Police are powerless to tackle the nudists

Police have admitted they are powerless to stop nudists taking over family beaches. Officers say they can't take any action against people who strip off at the seaside even if they get complaints. The admission comes after chalet owners in Hill Head, near Fareham, demanded that police and Fareham Borough Council do something about nudists bathing on the western end of the beach. The law on public nudity changed five years ago – and simple nudity such as nude sunbathing, is no longer illegal. [Source: The News]

Naturist seek naked recruits

British Naturism, the UK's biggest nudist organisation, has set up five naturist "open days" on British beaches to encourage newcomers to the nudist scene. Participants can eat light snacks and play games while naked on beaches in Dorset, Gywnedd, Norfolk, East Sussex and Hampshire during July and August. There's also a weekend away in the South West including a clothes-optional day at Abbey House Gardens and a naked waterpark event at Splashdown in Poole. [Source: The Daily Express]

Trends: Nude is no longer rude

"The basic hang-up that the body must be covered on all occasions is being eroded," says British Naturism's Andrew Welch – and, it seems, more and more Brits agree. Held in Cornwall, Nudefest 2008 (www.british-naturism.org.uk), in its second year, has everything a regular summer festival offers – music, poetry readings, yoga – though all in the buff. [Source: The Independent]