Sipson send-off for naked cycle protest



Even though a third runway has been scrapped, airport expansion by other means is still possible at Heathrow. To keep airport expansion in the public eye, the World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) will include Sipson in its eye-catching annual bike ride. What WNBR describe as “a crack group” of cyclists will be setting off on this year’s ride from the village of Sipson, now hopefully spared from total destruction.

The group will leave around mid morning to meet up with a larger group in Central London by mid-afternoon to hand deliver a letter to the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and the Mayor of London. The letters encourage the politicians to reduce the world’s dependency of burning oil.

So if you live near Sipson, head down to the village on Saturday morning to give the group an arousing send-off or cast off your cycle-clips, and your trousers, and join the group on their journey to London. They would be absolutely thrilled to have some support at the roadside or as they pass through Sipson centre as they start the ride (current plan is to move off just before 1pm).  The route starts in Harmondsworth Lane, then heads South on the Sipson Road.You won’t feel out of place as, since the first WNBR in London in June 2004, the ride now attracts over 1200 protesters each year. If you are not near London, don’t let that stop you. Similar rides take place on the same weekend all over the UK and the rest of the world.