Botany bay

I'm in the middle of a bout of email tennis with Thanet Council and
discovered this...

http://www.thanet.gov.uk/PDF/Complaints_form_300707.pdf

It's freepost as well!

On 6 Aug, 12:37, marc <initial.surn...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> I'm in the middle of a bout of email tennis with Thanet Council and
> discovered this...
>
> http://www.thanet.gov.uk/PDF/Complaints_form_300707.pdf
>
> It's freepost as well!

Thanks! : )

Not quite sure what to put on the complaint form though.

I spent about 6 hours (from 11:30 until 17:30) naked on Botany Bay
beach on saturday incidentally. There must've been at least 200
people (95% 'textiles') who either walked past or sat near me, & I
didn't get one complaint or negative comment, & I even got up & walked
about briefly a few times (without deliberately going near clothed
bathers). So it is very much still a 'tolerated' beach, & if anything
the recent press has clarified that no-one will get into trouble for
genuine naturist activities. I'm still hopeful though that we can make
this beach official by next summer with enough campaigning.

peterchecksfield@googlemail.com wrote:
> On 6 Aug, 12:37, marc <initial.surn...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>> I'm in the middle of a bout of email tennis with Thanet Council and
>> discovered this...
>>
>> http://www.thanet.gov.uk/PDF/Complaints_form_300707.pdf
>>
>> It's freepost as well!
>
> Thanks! : )
>
> Not quite sure what to put on the complaint form though.

Well Mr McCarthy has exactly 2Hrs and forty minutes to reply to me email
of the 26/7/07 before I take it up with his boss Mr Seed, and If I have
to do that I will also be using the freepost complaint form.

In message <1186403943.723416.119880@22g2000hsm.googlegroups. com>,
peterchecksfield@googlemail.com writes

[snip]

>I spent about 6 hours (from 11:30 until 17:30) naked on Botany Bay
>beach on saturday incidentally. There must've been at least 200
>people (95% 'textiles') who either walked past or sat near me, & I
>didn't get one complaint or negative comment, & I even got up & walked
>about briefly a few times (without deliberately going near clothed
>bathers). So it is very much still a 'tolerated' beach, & if anything
>the recent press has clarified that no-one will get into trouble for
>genuine naturist activities. I'm still hopeful though that we can make
>this beach official by next summer with enough campaigning.
/Mode=woodenspoon,on
Have the recent newspaper reports motivated some people to visit the
beach for no other reason than curiosity?
/Mode=woodenspoon,off

But if the result is that most go away with an impression that nudity on
the beach is 'no big deal' then even that would seem to be more positive
than negative.

--
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Mike

On 6 Aug, 14:20, Mike H <newsrea...@ada-augusta.demon.co.uk.INVALID>
wrote:
> /Mode=woodenspoon,on
> Have the recent newspaper reports motivated some people to visit the
> beach for no other reason than curiosity?
> /Mode=woodenspoon,off

I was wondering about that myself... The beach was certainly more
packed than I've seen it in several years, though so were the local
textile beaches (perhaps everyone's just taking advantage of the good
weather at last?). The people there seemed to be mostly families &
couples.

	#1
marc	Botany bay I'm in the middle of a bout of email tennis with Thanet Council and discovered this... http://www.thanet.gov.uk/PDF/Complaints_form_300707.pdf It's freepost as well!

	#2
peterchecksfield@googlemail.com	Re: Botany bay On 6 Aug, 12:37, marc <initial.surn...@btinternet.com> wrote: > I'm in the middle of a bout of email tennis with Thanet Council and > discovered this... > > http://www.thanet.gov.uk/PDF/Complaints_form_300707.pdf > > It's freepost as well! Thanks! : ) Not quite sure what to put on the complaint form though. I spent about 6 hours (from 11:30 until 17:30) naked on Botany Bay beach on saturday incidentally. There must've been at least 200 people (95% 'textiles') who either walked past or sat near me, & I didn't get one complaint or negative comment, & I even got up & walked about briefly a few times (without deliberately going near clothed bathers). So it is very much still a 'tolerated' beach, & if anything the recent press has clarified that no-one will get into trouble for genuine naturist activities. I'm still hopeful though that we can make this beach official by next summer with enough campaigning.

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marc	Re: Botany bay peterchecksfield@googlemail.com wrote: > On 6 Aug, 12:37, marc <initial.surn...@btinternet.com> wrote: >> I'm in the middle of a bout of email tennis with Thanet Council and >> discovered this... >> >> http://www.thanet.gov.uk/PDF/Complaints_form_300707.pdf >> >> It's freepost as well! > > Thanks! : ) > > Not quite sure what to put on the complaint form though. Well Mr McCarthy has exactly 2Hrs and forty minutes to reply to me email of the 26/7/07 before I take it up with his boss Mr Seed, and If I have to do that I will also be using the freepost complaint form.

	#4
Mike H	Re: Botany bay In message <1186403943.723416.119880@22g2000hsm.googlegroups. com>, peterchecksfield@googlemail.com writes [snip] >I spent about 6 hours (from 11:30 until 17:30) naked on Botany Bay >beach on saturday incidentally. There must've been at least 200 >people (95% 'textiles') who either walked past or sat near me, & I >didn't get one complaint or negative comment, & I even got up & walked >about briefly a few times (without deliberately going near clothed >bathers). So it is very much still a 'tolerated' beach, & if anything >the recent press has clarified that no-one will get into trouble for >genuine naturist activities. I'm still hopeful though that we can make >this beach official by next summer with enough campaigning. /Mode=woodenspoon,on Have the recent newspaper reports motivated some people to visit the beach for no other reason than curiosity? /Mode=woodenspoon,off But if the result is that most go away with an impression that nudity on the beach is 'no big deal' then even that would seem to be more positive than negative. -- Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Mike

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peterchecksfield@googlemail.com	Re: Botany bay On 6 Aug, 14:20, Mike H <newsrea...@ada-augusta.demon.co.uk.INVALID> wrote: > /Mode=woodenspoon,on > Have the recent newspaper reports motivated some people to visit the > beach for no other reason than curiosity? > /Mode=woodenspoon,off I was wondering about that myself... The beach was certainly more packed than I've seen it in several years, though so were the local textile beaches (perhaps everyone's just taking advantage of the good weather at last?). The people there seemed to be mostly families & couples.