Craig M

I understand that Richard Collins was organising a WNBR in Cambridge
on Saturday - but I've heard nothing about how it went or how many
people took part. Does anyone know anything?

Steve Doerr

Craig M wrote:
> I understand that Richard Collins was organising a WNBR in Cambridge
> on Saturday - but I've heard nothing about how it went or how many
> people took part. Does anyone know anything?

Wasn't it cancelled?

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Tim Forcer

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:58, Craig M <snowmanmagnet@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I understand that Richard Collins was organising a WNBR in Cambridge
> on Saturday - but I've heard nothing about how it went or how many
> people took part. Does anyone know anything?

I wonder if Craig is referring to the ride in Cambridge on July 14
organised by Richard Collins about which Pat started a thread on July
7:
<http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.naturist/msg/c53c609f93ecb0e0?&hl=en>

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The University of Southampton, UK

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Craig M

On Jul 16, 1:40 pm, Tim Forcer <t...@ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:58, Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I understand that Richard Collins was organising a WNBR in Cambridge
> > on Saturday - but I've heard nothing about how it went or how many
> > people took part. Does anyone know anything?
>
> I wonder if Craig is referring to the ride in Cambridge on July 14
> organised by Richard Collins about which Pat started a thread on July
> 7:
> <http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.naturist/msg/c53c609f93ecb0e0...>
>

That's excactly what I was referring to - but I hadn't heard that it
had been cancelled. Any idea why?

Pat

On 16 Jul, 16:22, Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 16, 1:40 pm, Tim Forcer <t...@ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:58, Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I understand that Richard Collins was organising a WNBR in Cambridge
> > > on Saturday - but I've heard nothing about how it went or how many
> > > people took part. Does anyone know anything?
>
> > I wonder if Craig is referring to the ride in Cambridge on July 14
> > organised by Richard Collins about which Pat started a thread on July
> > 7:
> > <http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.naturist/msg/c53c609f93ecb0e0...>
>
> That's excactly what I was referring to - but I hadn't heard that it
> had been cancelled. Any idea why?

Copied from Chris Lamb's post of 8th July on the original thread :-

I spoke to Richard a couple of days ago, and I know he has cancelled
the ride on 14 July with great reluctance. He says: "There are several
reasons that have made this decision necessary not all to do with the
ride itself. I will circulate details of why this decision had to be
made and hope that others will come forward to assist in a ride for
Cambridge on a future date." He adds: "Due to personal matters, I will
not be able to report the reasons for the postponement until after
next weekend."

Chris

Craig M

On Jul 16, 5:31 pm, Pat <patn...@tinyworld.co.uk> wrote:
> On 16 Jul, 16:22, Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jul 16, 1:40 pm, Tim Forcer <t...@ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:58, Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I understand that Richard Collins was organising a WNBR in Cambridge
> > > > on Saturday - but I've heard nothing about how it went or how many
> > > > people took part. Does anyone know anything?
>
> > > I wonder if Craig is referring to the ride in Cambridge on July 14
> > > organised by Richard Collins about which Pat started a thread on July
> > > 7:
> > > <http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.naturist/msg/c53c609f93ecb0e0...>
>
> > That's excactly what I was referring to - but I hadn't heard that it
> > had been cancelled. Any idea why?
>
> Copied from Chris Lamb's post of 8th July on the original thread :-
>
> I spoke to Richard a couple of days ago, and I know he has cancelled
> the ride on 14 July with great reluctance. He says: "There are several
> reasons that have made this decision necessary not all to do with the
> ride itself. I will circulate details of why this decision had to be
> made and hope that others will come forward to assist in a ride for
> Cambridge on a future date." He adds: "Due to personal matters, I will
> not be able to report the reasons for the postponement until after
> next weekend."
>
> Chris

Many thanks - on go-bare there is the terse message 'Please don't ask
why as I will be unavailable for comment and there is a dedicated
forum for such discussions'. (The 'dedicated forum' in this case is a
Yahoo group for which you have to be approved as a member to even read
messages.)

A mystery indeed. Perhaps similar 'personal' reasons are behind the
fate of naturists UK, another of Collins' announced initiatives which
never materialised.

Duncan Heenan

"Craig M" <snowmanmagnet@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1184658921.541363.118270@x35g2000prf.googlegr oups.com...
> On Jul 16, 5:31 pm, Pat <patn...@tinyworld.co.uk> wrote:
>> On 16 Jul, 16:22, Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On Jul 16, 1:40 pm, Tim Forcer <t...@ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>> > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:58, Craig M <snowmanmag...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > > > I understand that Richard Collins was organising a WNBR in
>> > > > Cambridge
>> > > > on Saturday - but I've heard nothing about how it went or how many
>> > > > people took part. Does anyone know anything?
>>
>> > > I wonder if Craig is referring to the ride in Cambridge on July 14
>> > > organised by Richard Collins about which Pat started a thread on July
>> > > 7:
>> > > <http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.naturist/msg/c53c609f93ecb0e0...>
>>
>> > That's excactly what I was referring to - but I hadn't heard that it
>> > had been cancelled. Any idea why?
>>
>> Copied from Chris Lamb's post of 8th July on the original thread :-
>>
>> I spoke to Richard a couple of days ago, and I know he has cancelled
>> the ride on 14 July with great reluctance. He says: "There are several
>> reasons that have made this decision necessary not all to do with the
>> ride itself. I will circulate details of why this decision had to be
>> made and hope that others will come forward to assist in a ride for
>> Cambridge on a future date." He adds: "Due to personal matters, I will
>> not be able to report the reasons for the postponement until after
>> next weekend."
>>
>> Chris
>
> Many thanks - on go-bare there is the terse message 'Please don't ask
> why as I will be unavailable for comment and there is a dedicated
> forum for such discussions'. (The 'dedicated forum' in this case is a
> Yahoo group for which you have to be approved as a member to even read
> messages.)
>
> A mystery indeed. Perhaps similar 'personal' reasons are behind the
> fate of naturists UK, another of Collins' announced initiatives which
> never materialised.

The last I heard, Richard was waiting for his son to finish his A levels so
he could help him finish off the website. As A levels are soon to be over,
maybe we'll hear more.
Sounds almost as professional as BN doesn't it?

Tim Forcer

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:12 Duncan Heenan wrote:
>
> The last I heard, Richard was waiting for his son to finish his A levels so
> he could help him finish off the website. As A levels are soon to be over,
> maybe we'll hear more.

Read Richard in the latest _H&E naturist_. Apparently Naturists UK
has 70 members. And the launch will be July or August. And Reg
Barlow shouldn't be criticising Richard, he should be writing to the
non-naturist meeja to advance naturist causes. (All this is my
recollection of wot he rote - apologies if memory is playing tricks.)

Also, a quick trip to go-bare.org yielded the info that Richard's son
will be working on Web software through July, August and September -
it's not clear whether this work is part of getting the NUK site up, a
pre-requisite for the NUK site, commercial work which reduces time
available for NUK site production, or simply irrelevant to the NUK
site.

> Sounds almost as professional as BN doesn't it?

IMO, a comment such as that doesn't actually do anything other than
indicate Duncan likes denigrating both Richard and CCBN. While that
is his right and privilege, I very much hope that, should he become
CCBN Treasurer, he can offer a rather more positive approach to people
and organisations. And, yes, I know that it seems at least some
current CCBN Officers are happy to denigrate Duncan, but IMO that's
unhelpful too.

If CCBN is disintegrating, then that disintegration can only be
hastened by actively promoting discord?

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Tim Forcer tmf@ecs.soton.ac.uk
The University of Southampton, UK

The University is not responsible for my opinions

Reg Barlow

On Jul 21, 9:42 am, Pete Knight <pete...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for that Reg, if only other parties would offer an explanation
> then we wouldn't be in a situation where the BN change group would be
> standing in opposition in order to unravel the whole sorry story, and
> speculation wouldn't run rampant.
> Anyone who stands for public office can expect some flack, and if
> they can't take it they shouldn't stand for office, if you can't stand
> the heat then stay out of the kitchen, its as simple as that!!
>
> Pete Knight

Sadly, yes. I wish it wasn't true, but it is.

Reg

Duncan Heenan

"Pete Knight" <pete084@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> snip <.
>..... if you can't stand
> the heat then stay out of the kitchen, its as simple as that!!
>
> Pete Knight

Is that why my wife keeps telling me to keep out of the kitchen?
;-)