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The council responsible for fraisthorpe beach have overstepped their legality by putting up signs "advising" that natursim on the beach may lead to prosecution even though naturism is not illegal and the beach has been used by naturists for over 30 years. The only aim of these signs is to scare people. This is a way councils have found around central government legislation. A representative from the council recently responded to correspondence on this issue saying "It is accepted that as an authority we may be unable to "ban" nudism [sic][read "naturism"] but we can erect advisory notices to the effect that such actions may lead to prosecution by the police. The signs at present are satisfactory in that they achieve what is required." This is clearly going beyond their powers and it is not the councils right to lie about what is legal in order impose their authority. The councils are relying on the fear of prosecution to impose their will. Councils which put up signs like this should be forced to take them down, be fined and have to apologise publicly.

Current signatories

Daniel Gaunt, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• J Hart
• John Piper
• John Talbot
• Peter Stafford
• John Wymark-Hoar
• Miss T B Middlemiss
• Andrew Crawford
• Stephen Doerr
• Tony Read
• nigel bromley
• malcolm-thomas sleight
• Barry Fairbrother
• John Gardner
• Max Pratt. Fraisthorpe United Naturists FUN
• James Morris FUN & BN member
• Christopher neill
• Ian Butler
• David Hollis
• Chris Lamb
• Kenneth Bladon
• Rob Marriott
• Suzanne Piper, Naturist Life magazine
• Mike Harrison.british naturist
• Andrew John Watt
• Barry Prescott
• Robert Young
• Glen and Cyndi Fryer
• steven john fallows
• Sid Western
• Gavin Heap
• T G Rees
• Derek Burman
• Ewout Van-Manen
• Nigel Milner
• Richard Smith
• peter ellis
• William Heason
• rick hamerslag
• Steve Jolliffe
• Tony Vickers
• Charles Wilson
• peter chapman
• John T. Lyons
• Dr Roger Ferrar
• Brian Sullivan
• sue dawson
• steve gallamore
• F Perry
• Christina Pate
• B J Irons
• Werner Seichter
• Tony Garner
• craig lunn
• stefan sphikas
• Richard Comaish
• Kevin O'Connor
• ian brown
• Peter Davies
• Alan Pickersgill
• steve murray
• Michael HARRIS
• John Cliffe
• Andrew Calow
• R. Keates
• H&E Naturist magazine
• Nigel Coombe
• Glyn Cotterill
• simon martin
• Malcolm Dawes
• steve brogan
• Rod Newton
• john webb
• Mark Rowlands
• Brian Buckfield
• Duncan Booth
• Steve Kemway
• Tom Carroll
• Bryan Davies
• Richard Collins, Naturists UK
• John Bevis
• Roger M Nicholls
• Feico Nater
• Paul Burkimsher
• Brian R Parkinson
• Peter Thomas
• Richard Burnham
• David Pledge
• Andre Breiler
• David Brinicombe
• Simon Rolfe
• Andrew Wheatley
• Duncan Heenan
• Trish
• Phil Rickards
• Phil Joyce
• Bruce Brown
• John Rodgers
• rod currie
• adele gordon
• keith barnes
• J-P Roberts
• john neal
• Barry Knell
• Sara Kirkpatrick
• Michael Robbins
• Stuart Forbes
• David Thornber
• William Brougham
• Douglas Campbell YNAI
• David James Hughes
• Nigel Clark
• Rob Jordan
• Amy Hargreaves (Young Naturists Association International YNAI)
• Colin James
• Richard Wickham
• Paul Hazelden
• Brett Penrose
• A Marshall
• John Peter Maughan
• Shirley Higton
• Debra Baines
• Nick Caunt
• Jane Caunt
• Robert Young
• Julia Farthing
• Richard Farthing
• laurel burndred
• Edward Turner
• Ian Richardson
• Stuart R Garforth
• derek mowbray
• Peter Knight
• Jeremy Maidment
• Ian Raddings
• KEVIN PAGE
• Alan Thomas
• George White
• Shaun Haselden
• Rob Woodburn
• Andrew Betts
• Mark Griffin
• Deb Lindley
• Vicky Gray 08Bullying
• Mike Danby
• Ron Wild
• S Raistrick
• Graham Jones
• Peter Earnshaw
• Tony Mudd
• David Looser
• Richard Thorpe
• Donald MacLeod
• David N
• Darren Hebden
• Michael Roberts
• J RIchards
• Stephen Lea
• David Sayer
• John Annan
• dib
• Stephen Wright
• Paul Coates
• Andrew Main
• Robert Flint
• Phil Anderson
• Phil Parker
• Stephen Peace
• Tim Gooderson
• Bill Davidson
• John Livesey
• Roberta A Livesey
• L Holliday
• melanie f roberts
• Sarah Faulkner
• Christopher Troup
• Audra Jayne Gregory
• Graham Higson
• kim wood
• Gabriel Webber
• TREV FAIRMINER
• Daniel Olive
• Andrew Hamm
• Helen Speight
• Jason Knight
• John Barton
• Ian Selley
• Bill Harbottle
• Colin G Johnson
• Iain Woods
• maxwell field
• stephen graham
• PETER HOWARD
• Paul Lush
• Michelle Taylor
• Adam Casey