign up to our event listings at Facebook and Upcoming.

Please donate to the WNBR UK Fund

The UK World Naked Bike Ride fund meets the cost of insuring rides
across the UK, and provides local organisers with money for
poster/flyer printing, advertising, ride equipment etc.
Please give generously.


Next ride

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Date: Sunday 14 June 2009
Time: 12 noon
Location: The Level, Brighton, BN2 3FX

Ride details

Schedule

  • 12 noon: Bike/body decoration and lunch
  • 1pm: Assembly
  • 1.30pm: Ride starts
  • 3.30pm/4pm (approx): Ride finishes with sea swim and beach picnic

Food and drink
Please make sure you're well-fed at the start of the ride. If necessary, bring lunch to eat at the Level, plus snacks and water for the ride.

Bike and body decoration
Please bring decorations and body paint

Route
Route map showing start, end and rest points. The route goes via central Brighton and Hove, past a number of local attractions (Brighton Pier, The Royal Pavilion, the seafront etc), before finishing at Black Rock naturist beach where we can have a post-ride swim and picnic.

Weather
BBC / Metcheck / Met Office / Weather.co.uk

Getting there
If you live out of town, please try to use sustainable transport to get to the start of the ride (eg: train, bus, car share, bio-diesel or electric vehicle). You can check various options at National Rail Enquiries, Traveline South East, The Train Line, Lift Share and Car Share. NB: Buses normally don't take non-folding bikes.

Bike hire
If you haven't got a bike, the following shops are offering 10% discounts on the day of the event to people who quote 'Brighton Naked Bike Ride':

  • Planet Cycles‎ (next to West Pier), Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2FL. Tel: 01273 748881
  • Go Cycle Bike Hire, Unit 22, Brighton Marina, Brighton, BN2 5WA. Tel: 01273 697104
  • M's Cycle Hire – bikes delivered to hirers. Please call to arrange at least 4 days in advance. Tel: Maria 07852 986165 / John 07852 986163

Publicity

BNBR200902a-WebPreview.jpg

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Flyers

Double-sided flyers now available, with full information about the ride:

  • A8 mini flyers (business card size, 16 to an A4 sheet)
    Attach to bikes, hand out as business cards
  • A6 postcard flyers (postcard size, 4 to an A4 sheet)
    Leave in shops (esp. bike shops!), cafés, noticeboards etc
  • A5 flyers (half A4, 2 to an A4 sheet)
    Put on noticeboards etc

Posters

Poster available in two versions:

Enlarge to A3 for added impact! Put up in shops (esp. bike shops!) and cafés

Post-ride events

Post ride beach picnic

Sun 14 June 2009, approx 3.30pm/4m (after the Brighton ride)
Black Rock naturist beach, Kemp Town, Brighton

There will be a swim and beach picnic at the end of the Brighton ride.
Please bring food and drink to share.

Midsummer Skinny Dip at the Pells

Sat 4 July 2009, 7.30pm–10.30pm
Pells Pool, Brook Street, Lewes, BN7 2BA (map)

Clothes-optional open-air swim, social and picnic
and Brighton Naked Bike Ride after party

Tickets £3 advance / £5 on door (under-16s free, accompanied by adult)

For further information, see Upcoming or Facebook

Low Tide Bike Ride

Sat 25 July and/or Sat 22 August 2009, time TBC

Clothes-optional cycle ride across the exposed sands during one of the lowest tides of the year.

See Upcoming for further information

Get involved!

Ride on the day

Please show your support for this event and its message by riding "as bare as you dare" on the day. For more information on what to bring etc, visit the Joining a ride page.

Spread the word

The more people know about the ride, the more will come. The more people come and ride, the more successful the event will be, and the safer riders will feel.

Help organise and promote this ride

To really make this ride happen, please get involved in organising and promoting the ride. See the Brighton & Hove planning notes for more information on jobs required.

Media coverage, Photos, Video, History

See media coverage, photos, video and history pages.

Links

A list of links related to this ride is also maintained at the Brighton Naked Bike Ride Yahoo! group.

More information on the Brighton & Hove ride is available at:

Website/s

Discussion group/s

Listings

Related rides

Related interest groups

See the Related Interest Groups section of the Brighton Naked Bike Ride Yahoo! group. Please add links here to sites that you think are appropriate.

Endorsements

The following Brighton bike organisations have sponsored flyers and provided other support:

We are also endorsed and supported by:

  • Press Dispensary – press agency that produced and distributed our press releases
  • Vinylla – Brighton fetish club night

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