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At British Naturism, despite the unusual circumstances, we're having a great time and we want everyone to come and be part of it! Online events We've launched a programme of online events with something that you can be involved in every day from the comfort of your own home - or wherever you may be! They include yoga, fitness, aerobics, a cooking workshop, meditation, discussions, guest interviews and brilliant gatherings like the weekly coffee morning and Naked pub where you can meet

Friday 13th of March 2020 proved to be an unusually auspicious day for naturism.  In a major new undertaking for British Naturism, we took over The Sun-Folk Society and its land and property.  This unprecedented move will secure the future of the Sunfolk site and its character, and will present opportunities which we expect will form a central tool in the advancement of naturism in the years ahead.  The property will in future be known as “British Naturism: Sunfolk”, and we aim to make the prope

Our programme of online events continues to stimulate, to attract new members (and new naturists) and to bring the media to our door. There's great news coming that they will continue after lockdown - look out for the announcement and further details. Earlier this week I was delighted to welcome Pat and Leticia from the Irish Naturist Association which attracted the largest audience yet for the Monday night Forum Live session. Next Monday, I'm talking to BN's events manager Mark Walsh,

The Great British Take Off, held on Saturday 16th May,  immediately established itself as an instant classic and one that will surely become an annual event.We ran a number of online sessions and were pleased to welcome hundreds of people who between them attended a naked fitness class, a naked yoga session and our special event, ‘Pimms On the Lawn’. Many of the attendees were brand new to British Naturism membership and in some cases, new to Naturism too. Some were inspired to join us having he

We're delighted to announce that our guests for the Forum Live discussions session on Monday 18 May will be Pat Gallagher, President, and Leticia Medina, Events Co-ordinator from the Irish Naturist Association. The session will start with a slideshow presentation and follow with the opportunity to ask questions. https://irishnaturism.org  I'm looking forward to it and to welcoming you all - please make sure you book for this session and all those happening this week! Pat Gal

I’ve got nothing on today, how about you? #greatbritishtakeoff And so the day arrives! Today’s the day that we encourage everyone to strip down to nothing to enjoy the liberated and exhilarating feeling that comes from being naked. If you can do it in the fresh air and sunshine then that’s great. If not, whack up the heating and do it indoors… We’ve loved the attention! The British media have not hesitated to promote this event far and wide. We’ve appeared on TV, contributed

I’ve got nothing on this Saturday, how about you? Only three days to go until The Great British Take Off on Saturday 16th May 2020, an initiative from British Naturism which will see people all around the country stripping down to nothing to enjoy the liberated and rewarding feeling that comes from being naked in the fresh air and sunshine. GBTO in the news It didn’t take long for the Great British Take Off to take off itself. Our press release was sent to our media contacts on Monday

I’ve been asked to write a few words  to ‘introduce’ myself to readers following my recent appointment as vice chairman. This role has been vacant for some time, so I have been able to step into this position without being formally elected, but I look forward to standing for election in line with our constitution in 2021 I’m proud to have been a member of British Naturism since the beginning of 2018. In this time, I’ve been lucky enough to meet and speak with many other members who have gi

News and updates are coming thick and fast these days from British Naturism and with all our various channels it can be difficult to keep up... Did you know that we issue a regular newsletter that comes straight to your inbox, which contains everything you need to know? During lockdown we're issuing it about once a week. Anyone can subscribe (and easily unsubscribe if you decide to later) and make sure you don't miss out on what's happening... Visit our newsletter sign up page to

Amid all the uncertainty about the future, you can be sure of a stimulating programme from British Naturism. As I write, we're enjoying a full weekend of online activities including yoga, naked pub, a drum festival and aerobics and can look forward to more this week... Already confirmed:  Monday - Coffee Morning and The Forum Live discussion - The History of Nudity (well, the one the school books don't tell you about...) Tuesday - Fitness, drum meditation and a special talk on row

We're having a super time at British Naturism and hope that you are enjoying it too. Our programme of online events keeps growing and we're getting great feedback about the events we've hosted. Last Saturday's tutored Life Drawing class was a wow and the results show what a talented bunch we are. Members can see some of them in the forum gallery.    We've added three new events which we want to bring to your attention. Find the details including how to book over on our online eve

Up to now, we’ve done all the talking about our online event programme. It's time we let our guests speak up instead... Find the details of the events here, and get booking!   Naked Yoga with Georgia Just completed my first Naked Yoga session with Georgia - it was fabulous fun and harder work than I thought! Loved it - want to take part every week now! Planning ahead and being greedy I hope these online classes continue after the lockdown. Really enjoying the Yoga and feeli

A blip in the space-time continuum on Monday night caused our planned session to be postponed but I'm delighted to announce that Stéphane Deschênes will be my guest next Monday evening (4th May 2020). Apologies to those of you who logged on and were disappointed. I heard many good comments from attendees about the interesting discussion on First-time Naturist experiences.  So, to Monday 4th - in his time, Stéphane has been President of FCN, the Canadian Federation and the FCN represent

There are now an amazing number of regular online events available from British Naturism. There's something every day. They're proving extremely popular and helping people to cope through the lockdown. There's huge variety - yoga, fitness, meditation, discussion, interviews (including this one with world-renowned Naturist Stéphane Deschênes tonight), coffee mornings, pub nights, and bake-along demos. Some of our members have also organised dinner parties and quizzes. The best bit is the strong,

It’s been quite a few days for the promotion of Naturism in the media and the activities of British Naturism and some its members has been at the forefront of it. Ok, so there isn’t a huge amount of news around at the moment and the media are looking for ways to divert and entertain their readers, but all the same, it’s great they choose to focus on the nude world. The two main items were Pam Fraser’s interview published and lavishly illustrated in The Sun in which she promoted her rol

I'm delighted to announce that my guest next Monday evening (27th April 2020) will be Stéphane Deschênes. In his time, Stéphane has been President of FCN, the Canadian Federation and the FCN representative at the INF, taking other INF roles too. However, he is probably best known for being both the power behind the popular Naturist Living Show and the owner of Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park with its world-leading mandatory nudity policy - even the staff are required to be naked, and he

Yes, we know you've all given up on wearing clothes right now, but just in case you haven't, or know someone who might need a nudge, here's our weekly initiative to help you... Don't forget that it's perfectly legal to be naked in the UK and very clear because of work that British Naturism volunteers have carried out. Here's a reminder of what it's all about: Give your birthday suit an airing  We've all got a body under our clothes - it's nothing to be ashamed of. You're prob

Our online event programme is winning lots of friends - including new members and Naturists from outside the UK - it's wonderful to see. It seems we've hit on something and it's highly probable that they will continue when we are all granted our freedoms again. We're always working on the programme and so you will see new events added as time goes by. Find the full list on our events website and make sure you book your place! There is no limit to how many you can sign up for and we're booking ma

Yet again our members are making waves with the media, quite literally in this case. Julie Paillin, features in The Sun today for facing the severe endurance challenge of rowing across the Atlantic Ocean.  Julie is part of a team of four taking part in the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge.  The team will be the first mixed quad to row the ocean and are doing so to raise money for several charities. The original aim was to raise money for Blood Bikes: “East Midlands Free Wheelers”, “

Did you know there is a pub where all the customers are encouraged to be naked? In fact, on a Friday night, you'll actually find that they all happen to be Naturists as well. How cool is that? What a great crowd to be part of! Also, you'll never have to queue at the bar, nor be overcharged for your drinks and you're welcome to get refills whenever you like. I'd like to say that it's a place that is right up your street, but the best part is that you don't even have to go that far.  Book you

Our online event programme is proving very popular and we're seeing a huge number of people joining BN to be able to take part. Fantastic! It certainly eases the pain of lockdown if you can enjoy being part of a naked community. Today we bring you four pieces of news... 1. One of our yoga sessions is Open to All. You don't need to be a BN member to participate. It's tonight at 20:30 (BST). Find out how to book your place. 2. The programme has been expanded to include MORE activiti

Don't the weeks fly by? It doesn't feel like a whole seven days since we decided to throw off our clothes and work naked. Perhaps that's because many of us - and not just Naturists - are spending a lot of our lockdown time undressed, especially if we are working from the comfort of our own home and taking advantage of this unseasonable April weather. And why not? Doesn't it make you feel great?  There is no law in the country that tells anyone what they can and can't wear in any circumstanc

It's easy to practice social distancing when you are in the UK and the interviewer is in Massachusetts... Here's an interview I did recently for Jon Coleman, the force behind Apocatastasis - an Institute for the Humanities, talking about a wide variety of aspects of Naturism.       Photo by Lee Soo hyun on Unsplash

Hundreds of British Naturism members have enjoyed the first full week of our new programme of online events. We've also seen a sharp increase in new joiners wishing to become part of the community during the long lockdown hours - and to have something to entertain them or keep them fit. We've been adding events all the time and are now delighted to bring you the full programme. There's something every day, from yoga and mediation, through fitness and exercise, to discussions and workshops.

Hundreds of BN members have already taken advantage of the opportunities for free exercise and entertainment from our online events programme. Yoga classes, fitness, a cookery demonstration and a discussion forum have already taken place. We're growing the programme all the time and you can expect to see new classes announced very soon. One new class we can announce is 'Dry Aquarobics' on Saturday afternoon. It's aquarobics without the water! Unless, you have the luxury of a pool of your ow