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starting from The Full Moon on Stokes Croft
 
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We have decided to focus on promoting the idea of regular Car Free Sundays and highlighting proposed traffic free environments in Bristol such as Park Street, Baldwin Street, The Centre, Corn Street...
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We have decided to focus on '''promoting the idea of regular Car Free Sundays''' and highlighting proposed traffic free environments in Bristol such as Park Street, Baldwin Street, The Centre, Corn Street...
  
 
We all know people who are scared to ride a bike in Bristol, so come and ride naked with us.  
 
We all know people who are scared to ride a bike in Bristol, so come and ride naked with us.  
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'''Be there, as bare as you dare!'''
 
'''Be there, as bare as you dare!'''
  
 
The WNBR dress code is "as bare as you dare" - participants are encouraged to wear "as little as they feel confident with".
 
The WNBR dress code is "as bare as you dare" - participants are encouraged to wear "as little as they feel confident with".
  
The Full Moon Pub, Stokes Croft will be our start and finish point.
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'''The Full Moon Pub, Stokes Croft will be our start and finish point.'''
  
 
The British Heart Foundation are also running a cycling event on the same day and have invited us to visit them on College Green, we will stop there for a photo opportunity in front of the Council House.
 
The British Heart Foundation are also running a cycling event on the same day and have invited us to visit them on College Green, we will stop there for a photo opportunity in front of the Council House.
  
The route is being planned with comfort and less experienced cyclists in mind. It will take place in and around the City Centre, for about an hour and a half maximum.
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The route has been planned with comfort and less experienced cyclists in mind. It will take place in and around the City Centre, for about an hour and a half, two hours maximum including photo opportunities and stop over at College Green and Queen Square.
  
 
The ride will avoid hills and maintain a leisurely pace. A shorter route may be taken in case of bad weather.
 
The ride will avoid hills and maintain a leisurely pace. A shorter route may be taken in case of bad weather.
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There is now a facebook group calles Bristol World Naked Bike Ride and we started a blogspot for extra web exposure and fun [http://bristolwnbr.blogspot.com Bristol WNBR Blog]
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There is now a facebook group called Bristol World Naked Bike Ride, [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=108673825838295] and we started a blogspot for extra web exposure and fun [http://bristolwnbr.blogspot.com Bristol WNBR Blog]
  
 
Vive la Velorution!
 
Vive la Velorution!

Revision as of 20:06, 2 May 2010

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Bristol - World Naked Bike Ride!!!

Sunday the 13th June

starting from The Full Moon on Stokes Croft

We have decided to focus on promoting the idea of regular Car Free Sundays and highlighting proposed traffic free environments in Bristol such as Park Street, Baldwin Street, The Centre, Corn Street...

We all know people who are scared to ride a bike in Bristol, so come and ride naked with us.

Be there, as bare as you dare!

The WNBR dress code is "as bare as you dare" - participants are encouraged to wear "as little as they feel confident with".

The Full Moon Pub, Stokes Croft will be our start and finish point.

The British Heart Foundation are also running a cycling event on the same day and have invited us to visit them on College Green, we will stop there for a photo opportunity in front of the Council House.

The route has been planned with comfort and less experienced cyclists in mind. It will take place in and around the City Centre, for about an hour and a half, two hours maximum including photo opportunities and stop over at College Green and Queen Square.

The ride will avoid hills and maintain a leisurely pace. A shorter route may be taken in case of bad weather.

Bristol Police have been informed of the event and the approximate route.

Nudity is not an offence in itself.

The event is free of charge.


There is now a facebook group called Bristol World Naked Bike Ride, [1] and we started a blogspot for extra web exposure and fun Bristol WNBR Blog

Vive la Velorution!

La Bici e Libera!

You can contact me on tel: 07961 225053 or via email [email protected]

Sylvie

See also: Bath

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Date: June 13th 2010
Time: 2pm
Location: The Full Moon and Attic Bar, Stokes Croft

History

A "taster" version of this ride took place on 14 October 2006, as an activity associated with the free film screening at the Watershed Cinema at 11.45am. The screening was hosted by the Wildscreen Festival, and the numbers at the film were more than the theatre capacity (40?). Following the film, at 12.30pm the riders assembled to set off on an impromptu ride. The police decided to require the riders to cover their "genitals" at the front (for female riders, this meant breasts too). The riders complied, and then set off on a mini ride, in very cold weather. Although the ride was intended to last just 30 minutes, the 17 riders continued for an hour, and managed to pass out all the leaflets they had on hand. By and large, the ride was greeted with support and enthusiasm, and bystanders were able to discern the purpose of the ride (thanks to many signs on bikes). The BBC (Points West) filmed the event and included it in the regional TV news reports. There is a short written report on the BBC website too. There seems to be enthusiasm for a future ride in Bristol – probably in June 2008.

Planning collective

UK rides are expected to be planned in a collective manner if possible, and York, London, Cardiff, and Brighton rides adopted this style of organisation. If Bristol opts to have a ride, we expect it would be organising through open planning meetings where decisions will be taken collectively. As an interim measure a few riders will act as sole organisers until there are enough people involved to arrange meetings.

That said, we have a ride coordinator who will facilitate the ride planning process whether or not there is a planning collective.

Here's what the coordinator normally does:

  • answers people's questions with care and consideration
  • keeps track of who is doing what, and how far through things people are
  • deals with problems and follow the discussions at the national level
  • provides email updates to let people know what's going on
  • points out where and when help is needed
  • acts as a contact point for general enquiries (email and sometimes mobile phone)
  • maintains contact information (and keeps it secure)

Additional responsibilities that the coordinator choose to take on:

  • arrange meetings, compile agendas, provide minutes
  • ensure that the collective remains non-hierarchical but organised
  • moderate an email list for Bristol ride planning

Media coverage

2006

Photos

2006

Flickr photos:

Links

Website/s

Bristol WNBR Blog


Discussion group/s

Related links

Contact/s

No Bristol/Bath organising group yet, hence no contacts.

Location information

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