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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.
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
- Poetry: Poetry inspired by the ride
- Press: Information for the media, including press releases
- Videos: Video footage of previous rides
Please donate to the WNBR UK Fund
The UK World Naked Bike Ride fund meets the cost of insuring rides
across the UK, and provides local organisers with money for
poster/flyer printing, advertising, ride equipment etc.
Please give generously.
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
Flyers now include a back side, and the poster comes in two versions, with full information about the ride:
- 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
Download Adobe Reader to view and print these PDF files
Pre-ride events
Planning meetings
FINAL meeting: Tuesday 2 June, 6pm (time TBC) at the The Earth & Stars pub, 26 Windsor Street, Brighton, BN1 1RJ
Planning meetings to discuss this ride will take place at least once a month in the months leading up to the ride. Please come along if you'd like to get involved!
Post-ride events
Post ride beach picnic
Sun 14 June 2009, approx 3.30pm/4m (after the Brighton ride)
Black Rock naturist beach, Kemp Town, Brighton
There will be a swim and beach picnic at the end of the Brighton ride.
Please bring food and drink to share.
Midsummer Skinny Dip at the Pells
Sat 4 July 2009, 7.30pm–10.30pm
Pells Pool, Brook Street, Lewes, BN7 2BA (map)
Clothes-optional open-air swim, social and picnic
and Brighton Naked Bike Ride after party
Tickets £3 advance / £5 on door (under-16s free, accompanied by adult)
For further information, see Upcoming or Facebook
Low Tide Bike Ride
Sat 25 July and/or Sat 22 August 2009, time TBC
Clothes-optional cycle ride across the exposed sands during one of the lowest tides of the year.
See Upcoming for further information
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
- Festival Eye
- Free-events.co.uk
- SchNEWS Party & Protest Guide
- Skinbook
- Sustrans
- Transition Brighton & Hove
- Upcoming
- View Brighton
- Where Can We Go
- Yahoo! group: Brighton Naked Bike Ride
Related rides
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