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• Three Major Issues
• Twenty three years of harassment
• Heather Walk exposed
• Nudist & Police relations
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• SUN's Legal Fund... ready to support YOU in 2005

Nudists Legal Rights

• Nudists' Legal Rights
• SUN Nudists Legal Rights Card
• Laws the police could use against innocent nudists
• Your rights when dealing with the police
• What to do if you are challenged by a National Trust warden
• Nudist Legal Rights FAQ

Visiting Studland Bay

• Where is Studland Bay?
• Check the weather for Studland Bay
• Hotels, guest houses and B&Bs
• Camp Sites near Studland
• Disabled access to Studland
• The gay beach at Studland
• Driving to Studland and parking
• The Sandbanks Chain Ferry
• Bus timetables for Studland
• Taking your dog to Studland
• Deer ticks, adders and weever fish
• Adders - What to do if bitten
• Litter on the beach
• Textile Beaches at Studland
• Emergency Services
• Things to do on a rainy day

Studland Memories

• Studland Memories

Photo Galleries

• National Trust Red Posts
• Exposed: Heather walk
• Some beautiful aerial photos of Studland
• SUN Group beach protest days
• National Trust woodland destruction
• The beautiful lily pond
• A walk along Footpath 6
• A walk along Shell Bay
• Old Harry, The Pinnacles & Ballard Point
• SUN Newsletter Covers
• Cartoons by Ricky

SUN in the Media

• 1997 Jun - Daily Echo 'Big Debate' - SUN & the National Trust state their case
• 1998 Mar - Nudists face court Action article littered with inaccuracies
• 1998 Jun - Bournemouth University Video Project
• 1998 Aug - TV Documentary - Full Frontal in Flip-flops
• 1998 Nov - TV Documentary - Acting Natural
• 1999 May - National Trust cut nudist area by 99.7% - calculation by Meridian TV
• 1999 Jun - SUN & CCBN on Newsnight
• 1999 Jun - SUN Group advert on Sandbanks Ferry

Letters to SUN

• Please go here to see a full list of letters to SUN Group

Poets' Corner

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Contact SUN

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Incident Reporting

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Campaign History

• 1982 - 1988 -  Appearance of signs and 1988 'demarcation' line
• 1995 May - Horror as nudists discover posts for first time
• 1995 June - Nudists form CONTRAS: Coalition Opposing National Trust Restrictions At Studland
• 1995 July - 'Battle for Studland Bay' begins as CONTRAS call 1st meeting of angry nudists
• 1995 Aug - Protest signed by over 1084 nudists - Results
• 1995 Aug - First Formal Meeting with National Trust
• 1995 Aug - National Trust flawed 'consultation process' used as justification for red posts
• 1995 Aug - Trust built red post zone in 'response to complaints' (but won't say how many)
• 1995 Aug - CONTRAS become SUN Group and start recruiting members
• 1995 Aug - National Trust letter tries to re-write history of nudism Studland
• 1995 Nov - Formation of SUN Group - Inaugural General Meeting
• 1995 Dec - National Trust refuse to remove nudist 'boundary' - SUN Secretary
• 1995 Nov - Ralph Bankes cousin supports SUN
• 1995 Dec - SUN acquire copy of Ralph Bankes Will (by which Studland passed to the NT)
• 1995 Dec - NT must re-route Heather Walk and remove the red posts - SUN Chairman
• 1995 Dec - SUN's membership grows over the winter!
• 1996 Jan - More trees and gorse cut down
• 1996 Jun - Changes on the Board
• 1996 Jun - Statement of Rights
• 1996 Jun - Anti-Nudist attitudes at Studland Village
• 1996 Jun - A minor re-routing of Heather Walk
• 1996 Jun - CCBN thought new National Trust nudist zone would be bigger
• 1996 Jun - National Trust Employees intimidate and harass nudists
• 1996 Jun - Nudists stand up to fake National Trust 'Warden'
• 1996 Jun - Traditional nudist area: NT 'Wardening more heavily than we have done'
• 1997 Jun - Liaison Meeting reveals National Trust lied to SUN in 1995
• 1996 Jun - Counsel's Opinion on Ralph Bankes Will
• 1996 Nov - Studland United Nudists Articles of Purpose
• 1996 Nov - AGM
• 1996 Dec - Not all nudists prepared to roll over for the National Trust - SUN Chairman
• 1996 Dec - Meridian TV want to make programme
• 1996 Dec - The year past - A Summary of activities in 1996 - SUN Secretary
• 1997 Jun - National Trust get away with blatant abuse of planning law
• 1997 Jun - SUN membership grows as police helicopter films nudists
• 1997 Jun - Daily Echo - 'The Big Debate'
• 1997 Jun - CCBN again 'agree' with National Trust boundary in 'secret' meeting
• 1997 Jun - NT wardens target pale nudists for harassment assuming that 'Tanned = Trouble'
• 1997 Jun - Continued interest from Meridian TV
• 1997 Sep - Liaison Meeting with the National Trust
• 1997 Sep - English Nature's contribution to SUN's newsletter
• 1997 Sep - National Trust contribution to SUN's newsletter
• 1997 Dec - Destruction of woodland at 'Old Man's Corner'
• 1997 Nov - Studland United Nudists 2nd AGM
• 1997 Dec - Chairman's statement
• 1997 Nov - Liaison Meeting with the National Trust
• 1998 Mar - Talks between SUN and National Trust reach impasse
• 1998 Mar - Chairman: 'Suspension of Involvement' at National Trust meetings
• 1998 Mar - After withdrawal, where to now?
• 1998 Apr - The Legal Position - SUN gets solicitors advice
• 1998 Jun - Chairman: SUN Board at their wits end
• 1998 Mar - Liaison Meeting with the National Trust
• 1998 Jun - SUN Board calls for more volunteers
• 1998 Jun - Police not interested in implementing National Trust management decisions
• 1998 Jun - Latest NT justification: 'It's easier to control criminals if the nudist area is smaller'
• 1998 Jun - National Trust 'The Naturist Beach' Leaflet
• 1998 Nov - Studland United Nudists AGM
• 1998 Dec - Police admit on Radio 4 that the "designated area" is purely a NT management decision
• 1998 Dec - National Trust Dog Warden goes barking in DIY store
• 1998 Dec - No liaison meeting as 'consultant' prepares Studland management plan
• 1998 Dec - Reminder: SUN was formed as a result of CCBN's failure to stand up for naturism
• 1998 Dec - Chairman: Craven Walker sets up CCBN backed Studland Naturists support group
• 1998 Dec - Police 'we will not be involved in any way'
• 1999 Jun - Action Day
• 1999 Jun - A Litter Victory - Footpath now noticeably cleaner
• 1999 Jun - Chairman: When a Nudist Beach ends up a Vaguely Nudist Beach
• 1999 Jun - SUN advertisement on Sandbanks Ferry makes nudist history
• 1999 Jul - Police caught red-handed and make mockery of claim 'not to be involved'!
• 1999 Aug - Action Day
• 1999 Nov - Studland United Nudists 1999 AGM - Report
• 1999 Nov - Studland United Nudists AGM
• 1999 Dec - Chairman: Talking to CCBN and not talking to SUN now appears to be NT policy
• 1999 Dec - Dorset Police - silence is consent
• 2000 Jun - Chairman: Studland requires no further promotion
• 2000 Jun - Five Years On - Secretary
• 2000 Jun - Major change: Police will no longer be used as 'National Trust Puppets'
• 2000 Jun - National Trust installs bigger and more intrusive red posts
• 2000 Aug - August 2000 Action Day
• Our 2001-2005 campaign history is being prepared for web publishing and will be archived here soon.