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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!
Every year since 2006, Brighton has joined World Naked Bike Rides around the world to celebrate cycling and the human body. The ride demonstrates the vulnerability of cyclists on the road and is a protest against car culture.
Brighton's seventh World Naked Bike Ride will take place on Sunday 10 June 2012. Rain and wind meant a lower turnout in 2011, but we still managed 300 riders. An astonishing 800-1,000 riders took part in 2010 (up from 700, 400, 180 and 160 in previous years). Many more are expected in 2012. As of the 2007 ride, following negotiations with Sussex Police, full nudity is permitted at the event.
The event will form the finale to a weekend of UK and worldwide rides, including nearby Portsmouth, Southampton and London, which will allow people to take part in four southern rides.
The ride forms part of local and national Bike Week. It also celebrates Brighton's status as a Cycle Demonstration Town.
If you're interested in riding or getting involved, please follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook and 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.
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Next ride
Date: Sunday 10 June 2012
Time: 12 noon
Location: Preston Park (note change of start location), Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6DT
Ride details
Schedule
Food and drinkPlease 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 decorationPlease bring decorations and body paint RouteRoute 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. WeatherCheck local weather at the following sites: |
Getting thereIf 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). Please note that most buses don't take bikes (apart from folding bikes). You can check various options at:
Bike hireIf 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':
The following company also hires out Dutch bikes, including tandems and child-carrying bikes, and is located next to Brighton train station:
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Publicity
Illustrations by Grizelda
Flyers
Double-sided flyers now available, with full information about the ride:
- A8 mini flyers
(business card size, 8 fronts / 8 backs to an A4 sheet, work-and-turn)
Attach to bikes, hand out as business cards - A6 postcard flyers
(postcard size, 2 fronts / 2 backs to an A4 sheet, work-and-turn)
Leave in shops (esp. bike shops!), cafés, noticeboards etc
Posters
A4 poster available in three versions (3-page PDF - enlarge to A3 for added impact!):
- A4 posters (3 designs on separate pages)
Put up in shops (especially bike shops!), cafés, bars, pubs etc
Download Adobe Reader to view and print these PDF files
Pre-ride events
Planning meetings
Planning meetings to discuss this ride will take place at least once a month in the months leading up to the ride, starting in January. Please come along if you'd like to get involved!
For further information, see Upcoming
Post-ride events
Post ride beach picnic
Sun 10 June 2012, 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 2012
Sat 30 June 2012, 7.30pm–10.30pm
Pells Pool, Brook Street, Lewes, BN7 2BA (map)
Fourth annual clothes-optional open-air swim, social and picnic
presented by the Brighton Naked Bike Ride planning group
Tickets £3 advance / £5 on door (under-16s free, accompanied by adult)
Available from:
- Eco Logic Cool shop, 46 Sydney Street
- Online at edgeoftime.co.uk/bnbr
Poster and flyer:
T-shirts also available priced at £8
All proceeds to Brighton Naked Bike Ride and related events
For further information, see Upcoming or Facebook -->
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.
Suggested charities
The Brighton Naked Bike Ride is an environmental and road safety protest, not a charity event. However, if you'd like to raise money for charity through sponsoring your ride, please consider raising money for the following relevant organisations:
- Friends Of The Earth
- Greenpeace
- Jo Walters Trust
- Liberty
- RoadPeace
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
- Sustrans
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
- Brighton Naked Bike Ride wiki site (this page!)
- Brighton Naked Bike Ride (official site)
Discussion group/s
- Brighton Naked Bike Ride Facebook group (join us!)
- Brighton Naked Bike Ride Facebook page (become a fan!)
- Brighton Naked Bike Ride Yahoo! group
- WNBR UK Yahoo! group
Endorsements
The following Brighton bike organisations have sponsored our flyers and provided other support:
- Bike For Life: Cycle confidence training
- The Bike's The Business: Bike courier company
- Cranks: DIY bike workshop
- G-Whizz Cycles: Hove second-hand cycle emporium and workshop
We are also supported and endorsed by:
- Green Van Hire: Provided a grass-covered, bio-diesel support van on the 2009 and 2010 rides
- Magpie Recycling: Brighton recycling cooperative who have provided their bio-diesel flatbed truck as a support vehicle since the 2010 ride
- Press Dispensary: Press agency that have produced and distributed our press releases
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.
Location information
- Maps of Brighton & Hove: Streetmap.co.uk / ViaMichelin / Google Maps
- Wikipedia: Brighton & Hove
- Wikipedia: Brighton
- Wikipedia: Hove
- Wikipedia: East Sussex
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