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Ride locations
See List of rides in United Kingdom or browse the United Kingdom category
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.
UK Rides History
2007
In 2007, there will be 5 UK rides - York, Southampton, Manchester, London, and Brighton in June. Local police are permitting nudity at each of these protest events. A late arrival of a ride in Cambridge is planned for Saturday 14 July 2007.
2006
York - 5pm on 9 June 2006 (60 riders on a 5 mile route)
Manchester - 5pm on 9 June 2006 (30 riders on a mile route)
Brighton - 10am on 10 June 2006 (160 riders on a 6 mile route)
London - 3pm on 10 June 2006 (800 riders on a 6 mile route)
Bristol - 14 October 2006 (17 riders on a spontaneous route for 1hr)
2005
London - 3pm on 10 June (250 riders on a 6 mile route)
Bath - on 11 June (20 riders at the Wacky Races event for The Wheel Thing)
2004
Edinburgh - afternoon of 12 June (70 riders on a spontaneous route)
London - 8pm on 12 June (58 riders on a negotiated spontaneous 2.5 mile route through Hyde Park)
The on-ride nudity was accepted by police for all rides except Edinburgh 2004, Brighton 2006, and Bristol 2006. London's 2005 ride was the first to have an agreement with police beforehand that nudity would be tolerated on the protest.
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 was represented at the following events (among others).
Southampton University Environment & Ethics Week
Wednesday 25 April 2007, 10am - 3pm
Building 42, University Highfield Campus, SO17 1JB
Environmental Rock
Saturday 28 April 2007, 12 noon - 6pm
The Hobbit pub, 134 Bevois Valley Road, Southampton, SO14 0JZ
Kingston Green Fair
Monday 28 May 2007, 11am - 8pm
Canbury Gardens, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
Camden Green Fair And Bike-Fest
Sunday 3 June 2007, 12 noon - 7pm
Regent's Park, London, NW1
Legality
The following links will be of interest to people organising rides in the UK:
- Sexual Offences Act 2003, Section 66 - Exposure (c/o the Office of Public Sector Information)
- Wikipedia: Sexual Offences Act 2003
- Commentary on the Sexual Offences Act 2003 from the Naturist UK Fact File (NUFF)
Media coverage
2006
- Don't Panic Media, Transport issue, Apr/May 2006: "World Naked Bike Ride 2006"
- Bike For All News, 4 May 2006: "Get set for bare butt biking on June 10th"
- BBC Learning English Weekender programme, ? Jun 2006: "Naked Bike Ride"
2004
- Bike Biz News, 12 Jun 2004: "Bike Week kicks off with glorious weather and media exposure"
Links
Website/s
- WNBR UK (this website)
Discussion group/s
- WNBR UK Yahoo! group
