40 swimmers and supporters will be heading to Le Havre in northern France tomorrow for this year's International Naturist Federation Swimming Gala, being hosted by the Fédération Française de Naturisme, says team leader and BN Sports Officer, Ian Munt I cant wait to catch up with all of our team again and put all our training into practice. Last year, with a smaller team, we took bronze and so are hoping for better this time round! As well as the competition, the weekend includes social events and an opportunity to meet and spend time with our friends from other Naturist Federations. Our team was selected from the swimmers at our own UK gala back in the Spring. If you'd like to qualify for 2025's International Gala, please come along next April - booking is now open!
British Naturism named British Heart Foundation (BHF), as our Charity of the Year in 2020 and will continue to work with them throughout 2024, raising funds and awareness. Fine out more about our fundraising Naked Heart Walks! The health and well-being benefits of a nude lifestyle are well-known to Naturists and the BHF also place emphasis on healthy living and lifelong wellbeing, so our relationship is a natural fit. We’re delighted to be able to raise money that will directly benefit the population and combat diseases that could affect any of us. We’ll also be encouraging members, groups and clubs to get behind the initiative and put on fund-raising events. There will be a lot of support from us and BHF both in terms of how to put on an event and deal with the fundraising aspects. READY TO DONATE? Here's our Just Giving Page Want to get involved? If you are new to social nudity we have plenty of help and information for you - follow these links: What is Naturism? Information for, and stories from Women in Naturism Family Naturism
On this page you will find all the information you need to get involved…and if you don’t, please let us know! We’ll be pleased to help you! How will British Naturism be raising money for British Heart Foundation? British Naturism are working with the British Heart Foundation to raise funds from specific fundraising activities and donations at many events. BN and BHF are working together on a programme of Naked Heart Walks - clothes-optional sponsored walks in fabulous locations - and on the Great British Skinny Dip, a campaign that BN has promoted for several years. Working together we can give these events a charitable focus and encourage organisers to take the opportunity to fundraise while also encouraging those new to social nudity to take part and raise funds for such a worthy cause that affects so many people. In doing so we hope to raise the profile, encourage more people to take part in social nudity and raise more funds for the BHF. BN will also promote volunteering opportunities that the BHF have available and support and promote any campaigns where possible to help raise the profile of both BN and BHF across the country, including where non-nude attendance is being requested.
Who are the British Heart Foundation? The BHF is the UKs leading cardiovascular research charity. Their vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. The BHF raise money to research cures and treatments, so they can beat heartbreak forever. You can read all about the BHFs research and how they have changed the state of heart disease already, but there is still so much more to do. The BHF also fund a Nation of Life Savers Campaign to ensure that all children leave school with the skills and confidence to save a life in the event they witness a cardiac arrest. Funding CPR training kits to all secondary schools this has been a key focus enabling schools to deliver the training regularly and widely with ease. The BHF has a heart helpline staffed by expert cardiac nurses to offer support, information and signposting to those affected by heart disease and their loved ones. For medical enquiries you can call 0300 3303311. There is a huge resource of information leaflets and guides about all aspects of CHD from stroke to diabetes, to giving up smoking and how to reduce stress and specific heart conditions patients may want more information about. What is the Great British Skinny Dip and can I use it for a fun raising event? The Great British Skinny Dip (GBSD) is a British Naturism campaign that is now in its 9th year. Every year this great event provides lots of opportunities for people to try costume-free swimming across many varied locations throughout the UK. This year we are encouraging people to organise a GBSD event in aid of the British Heart Foundation as part of our partnership to promote heart health and well being and raise funds for the vital research to help beat heartbreak for good. Funds can be easily raised through ticket sales, raffles and donations, and swimmers can also have the opportunity to swim a distance in the nude and ask friends and family to sponsor them. Can I organise my own fundraising event? Of course! Here are some ideas to get you started: Organise a Great British Skinny Dip at a beach or your local pool. There is lots of information and a how-to guide here on the website Host a Naked Dining event. Ask a local pub or restaurant if you can host a event and agree a date and fee per meal. Add approximately 25-50% on to this fee as a donation to the BHF and sell tickets. Create a poster using BHF downloads or make your own using the BHF ‘In aid of’ logo and promote to your networks and the BN community. Arrange a raffle on the evening by asking local companies to donate a prize. Organise a nude or clothes optional sponsored walk. BHF have a ‘Just Walk’ fundraising pack you can register for. Hold an open day at your club or an open session at your swim and charge visitors an entrance with 25-50% going to BHF. If you’d love to get involved with fundraising but aren’t sure where to start please get in touch with Ben Bishop (bishopb@bhf.org.uk), our dedicated BHF fundraising contact. He will be happy to chat through ideas with you! What fundraising support and materials are available to me? For fundraising ideas and to get a general BHF fundraising pack you can visit the BHF website and sign up to receive one in the post here: https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/fundraise/do-your-own-fundraising. The pack includes a general guide, stickers, a card collection box and posters. A new, separate fundraising kit for the Great British Skinny Dip, along with customisable posters, and a variety of useful downloads to show your support or participation are available from the Great British Skinny Dip website. For additional fundraising materials including tins and buckets, t-shirts, balloons, bunting, pin badges or for a letter of authorisation (to confirm your fundraising intentions) you can either contact your local fundraising manager or contact the BHF fundraising support team on 0300 3303322 or email heretohelp@bhf.org.uk.
Recently we brought you the news that Naturist bloggers Nick and Lins of Naked Wanderings had visited the UK - I'm pleased to report that they will be my guests on next week's The Forum Live (4 November). We'll talk about their time in England, the making of the three films and their attendance at BN's Every Body festival plus hear about their time at the INF Congress in Mexico and learn about where they will be going next! Join the session on the night, over in the BN shop. Places are limited so come nice and early!
On a mild October night, forty members and guests arrived to warm greetings from some of the BN SW team and Ed, the owner, and his staff, an event that had been some considerable time in gestation, the idea having emerged in a chance conversation over a year ago between a couple of members attending the Bournemouth weekend and Ed, the owner of Flirt café-bar, a vibrant and inclusive venue in the centre of town, writes Howard Dymock. Welcome drinks collected from the bar, the quirky but comfortable seating leant itself to mixing and socialising, perhaps in contrast to slightly more conventional table arrangements at formal naked dining events. Quiz teams formed naturally and conversation flowed freely, as meal orders were efficiently served, before our host opened proceedings. Full credit to Ed for embracing the spirit of the event by stripping off himself, bar a half-apron! Varied and challenging rounds of quiz questions followed with plenty of head-scratching, sharing of ideas and lively comments. My contribution of a Naturist-themed round proved especially challenging, although in my defence all the answers are on the BN website! Regular breaks in the quiz gave participants the chance to circulate and chat, whilst refilling glasses or ordering coffees and cake. Ed generously donated a £50 voucher to the winners in a closely-fought but humorous competition. All too soon it was time to grab a group photo as a memory of an enjoyable and novel evening, and one which we hope can become a regular fixture. A final thank you to Ed and his staff for offering to host a Naturist event, and here’s to the next one!
We're always delighted when non-Naturist organisations run clothes- or costume-free activities and here's another that we're pleased to tell you about. As part of the very first ten day 'Loch and Land' festival, Visit Inverness Loch Ness are hosting a skinny-dip in Loch Ness as part of the 'Feel Good Finale' on the last day, Sunday 3 November. It's a full morning of activity - with the swim followed by yoga, axe-throwing and archery, and a rural sauna. Sadly, only the dip is nude, but it's a start! Note that the event is nothing to do with BN, we are merely bringing it to your attention - although we have talked to the organisers about their hosting a Great British Skinny Dip event in 2025. Find out more about the finale here
We like to bring you news stories of forthcoming events - it spreads the word, encourages more people to book and shows just how vibrant the Naturist scene is in the UK. However - I'm happy to say - there are far too many to promote them all individually and so here is a complete list of all the events happening over just the next couple of weeks and big events taking place later. Enjoy! And don't forget that we are always looking for reports on great gatherings for the magazine and elsewhere... Please note: only those events organised through BN are covered by BN’s insurance. Participants in other events should make their own enquiries regarding appropriate insurance cover for that event. Bigger events to look forward to:
Nov 15-18 Luxury Spa Break Amsterdam Nov 19-26 NatRam Walk, Fuerteventura Dec 1 Christmas Meal Eastern Region Dec 14 Liverpool Sun & Air Christmas Party Dec 14 LASER Regional Christmas Lunch 2025 Jan 24-27 Bournemouth Legends Weekend Feb 8-16 YBN to Gran Canaria April 26-3 May Magnolia Natura Gran Canaria May 12-15 The Gathering May 18 Naked 5k Run May 23-26 Bare Bootleg @ The Naturist Foundation May 24-28 NKD – info to follow May 31-14 June Sailing Club Holiday June 6-9 Highland Walking Weekend July 7-13 Nudefest – info to follow soon July 12 Bare all for Polar Bears
Naked Heart Walks GBSD Events INF Event Calendar
The Big Quiz October 25 Online quiz organised to test your general knowledge. Northern Ireland
WSC Chepstow Swim GBSD October 25 Regular Friday swim with sauna and steam room. Monmouthshire
Club Naturel – Swim October 25 A swimming & social club with swims in a private pool, hot tub & sauna. Norfolk & Suffolk
Watford Swim October 25 Join us at our Friday night swim, open to all naturists, new or seasoned! Hertfordshire
Naked Pub Night October 25 Join us at our virtual bar to socialise with like-minded naturists Irish Naturist Association Online
Halloween at Liverpool Sun & Air October 26 An evening meal with live entertainment. Merseyside
Sleaford Swim GBSD October 26 Pool, gym, squash court, sauna & steam rooms. Lincolnshire
NW Naturists Worsley Swim October 26 Evening swim with pools for swimming & exercise, sauna & steam rooms and a lounge with café. Manchester
Spectrum Swim GBSD October 26 Weekly evening swim with pool, sauna, refreshments plus other activities. West Midlands
Wirral Nats. Chester Swim October 26 A family friendly swim with ample facilities and free parking. Cheshire West & Chester
Rydale Swim GBSD October 27 Fortnightly swim 3 to 5. Yorkshire
Noah’s Ark Swim GBSD October 27 Early evening swim and club offers a range of weekly activities. Surrey
Torbay Sun Club @ Lamorna October 27 An evening swim in an indoor heated pool. Devon
Sunday Swim Glasgow October 27 Enjoy a 21m pool, Turkish suite, steam & sauna rooms, yoga & relaxation area. Glasgow
Prested Hall Spa Swim October 27 Pool, Sauna, steam room, loungers & bar & bistro. Essex
Potteries Swim October 27 Join our adults only swim and relax in our friendly environment. Newcastle-under-Lyme
Dover Swim GBSD October 27 Join a mixed group for an evening swim at a modern leisure centre with sauna & steam rooms. Kent
NI Chat October 29 An early evening catch up & chat with other NI Naturists. Northern Ireland
Bristol Swim GBSD October 29 Swim from 8 to 9 at the Jubilee Pool. Bristol
Manchester Male Swim GBSD October 31 Weekly swim for all men regardless of sexuality or difference, over 18 only if you can swim. Manchester
Club Naturel Swim November 1 A swimming & social club with swims in a private pool, hot tub & sauna. Norfolk & Suffolk
The Big Quiz November 1 Online quiz organised to test your general knowledge. Northern Ireland
WSC Chepstow Swim GBSD November 1 Regular Friday swim with sauna and steam room. Monmouthshire
Ladies Only Swim November 1 Clothing optional, evening swim, at private hire pool with hot tub & Sauna. Norfolk & Suffolk
Aufguss Sauna Ladies Night November 1 Enjoy a German-Style sauna with steam & essential oils. London
Watford Swim November 1 Join us at our Friday night swim, open to all naturists, new or seasoned! Hertfordshire
Naked Pub Night November 1 Join us at our virtual bar to socialise with like-minded naturists Irish Naturist Association Online
Sunnybroom Swim GBSD November 2 Monthly swim at the Bridge of Don pool. Aberdeenshire
South Forest Swim Edwinstowe GBSD November 2 Family friendly swim with pools, flume, sauna & jacuzzi. Nottinghamshire
Wirral Nats. Chester Swim November 2 A family friendly swim with ample facilities and free parking. Cheshire West & Chester
Spectrum Swim GBSD November 2 Weekly evening swim with pool, sauna, refreshments plus other activities. West Midlands
TANDO: Night of the Living Dead November 2 Halloween party, fireworks & party until late. Tyne & Wear
Naked Fitsteps November 2 New event & location. No partner required, 90 minutes with socialising afterwards. Derbyshire
Skinny Dip in Loch Ness GBSD November 3 Organised by Visit Inverness, maybe see the monster too! Inverness-shire
Cardiff Coffee Group Meet Up November 3 A relaxed group who drink coffee/tea, chat & enjoy arts & crafts for a laugh. Cardiff
ESN Seaford Swim GBSD November 3 An afternoon swim with an accessible route to the poolside & pool lift is available. East Sussex
Noah’s Ark Swim GBSD November 3 Early evening swim and club offers a range of weekly activities. Surrey
Forth Naturist Swim at Haddington GBSD November 3 Family friendly, pools, sauna, sports hall & café. East Lothian
Sunday Swim Glasgow November 3 Enjoy a 21m pool, Turkish suite, steam & sauna rooms, yoga & relaxation area. Glasgow
Dover Swim GBSD November 3 Join a mixed group for an evening swim at a modern leisure centre with sauna & steam rooms. Kent
Stark Trekkers Robertswood November 4 A 6 mile stroll through sheltered meadows & woodlands. East Sussex
Plymouth Swim GBSD November 4 A monthly Monday evening swim in Plympton Pool. Devon
Bristol Swim GBSD November 4 Swim from 8 to 9 at the Jubilee Pool. Bristol
Manchester Male Swim GBSD November 7 Weekly swim for all men regardless of sexuality or difference, over 18 only if you can swim. Manchester
The Big Quiz November 8 Online quiz organised to test your general knowledge. Northern Ireland
WSC Chepstow Swim GBSD November 8 Regular Friday swim with sauna and steam room. Monmouthshire
Club Naturel – Swim November 8 A swimming & social club with swims in a private pool, hot tub & sauna. Norfolk & Suffolk
Watford Swim November 8 Join us at our Friday night swim, open to all naturists, new or seasoned! Hertfordshire
Naked Pub Night November 8 Join us at our virtual bar to socialise with like-minded naturists Irish Naturist Association Online
Wigton Swim GBSD November 9 CANCELLED Cumbria
Sleaford Swim GBSD November 9 Afternoon swim with small pool, squash court, sauna & steam room. Lincolnshire
TROC Swim & Gym November 9 For gym use please bring appropriate footwear & towel. Tyne & Wear
Spectrum Swim GBSD November 9 Weekly evening swim with pool, sauna, refreshments plus other activities. West Midlands
Wirral Nats. Chester Swim November 9 A family friendly swim with ample facilities and free parking. Cheshire West & Chester
Nothing on on a Saturday Night November 9 Swim or enjoy the seating area & join us in the pub afterwards to finish off the night. Lancashire
Bircotes Swim GBSD November 9 Evening event, swim, chat, play table tennis or badminton, or use the sauna. Yorkshire
Ryedale Swim GBSD November 10 Fortnightly afternoon swim. Yorkshire
Noah’s Ark Swim GBSD November 10 Early evening swim and club offers a range of weekly activities. Surrey
Northampton Swim GBSD November 10 Two pools, sauna. Steam room, plunge pool & Turkish hot rooms. Northamptonshire
Sunday Swim Glasgow November 10 Enjoy a 21m pool, Turkish suite, steam & sauna rooms, yoga & relaxation area. Glasgow
Prested Hall Spa Swim November 10 Pool, sauna, steam room, loungers & licenced Bistro. Essex
Potteries Swim November 10 Adult swim, 19:30 to 20:30. Staffordshire
Dover Swim GBSD November 10 Join a mixed group for an evening swim at a modern leisure centre with sauna & steam rooms. Kent
Durley House GBSD November 10 Pool, Hydro pool & socialising area. Hampshire
My thanks to David Smith for putting the list together...
British Naturism named British Heart Foundation (BHF), as our Charity of the Year in 2020 and will continue to work with them throughout 2024, raising funds and awareness.
Fine out more about our fundraising Naked Heart Walks!
The health and well-being benefits of a nude lifestyle are well-known to Naturists and the BHF also place emphasis on healthy living and lifelong wellbeing, so our relationship is a natural fit. We’re delighted to be able to raise money that will directly benefit the population and combat diseases that could affect any of us.
We’ll also be encouraging members, groups and clubs to get behind the initiative and put on fund-raising events. There will be a lot of support from us and BHF both in terms of how to put on an event and deal with the fundraising aspects.
READY TO DONATE? Here's our Just Giving Page
Want to get involved?
If you are new to social nudity we have plenty of help and information for you - follow these links:
What is Naturism?
Information for, and stories from Women in Naturism
Family Naturism
On this page you will find all the information you need to get involved…and if you don’t, please let us know! We’ll be pleased to help you!
How will British Naturism be raising money for British Heart Foundation?
British Naturism are working with the British Heart Foundation to raise funds from specific fundraising activities and donations at many events.
BN and BHF are working together on a programme of Naked Heart Walks - clothes-optional sponsored walks in fabulous locations - and on the Great British Skinny Dip, a campaign that BN has promoted for several years.
Working together we can give these events a charitable focus and encourage organisers to take the opportunity to fundraise while also encouraging those new to social nudity to take part and raise funds for such a worthy cause that affects so many people. In doing so we hope to raise the profile, encourage more people to take part in social nudity and raise more funds for the BHF.
BN will also promote volunteering opportunities that the BHF have available and support and promote any campaigns where possible to help raise the profile of both BN and BHF across the country, including where non-nude attendance is being requested.
Who are the British Heart Foundation?
The BHF is the UKs leading cardiovascular research charity. Their vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. The BHF raise money to research cures and treatments, so they can beat heartbreak forever. You can read all about the BHFs research and how they have changed the state of heart disease already, but there is still so much more to do.
The BHF also fund a Nation of Life Savers Campaign to ensure that all children leave school with the skills and confidence to save a life in the event they witness a cardiac arrest. Funding CPR training kits to all secondary schools this has been a key focus enabling schools to deliver the training regularly and widely with ease.
The BHF has a heart helpline staffed by expert cardiac nurses to offer support, information and signposting to those affected by heart disease and their loved ones. For medical enquiries you can call 0300 3303311.
There is a huge resource of information leaflets and guides about all aspects of CHD from stroke to diabetes, to giving up smoking and how to reduce stress and specific heart conditions patients may want more information about.
What is the Great British Skinny Dip and can I use it for a fun raising event?
The Great British Skinny Dip (GBSD) is a British Naturism campaign that is now in its 9th year. Every year this great event provides lots of opportunities for people to try costume-free swimming across many varied locations throughout the UK.
This year we are encouraging people to organise a GBSD event in aid of the British Heart Foundation as part of our partnership to promote heart health and well being and raise funds for the vital research to help beat heartbreak for good. Funds can be easily raised through ticket sales, raffles and donations, and swimmers can also have the opportunity to swim a distance in the nude and ask friends and family to sponsor them.
Can I organise my own fundraising event?
Of course! Here are some ideas to get you started:
Organise a Great British Skinny Dip at a beach or your local pool. There is lots of information and a how-to guide here on the website
Host a Naked Dining event. Ask a local pub or restaurant if you can host a event and agree a date and fee per meal. Add approximately 25-50% on to this fee as a donation to the BHF and sell tickets. Create a poster using BHF downloads or make your own using the BHF ‘In aid of’ logo and promote to your networks and the BN community. Arrange a raffle on the evening by asking local companies to donate a prize.
Organise a nude or clothes optional sponsored walk. BHF have a ‘Just Walk’ fundraising pack you can register for.
Hold an open day at your club or an open session at your swim and charge visitors an entrance with 25-50% going to BHF.
If you’d love to get involved with fundraising but aren’t sure where to start please get in touch with Ben Bishop (bishopb@bhf.org.uk), our dedicated BHF fundraising contact. He will be happy to chat through ideas with you!
What fundraising support and materials are available to me?
For fundraising ideas and to get a general BHF fundraising pack you can visit the BHF website and sign up to receive one in the post here: https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/fundraise/do-your-own-fundraising. The pack includes a general guide, stickers, a card collection box and posters.
A new, separate fundraising kit for the Great British Skinny Dip, along with customisable posters, and a variety of useful downloads to show your support or participation are available from the Great British Skinny Dip website.
For additional fundraising materials including tins and buckets, t-shirts, balloons, bunting, pin badges or for a letter of authorisation (to confirm your fundraising intentions) you can either contact your local fundraising manager or contact the BHF fundraising support team on 0300 3303322 or email heretohelp@bhf.org.uk.
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