Botany Bay Protest in today's The Thanet Times

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs18/i/20...cksfield .jpg

and

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs17/f/20...cksfield .jpg

I'll also be adding these to my site (www.nakedinthanet.com) a little
later.

On Jul 24, 8:07 am, peterchecksfi...@googlemail.com wrote:
> http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs18/i/20...imes___Naked_P...
>
> and
>
> http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs17/f/20...imes___Naked_P...
>
> I'll also be adding these to my site (www.nakedinthanet.com) a little
> later.

Where I see you are described as a 'saucy photogrpaher'. And you're
proud of this?

On 24 Jul, 08:23, Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 24, 8:07 am, peterchecksfi...@googlemail.com wrote:
>
> >http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs18/i/20...imes___Naked_P...
>
> > and
>
> >http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs17/f/20...imes___Naked_P...
>
> > I'll also be adding these to my site (www.nakedinthanet.com) a little
> > later.
>
> Where I see you are described as a 'saucy photogrpaher'. And you're
> proud of this?

Yes, because it's true! : )

On 24 Jul, 08:23, Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 24, 8:07 am, peterchecksfi...@googlemail.com wrote:
>
> >http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs18/i/20...imes___Naked_P...
>
> > and
>
> >http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs17/f/20...imes___Naked_P...
>
> > I'll also be adding these to my site (www.nakedinthanet.com) a little
> > later.
>
> Where I see you are described as a 'saucy photogrpaher'. And you're
> proud of this?

Yes, because it's true! : )

Those links above aren't very reliable, so use these ones instead:

http://www.nakedinthanet.com/gallery...geViewsIndex=1

http://www.nakedinthanet.com/gallery...geViewsIndex=1

In message <1185261815.683478.301530@n60g2000hse.googlegroups .com>,
Craig M <snowmanmagnet@hotmail.com> writes

[snip]

>Where I see you are described as a 'saucy photogrpaher'. And you're
>proud of this?
>
"Sticks and stones may break his bones but words ... etc."
--
The moving finger keys; and, having keyed, keys 'send'; nor all one's piety nor
wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all one's tears wash out a
word of it. Best wishes, Mike

On 24 Jul, 09:34, Mike H <newsrea...@ada-augusta.demon.co.uk.INVALID>
wrote:
> In message <1185261815.683478.301...@n60g2000hse.googlegroups .com>,
> Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> writes
>
> [snip]
>
> >Where I see you are described as a 'saucy photogrpaher'. And you're
> >proud of this?
>
> "Sticks and stones may break his bones but words ... etc."
> --
> The moving finger keys; and, having keyed, keys 'send'; nor all one's piety nor
> wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all one's tears wash out a
> word of it. Best wishes, Mike

Exactly... : )

More importantly, we're getting mostly positive publicity for our
local naturist beach. I don't think many people will be afraid to
strip off there now after reading this, & isn't it good to see a young
woman campaigning for naturists instead of a middle-aged man?

Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly
how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, &
you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest".

So we've as good as WON!!! : )))

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:41:23 -0700, peterchecksfield@googlemail.com
wrote:

>On 24 Jul, 09:34, Mike H <newsrea...@ada-augusta.demon.co.uk.INVALID>
>wrote:
>> In message <1185261815.683478.301...@n60g2000hse.googlegroups .com>,
>> Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> writes
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> >Where I see you are described as a 'saucy photogrpaher'. And you're
>> >proud of this?
>>
>> "Sticks and stones may break his bones but words ... etc."
>> --
>> The moving finger keys; and, having keyed, keys 'send'; nor all one's piety nor
>> wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all one's tears wash out a
>> word of it. Best wishes, Mike
>
>Exactly... : )
>
>More importantly, we're getting mostly positive publicity for our
>local naturist beach. I don't think many people will be afraid to
>strip off there now after reading this, & isn't it good to see a young
>woman campaigning for naturists instead of a middle-aged man?
>
>Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly
>how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, &
>you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest".
>
>So we've as good as WON!!! : )))
>

Congratulations to all involved.

The two "anti" quotes once again seem to support the view that nudity
does not cause alarm or distress (or any other sort of harm) but
merely that some people "might not appreciate it". The one lady says
that it can be "especially inappropriate for children" but, of course,
fails to say why she thinks it's inappropriate. I really think people
should be pressed to explain when they make this sort of statement.

I particularly liked "The Naked Truth" insert highlighted in yellow -
a very neat summary.

Richard T
Richard T

"Richard T" <r1chardth0rpeNOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ctiba3pp4e9f7tpqnoobtmsun21nk9pgk8@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:41:23 -0700, peterchecksfield@googlemail.com
> wrote:
>
>>On 24 Jul, 09:34, Mike H <newsrea...@ada-augusta.demon.co.uk.INVALID>
>>wrote:
>>> In message <1185261815.683478.301...@n60g2000hse.googlegroups .com>,
>>> Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> writes
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>> >Where I see you are described as a 'saucy photogrpaher'. And you're
>>> >proud of this?
>>>
>>> "Sticks and stones may break his bones but words ... etc."
>>> --
>>> The moving finger keys; and, having keyed, keys 'send'; nor all one's
>>> piety nor
>>> wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all one's tears wash
>>> out a
>>> word of it. Best wishes, Mike
>>
>>Exactly... : )
>>
>>More importantly, we're getting mostly positive publicity for our
>>local naturist beach. I don't think many people will be afraid to
>>strip off there now after reading this, & isn't it good to see a young
>>woman campaigning for naturists instead of a middle-aged man?
>>
>>Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly
>>how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, &
>>you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest".
>>
>>So we've as good as WON!!! : )))
>>
>
> Congratulations to all involved.
>
> The two "anti" quotes once again seem to support the view that nudity
> does not cause alarm or distress (or any other sort of harm) but
> merely that some people "might not appreciate it". The one lady says
> that it can be "especially inappropriate for children" but, of course,
> fails to say why she thinks it's inappropriate. I really think people
> should be pressed to explain when they make this sort of statement.
>
> I particularly liked "The Naked Truth" insert highlighted in yellow -
> a very neat summary.
>
> Richard T

Thanks and a big 'well done' to all involved.

On 24 Jul, 11:04, Richard T <r1chardth0rpeNOS...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> The two "anti" quotes once again seem to support the view that nudity
> does not cause alarm or distress (or any other sort of harm) but
> merely that some people "might not appreciate it". The one lady says
> that it can be "especially inappropriate for children" but, of course,
> fails to say why she thinks it's inappropriate. I really think people
> should be pressed to explain when they make this sort of statement.

Even the two "antis" don't seem to mind the idea of a designated
naturist beach though. So theyre not totally against the idea.

>
> I particularly liked "The Naked Truth" insert highlighted in yellow -
> a very neat summary.

Me too! : )

If only we could somehow start good-natured campaigns like this in
every town.

peterchecksfield@googlemail.com wrote:
> Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly
> how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, &
> you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest".
Ask your local councillor to get the answer for you. If they ALSO fail
to provide, then you do have some ammunition.

Simon.

On Jul 24, 5:24 pm, Simon <Heysf...@NotYahoo.com> wrote:
> peterchecksfi...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly
> > how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, &
> > you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest".
>
> Ask your local councillor to get the answer for you. If they ALSO fail
> to provide, then you do have some ammunition.
>
> Simon.

I have Simon. Still waiting for a reply but it's still early days. I
was not very satisfied with their original reply to my questions about
the notices, which was just as vague. Don't worry, we are on top of
this case.

Reg

PS Well done Peter and please pass on my thanks to Jemma Morgan.

On Jul 24, 5:24 pm, Simon <Heysf...@NotYahoo.com> wrote:
> peterchecksfi...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly
> > how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, &
> > you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest".
>
> Ask your local councillor to get the answer for you. If they ALSO fail
> to provide, then you do have some ammunition.
>
> Simon.

This is a second go at this, so if I'm repeating myself; sorry. I
already have Simon. I wasn't very satisfied with the council's reply
after my first letter, so lets see if my second generates some
results.

Reg

PS Well done again Peter and please pass on my thanks to Jemma Morgan.

On 24 Jul, 21:26, Reg Barlow <reg.bar...@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> On Jul 24, 5:24 pm, Simon <Heysf...@NotYahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > peterchecksfi...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > > Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly
> > > how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, &
> > > you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest".
>
> > Ask your local councillor to get the answer for you. If they ALSO fail
> > to provide, then you do have some ammunition.
>
> > Simon.
>
> I have Simon. Still waiting for a reply but it's still early days. I
> was not very satisfied with their original reply to my questions about
> the notices, which was just as vague. Don't worry, we are on top of
> this case.
>
> Reg
>
> PS Well done Peter and please pass on my thanks to Jemma Morgan.

Thanks Reg & everyone, I will pass on your thanks. Incidentally that
is NOT Jemma in the smaller pic (despite the caption), Jemma is the
woman standing next to me in the bigger pic (2nd from the right).

Here's the email address of the Thanet Council spokes(wo)man:
hannah.thorpe@thanet.gov.uk

Maybe someone can get some answers to their questions?

I wrote to Thanet Council's tourism website
(www.tourism.thanet.gov.uk) asking them to clarify the situation for
naturists at Botany Bay, & I got this reply:

"Than you for your email. Currently this matter is under consultation
so
we have referred it to our Foreshores department. At present no
information is given on our Tourism website www.visitthanet.co.uk till
the matter is resolved. "

Peter

On 24/07/2007 10:41, peterchecksfield@googlemail.com wrote:
> Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly
> how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, &
> you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest".

How long ago did he ask for the number of complaints? The Freedom of
Information Act allows 20 working days for the information to be
provided [1]. I can't see that they could come up with any reasonable
excuse for not complying, and surely the council wouldn't want the paper
to report that they'd failed to comply with the law?

[1] <http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2000/00036--b.htm#10>

--
Danny Colyer <http://www.redpedals.co.uk>
Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often
"Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down.
Daddy, why did you put that down?" - Charlie Colyer, age 2

On 26 Jul, 23:31, Danny Colyer <danny_col...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 24/07/2007 10:41, peterchecksfi...@googlemail.com wrote:
>
> > Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly
> > how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, &
> > you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest".
>
> How long ago did he ask for the number of complaints? The Freedom of
> Information Act allows 20 working days for the information to be
> provided [1]. I can't see that they could come up with any reasonable
> excuse for not complying, and surely the council wouldn't want the paper
> to report that they'd failed to comply with the law?
>
> [1] <http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2000/00036--b.htm#10>
>
> --
> Danny Colyer <http://www.redpedals.co.uk>
> Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often
> "Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down.
> Daddy, why did you put that down?" - Charlie Colyer, age 2

I'm not sure when they were asked by the press, but I know other
naturists have asked them more than 20 days ago. Maybe you'd like to
try? The more the better.

I took the photo below on Botany Bay yesterday. I didn't see any
other naturists, but several clothed people strolled by without
commenting, & one middle-aged woman just said hello as she walked
past. So it seems it's tolerated as much as it's ever by most the
locals, despite (or because of) all the recent publicity.

http://www.nakedinthanet.com/gallery...geViewsIndex=1

On 27 Jul, 12:22, "Duncan Heenan"
<pleasenospammersduncanhee...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> Can you remind us of the address to write to please?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

This seems to be the guy dealing with things at the moment:

Joe McCarthy
Principal Leisure Officer
Leisure, Culture and Tourism
Thanet District Council

Tel no: 01843 577275
Fax no: 01843 577686

E-mail: joe.mccarthy@thanet.gov.uk

________________________________

The protest was mentioned in today's Isle of Thanet Gazette:

http://www.nakedinthanet.com/gallery...g2_itemId=2270

<peterchecksfield@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1185537443.721022.54760@o61g2000hsh.googlegro ups.com...
> On 27 Jul, 12:22, "Duncan Heenan"
> <pleasenospammersduncanhee...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Can you remind us of the address to write to please?- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> This seems to be the guy dealing with things at the moment:
>
> Joe McCarthy
> Principal Leisure Officer
> Leisure, Culture and Tourism
> Thanet District Council
>
> Tel no: 01843 577275
> Fax no: 01843 577686
>
> E-mail: joe.mccarthy@thanet.gov.uk
>
> ________________________________
>
> The protest was mentioned in today's Isle of Thanet Gazette:
>
> http://www.nakedinthanet.com/gallery...g2_itemId=2270
>
Thanks, I'll write.

	#1
peterchecksfield@googlemail.com	Botany Bay Protest in today's The Thanet Times http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs18/i/20...cksfield .jpg and http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs17/f/20...cksfield .jpg I'll also be adding these to my site (www.nakedinthanet.com) a little later.

	#2
Craig M	Re: Botany Bay Protest in today's The Thanet Times On Jul 24, 8:07 am, peterchecksfi...@googlemail.com wrote: > http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs18/i/20...imes___Naked_P... > > and > > http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs17/f/20...imes___Naked_P... > > I'll also be adding these to my site (www.nakedinthanet.com) a little > later. Where I see you are described as a 'saucy photogrpaher'. And you're proud of this?

	#6
Mike H	Re: Botany Bay Protest in today's The Thanet Times In message <1185261815.683478.301530@n60g2000hse.googlegroups .com>, Craig M <snowmanmagnet@hotmail.com> writes [snip] >Where I see you are described as a 'saucy photogrpaher'. And you're >proud of this? > "Sticks and stones may break his bones but words ... etc." -- The moving finger keys; and, having keyed, keys 'send'; nor all one's piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all one's tears wash out a word of it. Best wishes, Mike

	#8
Richard T	Re: Botany Bay Protest in today's The Thanet Times On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:41:23 -0700, peterchecksfield@googlemail.com wrote: >On 24 Jul, 09:34, Mike H <newsrea...@ada-augusta.demon.co.uk.INVALID> >wrote: >> In message <1185261815.683478.301...@n60g2000hse.googlegroups .com>, >> Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> writes >> >> [snip] >> >> >Where I see you are described as a 'saucy photogrpaher'. And you're >> >proud of this? >> >> "Sticks and stones may break his bones but words ... etc." >> -- >> The moving finger keys; and, having keyed, keys 'send'; nor all one's piety nor >> wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all one's tears wash out a >> word of it. Best wishes, Mike > >Exactly... : ) > >More importantly, we're getting mostly positive publicity for our >local naturist beach. I don't think many people will be afraid to >strip off there now after reading this, & isn't it good to see a young >woman campaigning for naturists instead of a middle-aged man? > >Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly >how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, & >you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest". > >So we've as good as WON!!! : ))) > Congratulations to all involved. The two "anti" quotes once again seem to support the view that nudity does not cause alarm or distress (or any other sort of harm) but merely that some people "might not appreciate it". The one lady says that it can be "especially inappropriate for children" but, of course, fails to say why she thinks it's inappropriate. I really think people should be pressed to explain when they make this sort of statement. I particularly liked "The Naked Truth" insert highlighted in yellow - a very neat summary. Richard T Richard T

	#9
Duncan Heenan	Re: Botany Bay Protest in today's The Thanet Times "Richard T" <r1chardth0rpeNOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:ctiba3pp4e9f7tpqnoobtmsun21nk9pgk8@4ax.com... > On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:41:23 -0700, peterchecksfield@googlemail.com > wrote: > >>On 24 Jul, 09:34, Mike H <newsrea...@ada-augusta.demon.co.uk.INVALID> >>wrote: >>> In message <1185261815.683478.301...@n60g2000hse.googlegroups .com>, >>> Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> writes >>> >>> [snip] >>> >>> >Where I see you are described as a 'saucy photogrpaher'. And you're >>> >proud of this? >>> >>> "Sticks and stones may break his bones but words ... etc." >>> -- >>> The moving finger keys; and, having keyed, keys 'send'; nor all one's >>> piety nor >>> wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all one's tears wash >>> out a >>> word of it. Best wishes, Mike >> >>Exactly... : ) >> >>More importantly, we're getting mostly positive publicity for our >>local naturist beach. I don't think many people will be afraid to >>strip off there now after reading this, & isn't it good to see a young >>woman campaigning for naturists instead of a middle-aged man? >> >>Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly >>how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, & >>you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest". >> >>So we've as good as WON!!! : ))) >> > > Congratulations to all involved. > > The two "anti" quotes once again seem to support the view that nudity > does not cause alarm or distress (or any other sort of harm) but > merely that some people "might not appreciate it". The one lady says > that it can be "especially inappropriate for children" but, of course, > fails to say why she thinks it's inappropriate. I really think people > should be pressed to explain when they make this sort of statement. > > I particularly liked "The Naked Truth" insert highlighted in yellow - > a very neat summary. > > Richard T Thanks and a big 'well done' to all involved.

	#11
Simon	Re: Botany Bay Protest in today's The Thanet Times peterchecksfield@googlemail.com wrote: > Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly > how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, & > you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest". Ask your local councillor to get the answer for you. If they ALSO fail to provide, then you do have some ammunition. Simon.

	#12
Reg Barlow	Re: Botany Bay Protest in today's The Thanet Times On Jul 24, 5:24 pm, Simon <Heysf...@NotYahoo.com> wrote: > peterchecksfi...@googlemail.com wrote: > > Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly > > how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, & > > you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest". > > Ask your local councillor to get the answer for you. If they ALSO fail > to provide, then you do have some ammunition. > > Simon. I have Simon. Still waiting for a reply but it's still early days. I was not very satisfied with their original reply to my questions about the notices, which was just as vague. Don't worry, we are on top of this case. Reg PS Well done Peter and please pass on my thanks to Jemma Morgan.

	#17
Danny Colyer	Re: Botany Bay Protest in today's The Thanet Times On 24/07/2007 10:41, peterchecksfield@googlemail.com wrote: > Incidentally, the journalist asked Thanet Council to tell them exactly > how many complaints they'd received but they never got back to him, & > you'll notice they were "unable to comment on the latest protest". How long ago did he ask for the number of complaints? The Freedom of Information Act allows 20 working days for the information to be provided [1]. I can't see that they could come up with any reasonable excuse for not complying, and surely the council wouldn't want the paper to report that they'd failed to comply with the law? [1] <http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2000/00036--b.htm#10> -- Danny Colyer <http://www.redpedals.co.uk> Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often "Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down. Daddy, why did you put that down?" - Charlie Colyer, age 2