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More evidence of hostile attitude to naturists in the UK
• A REPORT, Response to Petition to Extend the Nude Sunbathing Enclosure at Men’s Bathing Pond, was recently presented to the Hampstead Heath Consultative Committee for “discussion” (‘No” to naked Pond bathing, November 12).
It will no doubt seal the fate of my petition at a public meeting to be held at the City of London Guildhall on November 23 at 1.45pm.
I urge supporters to attend; we cannot speak, but our presence will send a message.
All interested parties, namely the Swimming Facilities Forum, were consulted with the notable exclusion of any naturists, consequently all are united against my 1,061-signature petition; not even one square inch is conceded.
If we had been consulted some of the absurd findings could have been addressed. For example, a larger area for naturists could only be justified for 18 days of each year during the summer on days deemed sunny!
A complete separation is now being considered as the spectacle of nude sunbathers “can be offensive to some people,” which speaks volumes about the hostile attitude to naturists in the UK, so completely at odds with the rest of Europe.
Ideally I would prefer a reversion to the pre-1994 “Berlin Wall” but my petition was based on compromise – the “barrier” has merely created a division between “them” and the “minority club”.
My last hope is that the committee will read this letter and listen to our side of the debate before making a final decision.
Michael Peacock
Brixton
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