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'''2008 rides'''

Ride locations with confirmed ride assembly date details:

*'''[[Southampton]]''': Fri 6 June, 6pm
*'''[[Brighton & Hove]]''': Sat 7 June, 11am
*'''[[York]]''': Sat 7 June, 4pm
*'''[[Sheffield]]''': Sun 8 June, 2pm
*'''[[Manchester]]''': Fri 13 June, 6pm
*'''[[Edinburgh]]''': Sat 14 June, 12 noon
*'''[[London]]''': Sat 14 June, 3pm

Rides that haven't declared their assembly details:
*'''[[Cardiff]]'''

There is discussion about possibe rides in [[Cambridge]], [[Belfast]], [[Glasgow]], and [[Oxford]]. Some express a hope that there will be a celebratory [[Bristol]] to [[Bath]] ride on Sunday 8 June 2008.

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==Press enquiries==
Press work is usually handled by local ride coordinators or various local press officers, for info see the [[United Kingdom Media Information]] page.

==History==
===2007===
*'''[[York]]''': 8 June, 5pm (65 riders, 5-mile route)
*'''[[Southampton]]''': 8 June, 6pm (102 riders)
*'''[[Manchester]]''': 8 June, 6pm (50 riders)
*'''[[Brighton]]''': 9 June, 10am (220 riders, 7-mile route)
*'''[[London]]''': 9 June, 3pm (1,000 riders, 6-mile route)

'''Note:''' Local police officially permitted nudity at each of the 2007 events. Now there have been 14 UK based WNBR events with a cumulative total of nearly 3,000 riders in 9 locations, and no arrests ever. At four events police required clothes (Edinburgh 2004, Brighton 2006, Manchester 2006, Bristol 2006).

===2006===
*'''[[York]]''': 9 June, 5pm (60 riders, 5-mile route)
*'''[[Manchester]]''': 9 June, 5pm (30 riders). '''Police prevented full nudity.'''
*'''[[Brighton]]''': 10 June, 10am (160 riders, 6-mile route). '''Police prevented full nudity.'''
*'''[[London]]''': 10 June, 3pm (800 riders, 6-mile route)
*'''[[Bristol]]''': 14 October (17 riders on a spontaneous route for 1 hour). '''Police prevented full nudity.'''

===2005===
*'''[[London]]''': 10 June, 3pm (250 riders, 6-mile route) The first ride for which police consented to nudity in advance.
*'''[[Bath]]''': 11 June (20 riders at the Wacky Races event for The Wheel Thing)

===2004===
*'''[[Edinburgh]]''': 12 June, afternoon (70 riders on a spontaneous route). '''Police prevented full nudity.'''
*'''Sussex''': 12 June – two brave riders made the smallest UK WNBR to date
*'''[[London]]''': 12 June, 8pm (58 riders on a negotiated spontaneous 2.5 mile route through Hyde Park)

==FAQs==
The [[United Kingdom FAQ]] page answers questions especially relevant to UK riders and organisers.

==Information for the media==
Press, television and radio journalists can find information about the ride on the [[United Kingdom Media Information]] page

==Events==
The World Naked Bike Ride plans to be represented at the following events (among others).

'''[http://enviro.susu.org/ Southampton University Environment & Ethics Week]''' 
From Monday 21 April 2008 
Building 42, University Highfield Campus, SO17 1JB

'''[http://www.environmental-rock.co.uk/ Environmental Rock]''' 
Saturday 26 April 2008, 12 noon - 6pm 
The Hobbit pub, 134 Bevois Valley Road, Southampton, SO14 0JZ

'''[http://www.ukaware.com UK Aware 2008]''' - Green Ideas for Everyday Living. 
Sat-Sun 10-11 May 2008, from 10am-6pm daily in Exhibit Hall #1, Barbican Centre (London) 
ENTRY = £5 ''(concessions tickets are free for OAPs, students, and registered disabled)'' 
People planning to participate in the World Naked Bike Ride this year can buy tickets at a discounted rate of 2 for 1 (contact the WNBR London for the discount code). 

'''[http://kingstongreenfair.org.uk/ Kingston Green Fair]''' 
Monday 26 May 2008, 11am - 8pm 
[http://kingstongreenfair.org.uk/about/travel.html Canbury Gardens], Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

'''[http://www.camdengreenfair.org.uk/ Camden Green Fair And Bikefest]''' 
Sunday 1 June 2008, 12 noon - 7pm Free admission
Regent's Park, London, NW1

==Legality==
The following links will be of interest to people organising rides in the UK:
*[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2003/30042--b.htm#66 Sexual Offences Act 2003, Section 66 - Exposure] (c/o the [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ Office of Public Sector Information])
*[[Wikipedia: Sexual Offences Act 2003]]
*[http://nuff.org.uk/factfile/content/view/150/72/ Laws relevant to nudity in public places] from the [http://www.nuff.org.uk/ Naturist UK Fact File] (NUFF)

==Media coverage==
===2006===
*[http://www.dontpanicmedia.com/ Don't Panic Media], [http://www.dontpanicmedia.com/magazine/?id=504 Transport] issue, Apr/May 2006: "[http://www.dontpanicmedia.com/magazine/article/?id=971 World Naked Bike Ride 2006]"
*[http://www.bikeforall.net/ Bike For All] News, 4 May 2006: "[http://www.bikeforall.net/news.php?articleshow=194 Get set for bare butt biking on June 10th]"
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ BBC Learning English] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1412_weekender/ Weekender] programme, ? Jun 2006: "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1412_weekender/page21.shtml Naked Bike Ride]"

===2004===
*[http://www.bikebiz.co.uk/ Bike Biz] News, 12 Jun 2004: "[http://www.bikebiz.co.uk/daily-news/article.php?id=4236 Bike Week kicks off with glorious weather and media exposure]"

==Links==
===Websites===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/ WNBR UK] (this website)

===Discussion groups===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wnbr-uk/ WNBR UK] Yahoo! group

===Email contacts===
*{{Email link|Email=nakedbikeride@yahoo.co.uk}}

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