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Date: 12 June 2010
Time: 3pm
Location: Starting from Middle Meadow Walk, Edinburgh

Ride information

Legality

Unlike the rest of the UK where public nudity is 'legal-ish' in this kind of context, in Scotland the laws are enforced to the maximum extent allowed by the law itself. At the time of writing, Stephen Gough (the naked rambler) is in prison on a charge of 'Breach of the Peace'. Stephen is the extreme example, but the unfortunate fact is that anyone turning up completely nude will be risking arrest.

(for anyone interested in the minutiae:

It is perfectly legal to be naked in a public place if there is no-one else there. It is also fine if there is another person there and they don't mind. If they DO mind, they can complain about you to the nearest policeman, and you will be duely charged with "Outraging Public Decency". HOWEVER... where it gets interesting is that a Judge has now ruled that since PC Plod is a member of the public, he can complain to himself as it were, and haul you off without needing an actual complaint.

So...yeah)

Decoration

The police will arrest anyone totally starkers for breach of the peace. What's the point? i hear you say, well we can still have fun, get painted up, put a sock on your cock, tassels on your nipples and show that there is nothing wrong with nudity, but by forcing us to cover up, we are only highlighting our fun *private parts*. Be as inventive as you can be, cover up in the smallest possible way, or totally exxxxagerate what you already have.

It is a completely ridiculous stance by the police (not law, just the stance of the LBP), and the only one of it's kind in the UK. Another step forward in the right to express ourselves eh chaps?

Photography

Edinburgh prefers riders rather than photographers. Rider-photographers are OK but we will probably be using the London photography policy unless posted otherwise. That means if your photography behaviour is unwelcome, you'll be required to leave.

Directions

Middle Meadow Walk is a long tree lined avenue through the Meadows Park. At the north end of the Walk is Teviot Place and at the south end is Argyle Place. Here is a link to the map and here is a map of the Meadows. Here is an excellent photograph that shows what Middle Meadows Walk looks like.

Publicise the ride

Please help get the word out about this ride. Circulate leaflets. These may be available for collection from a central Edinburgh location (TBA). We'll put a downloadable version here shortly.

Get involved

If you want to get more actively involved in the ride, register your interest in the ride at [1]. Also please join the yahoo group for General UK rides announcements and discussion

It helps to get an idea of numbers if you register your intent to participate in this ride by filling in the Registration form at the main World Naked Bike Ride site.

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History

2009

Saturday 13th June 2009

Ride report:

2008

Sunday 29 June 2008

Ride report:

2004

A partially-clothed WNBR took place in Edinburgh on 12 June 2004 and it had more participants than the London ride on the same day. At least one rider participated in both rides!

Photos

2008

Media coverage

2008 coverage

2004 coverage

Links

Websites

See also United Kingdom page

Discussion group/s

  • WNBR UK Yahoo! group for Announcements and discussion of all UK rides.

See also United Kingdom page

Location information

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