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Sadly, we’re all used to the misunderstandings there are about Naturism and Naturists, often based on the ‘social convention’ that somehow not wearing clothes makes us weird, or funny—or even dangerous. Reports in the UK media - newspapers and magazines, radio and TV - can often reinforce these mistakes or even make things worse by ignoring the fact that public nudity is perfectly legal. We’ve always tackled it, standing up for our community and educating journalists and others so that mistakes

In The Forum Live Debate this month we will take the opportunity to reflect on what first attracted each of us to Naturism.  We know that Naturism means different things to different people, but that we are all here as members of British Naturism.  So how did we get here?  This debate will be a great opportunity to reminisce on experiences that have marked our lives, but will also guide us as we think about how we can promote Naturism and appeal to people to give it a try.  The experiences that

Many of our members enjoy visiting Britain’s Naturist beaches, whether they live near the coast, are having a day out, or while away on a UK holiday.  Everyone will no doubt have their favourite destination! For those visiting Naturist beaches for the first time, however, finding these destinations can be a bit of a challenge, perhaps because the information on how to find them is out of date or not accessible to them.  And for some beaches, they may only be accessible if you have mountain

As The Forum Live approaches its second birthday, we can reflect on the wide range of guests and topics we've brought direct to your living room on a Monday night. It is especially pleasing to count the number of representatives from Naturist federations and groups overseas to whom we have extended friendship, and heard about the work being done for Naturists and Naturism in other countries. The global reach and understanding is perhaps even more relevant during these dark times for Europe. Our

Come and join Georgia today and on Friday to mark the second anniversary of our globally-popular online naked yoga classes with 108 sun salutations. Georgia says, 'Last year we came together to complete 52 rounds, one for each week of the year we spent together online. This year, we are going to turn to the traditional 108 Sun Salutations (54 rounds for you).  There are two opportunities for you to join us, Tuesday 22nd 10:00 for an accessible Chair Yoga adaptation and Friday 25th for

The past few sunny days should remind us that warmer weather is approaching. And that means it’s time to throw off our clothes and jump (responsibly!) into a pool, lido, pond, lake, river or sea – for the Great British Skinny Dip! Why do we do this? ·       To encourage acceptance of and participation in Naturism across the nation and beyond. ·       To promote greater understanding of Naturism and Social Nudity. ·       To emphasis the benefits of Naturism, including body co

There are lots of great opportunities for nude recreation and enjoying time with like-minded people coming up - live and online - check out the links below to find details of them all! You'll be amazed at the variety. Got an event you want to promote? Login to the BN website and add it to the calendar. It's St Patrick's Day this week - and we're celebrating with an all-evening online session on Friday 18th, including a quiz, Irish pub and disco, with breakout rooms for chat. There's even a me

A face-to-face meeting for the Executive Committee For what seemed like an eternity, but was in fact about 18 months, the Executive Committee (EC) has been meeting via Zoom. This was, of course, necessitated by the pandemic, but it caused us to think about arrangements for the future. The advantage of this arrangement has been that we have been able to hold monthly, rather than quarterly, meetings, making the organisation more agile and able to respond to events. Virtual meetings also

We have two fitness breaks scheduled for the year hosted at British Naturism: Sunfolk near St Albans. Spring Fitness Weekend - 23rd & 24th April Summer Fitness Weekend – 30th & 31st July Join Georgia (Naked Yoga), Jooles (GroovX Fitness) and Roy (Group Fitness) for a weekend of focussed fitness, wellbeing, and meditation. The two-day live fitness events cost only £99 per person and include a pitch. You can extend your stay to either 3 or 4 nights for an additional £19

We’re delighted to announce that the BN swimming gala is back! An annual event pre-pandemic, it was always one of the big events of the year - and winners are eligible to compete for BN in the INF Swimming Gala later in the year. Representing your country - how cool is that? The gala takes place on the 7th May and is open to British Naturism members and guests from British Naturism member Clubs. It takes place in a 25 metre, 8-lane short-course competition pool featuring starting blocks and

Over the last two years we have seen an explosion of smaller, regional events alongside the expansion of national events.  More events mean more opportunity, more choice and less travel and are a great way to enrich the community.  Also, the more events there are, the easier it is for new people to give Naturism a try! In The Forum Live Debate this month we will think about how prospective venues might be approached to start new activities.  What methods of making contact might work, how do

Once a quarter, we dedicate a Forum Live session where members meet and ask questions of British Naturism's Executive Committee. The next session will take place on Monday week, the 21st March at 7:30pm. The event is open to all British Naturism members and is expected to last an hour. Questions for the Directors and Executive Committee members on any relevant subject will be welcome. To help us manage the session and to provide the best possible answers we would welcome questions in advanc

Next Monday (7th March) we invite you to join us on a return trip to British Naturism: Sunfolk, our site just outside London in Hertfordshire, and hear about the progress we are making since the acquisition in 2020. We recently gained planning permission for a variety of changes and you'll learn how we are getting ready for the construction phase of the development plan, including funding and managing the project, and providing the opportunity for members to participate. We'll also cov

If you are reading this it means you are already taking an interest in the activities of the UK’s Naturist organisation. Thank you! You’ll already be aware of: the range of fantastic events that we host across the country and the others we support and promote the work we do in educating the general public and people in authority to the fact that public nudity is a perfectly lawful activity in the UK (and the help we give to people and venues when this isn’t understood) t

British Naturism has launched a new online volunteering platform, called Volunteer Connect, designed to help members get more involved in volunteering within the organisation.  Members can now create their very own Volunteering Profile in the volunteering pages of the Members Area (log in required) My Volunteering Profile helps members register their interest in volunteering with BN.  It enables all those who currently volunteer, those who are interested in volunteering (who perhaps do

Here’s the third part of our article by BN member Sheila Maycock on Naturism and Mental Health, followed by a first-person report from BN member Steff. Read the previous articles on this website - Part One and Part Two In Naturism what stands out initially is that people are not noticing, staring, judging or even bothered about what you look like. That’s liberating when the world as we have previously known it is constantly looking, criticising, comparing unfavoura

Camping, caravanning and motorhoming - everyone does it naked, right? Well, sadly not, and so we've taken a stand at the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show 2022 at Birmingham's NEC to put them right. It starts today (22nd) and runs until Sunday 27th. If you are among the 120,000 ticket holders attending, come and say hello! We're on stand 4049.  

Join me again next Monday (28 February) as I talk to Jason Hatherill, owner of the pre-eminent Naturist resort in the Canary Islands, Magnolias Natura. Jason was born in the UK and was a teacher in the east end of London for 23 years.  In 2015 he moved to Gran Canaria in search of something different and a quieter life. In 2016 he became the owner and Director of Mareu Hoteles and leads a team of thirty staff in two holiday resorts one of which is Magnolias Natura - a nude resort since 2002

Our popular Guide to Naturism has been updated for 2022 and is now available. It’s a comprehensive booklet that contains everything anyone needs to know about Naturism. Use it to persuade your friends to join BN, your colleagues to give social nudity a try, or your local leisure centre to host a skinny dip. We’ll be sending copies to clubs and swims, and taking piles of them to events for you to take away. We have printed many thousands of them and you can order them - for free! - from

BN’s London and South East, and Eastern regions have got together to bring you a wonderful naked dining experience, on the 2nd March - a special evening of dining in convivial company, with cosy wood burning stoves. The White House by Tap Social is a family friendly community cafe bar and kitchen, serving delicious locally sourced seasonal dishes, barista-made coffee and of course locally brewed craft beer. It is based in a historic grade 2 listed public house on the Abingdon Rd, south of O

After two long years of Covid inactivity, the North West Region is roaring back. Swims are almost fully operational and the BN North West committee wants to expand on them and other events “exponentially.” Clubs will be opening their doors to visitors again in the Spring, aiming to attract more visits from those who found the desire during the Pandemic to enjoy practising Naturism locally. This new-found enthusiasm could help boost membership numbers for the clubs and British Naturism.

Synergy with the natural world forms a key part of Naturism for many people.  Indeed, both British Naturism and the International Naturist Federation define Naturism as: "Naturism is a way of life in harmony with nature characterised by the practice of communal nudity with the intention of encouraging self-respect, respect for others and for the environment." At the same time, we know that caring for nature and the environment are key concerns for many young people, after all, they sti

Next Monday (14 February) I will have the pleasure of talking to Lachlan Robertson, a BN member who has recently been appointed to a newly created rôle of Partnerships Officer, aimed at creating and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with the outside world including government, police and other authorities, charities, and groups and organisations.  Lachlan is a retired town planner, born in Scotland who has lived in southern England for nearly 40 years. Despite having been of a

Our site at Sunfolk received a very welcome (although slightly late!) 90th birthday present in late January in the form of approval for the planning application to redevelop and improve the site. This is great news for BN as an organisation, for the hundreds of Naturists who visit the site each year and for Sunfolk itself as it allows us to secure and update our facilities and to welcome visitors for years to come. Approval took nearly a year—much longer than we had hoped. We had a lot of s

After two years in the making, we finally were able to head to Detroit-on-Sea (Bournemouth) for our Motown themed weekend and it didn’t disappoint. Friday night opened with the incredible Midnight Soul Sisters (pictured) with their authentic tribute to the girls of Motown – the dance floor was packed from start to finish. It was great to see the community back together – our Bournemouth events attracts mainly couples, and there were lots of new faces as well many familiar. It was also