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Brighton Naked Bike Ride 2006, © The Argus

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 fourth World Naked Bike Ride will take place on Sunday 14 June 2009. An amazing 400 riders took part in 2008, 180 in 2007, 160 in 2006, and more are expected in 2009. As of the 2007 ride, following negotiations with Sussex Police, full nudity is permitted at the event.

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

The ride also celebrates Brighton's status as a Cycle Demonstration Town (2009 is Brighton's Year of Walking & Cycling).

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.

Join us!

See also:

• History: Information and ride reports from previous years
• Media coverage: Coverage of the ride in the media (TV, radio, print, web etc)
• Photos: Photos of previous rides
• Planning notes: Information about the planning of the ride
• Press: Information for the media, including press releases
• Video: Video footage of previous rides

Next ride

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

Schedule: Bike/body decoration and lunch from 12 noon, Assembly 1pm, Ride starts 1.30pm, Finishes around 4pm
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. Please see the planning notes for more information.
Weather: BBC / Metcheck / Met Office / Weather.co.uk

Publicity

Flyers and posters

• A8 Mini Flyers (business card size, 16 to an A4 sheet)
  Attach to bikes, hand out as business cards
• A6 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
• A4 Poster
  Enlarge to A3 for added impact! Put up in shops (esp. bike shops!) and cafés

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Pre-ride events

Planning meetings

Next meeting: 6pm on Tuesday 5 May at the Earth & Stars pub

Planning meetings to discuss this ride will take place at least once a month in the months leading up to the ride. The meetings will be held at the Earth & Stars pub, on the corner of Church Street and Windsor Street in Brighton. Please come along if you'd like to get involved!

Proposed future meeting date (same venue): Wed 3 June

Low Carbon Cabaret

Saturday 25 April 2009

This fundraising event is happening on Saturday 25 April 2009 at the West Hill Hall, Compton Avenue, Brighton BN1 3PS (near the Seven Dials). Details to follow.

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. If you haven't got a bike, these can be hired from Planet Cycles, next to West Pier (01273 748881). 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

• Brighton Naked Bike Ride wiki site (this page!)
• Brighton Naked Bike Ride (official site)

Discussion group/s

• Brighton Naked Bike Ride Yahoo! group
• Brighton Naked Bike Ride Facebook group
• WNBR UK Yahoo! group

Listings

• Bike Events
• Bike For All
• Bike For Life
• Bike Week
• Brighton Activist
• Brighton Green Pages
• Everyday Cycling
• Facebook
• Festival Eye
• Free-events.co.uk
• SchNEWS Party & Protest Guide
• Skinbook
• Sustrans
• Upcoming
• View Brighton
• Where Can We Go
• Yahoo! group: Brighton Naked Bike Ride

Related rides

• Critical Mass Brighton
• Low Tide Bike Ride

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 Brighton Naked Bike Ride is endorsed by the following organisations:

• The Latest magazines – Latest Homes, Latest 7, Wave
• Castor + Pollux Modern Artwork have offered to sponsor the event in 2008
• Press Dispensary – press agency that produced and distributed our press releases
• Rocks magazine – supported the ride in 2006 with promotional articles and discounted advertising
• Vinylla – Brighton fetish club night

Location information

• Maps of Brighton & Hove: Streetmap.co.uk / ViaMichelin / Google Maps
• Wikipedia: Brighton & Hove
• Wikipedia: Brighton
• Wikipedia: Hove
• Wikipedia: East Sussex