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Bristol World Naked Bike Ride 2024 - Bike riders of Bristol - join us!
News
We will ride in 2024, on Sunday 7th July. There may also be a second ride, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the WNBR, on a weekend in September.
There will be a special protected group for female participants, and lots of emphasis on finding and breaking down the invisible wall which stops riders with non-white skin colour from joining us. We think better advertising has a significant role here. The committee re-formed in February, so this announcement consists of things we decided upon at the end of last year. The route hasn't been plotted yet, but it will be in the city centre, and it will be different every year.
The new shortlink for advertising purposes, is chipshed.org/Bristol (It's not case-sensitive... This may change soon, but the old one will continue working.)
We have a snazzy new local website, with an extended FAQ.
Ride event Facebook page TBA
The ride is a celebration of the bike, cycling and to highlight the vulnerability of cyclists.
You don't have to be naked! The theme is "as bare as you dare" If you want to dress up, dress down or strip off completely, you are most welcome.
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.
Meet at PRSC Space (see below for directions).
There will be body painting, flags and banners, horns to sound and whistles to blow. Come ready for a fun family ride.
Assemble from 11.30am
We depart at 12.30pm
Contents
Next ride
Date: Sunday 7th July 2024
Time: 12:30-16:30
Location: PRSC The Space, 17-25 Jamaica Street, Stokes Croft, Bristol BS2 8JW
Ride details
The route will be 6½ miles of family-friendly gentle riding through Bristol City Centre, the route map is published on our Facebook event and Instagram feed. There will be more posters up, this year.
Assembly point
- We meet in PRSC [1], Stokes Croft, Bristol BS2 8JW.
- It is easy to reach from Bristol Temple Meads train station and the central Bus Station
- Wikipedia: Bristol
Second ride
The route will be similar to the first ride; venue may change again.
Assembly point for second ride
- We meet somewhere in Stokes Croft, Bristol BS2 8JW. Further details closer to the time.
- It is easy to reach from Bristol Temple Meads train station.
- Tap-on, tap-off buses are available just about anywhere in Bristol.
Contacts
Email the planning collective at [2] for more info.
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. Bristol's ride is organised through open planning meetings where decisions are taken collectively.
We have a ride coordinator who will facilitate the ride planning process whether or not there are sufficient people for 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 may 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
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.
History
See Bristol history
Links
Tips on safe cycling
Related links
- Bristol Critical Mass wiki and Facebook group
- CTC - the national cycling charity (and CTC Bristol)
- Bristol Cycling Campaign and Facebook group
- Bath Cycling Campaign
- Lifecycle - a charity that helps people take up cycling.
- Sustrans - a national organisation promoting cycling, which started in Bristol.
