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Hello our naturist friend(s)
Today is ANW's 5th Birthday. We opened the doors to members on 15 May 2020. We have been making a birthday cake and having lots of fun on ANW and invite everyone to get involved.
As is always the case we will introduce some new aspects to ANW for the "New Year" and to start with we would like to invite members to have a look around the restructured Explore section. More about that later...
Yesterday we also saw ANW receive 203,026 in 24 hours. Passing the 200,000 view figure just before our 5th birthday supplied us with another reason to celebrate.
Talking about celebrating...May seems to have offered good weather to ANW members all around the globe. Lots of members have been outside in the sun enjoying May's 12 Days of Naturism Gardening Theme and we will be sharing more gardening fun during the rest of May.
Year 6 will see ANW continue to grow, spread the word about naturism to more and more people and offer more and more fantastic content for ANW-ers old and new. If you want to get the most from ANW and enjoy all the areas and features it has to offer, then do consider subscribing to ANW as a Life or Annual Member.
To find out more about Member levels, and to see what Membership offers you, click on the link below
Celebrate ANW's 5th Birthday - Credit Awards Giveaway!
Today we celebrate five brilliant years of the wonderful ANW community, and each day throughout May we are choosing a favourite or popular activity to award 50 ANW Credits to one ANW member.
We are also awarding 50 Credits to all those who share a photo enjoying the 5th Birthday Festivities with a birthday cake, party hat, blowers or even a balloon throughout May.
Get involved, have fun and wish everyone on ANW a happy 5th birthday!
The May Five Alive Celebrations
Virtual Meets Diary Dates
Another Round Of Upcoming Virtual Meets This Month:
Thursday 15 May 2025 20.00 hrs - 21.00 hrs BST - Join Us for ANW's 5th birthday celebration Virtual Meet as we blow out the candles on our birthday cake, chat and answer questions about all things ANW.
Wednesday 4 June 11.00 -12.00 am BST - A chat about plans for ANW's 6th Year!
Friday 20 June 2025 Join us in time for World Naked Hiking Day (21 June 2025) -and chat about this wonderful blend of naturism and nature with others.
Help ANW Build the Definitive List of Genuine Naturist Opportunities
The Explore Section already has an incredible 4000+ pages of naturist location, venues and other opportunities around the world.
You can make it even better for yourself, the ANW community and for naturism. The more we encourage the use of naturist opportunities, near and far, the more we will encourage their survival and see new ones appear.
The Explore section has made Reviews simpler to complete and more prominent. Share your Reviews with others and receive 50 ANW Credits for each Review.
Do you have information, like getting their tips, and a couple of photos you are happy to share on Beach pages or maybe you know of a beach that isn't listed at all? Send your images and information to Steve or Anna at [email protected] and we will include them with thanks and an extra 50 Credits.
We will also send 50 Credits if you let us know of venues that are closed or maybe not suitable for naturism, new opportunities that we should list, or information that is incorrect on other Explore pages. The Explore section is already impressive now let's make it extraordinary.
Five Alive A Feast For Your Senses
To celebrate the upcoming Fifth Birthday of ANW we invite all Life and Annual Members to take part in this Interactive Project exploring how naturism offers wonderful ways to connect to your Five Senses: Smell, Touch, Taste, Hearing and Sight.
We have already had a couple of entries into this project and we look forward to more.
Entries into this and all other Interactive Projects will receive 50 Extra ANW Credits.
Take Me To Five Alive
As part of the Naturist Gardening theme in May we invite all Life and Annual Members to share one favourite photograph of themselves in their garden along with some words (about 300) that captures something of the joy and pleasure of gardening naked.
Entries to this and any other interactive project earn 50 extra credits!
Karie Jane from BHH Naturist Resort is kindly giving ANW subscribing members a generous discount for booking a stay at her resort during June July and August 2025.
BHH Naturist Resort located in Fuerteventura offers 6 types of accommodation for clothing optional holidays in sunny Costa Calma. Four self-contained Apartments and two cosy Nests with Bird Baths (eco-pods with hot tubs). A large swimming pool and spacious private terraces. To unveil the exclusive discount code head to the link below.
Unveil The Discount Code
Amazing Albums
There have been 32 new albums created so far in May.
Trips to Vritomartis in Greece, Athena Ossendrecht in the Netherlands, Lithuania, Lanzarote, South Africa and Rhodes are some of the locations covered that members have been sharing with us during the last 2 weeks.
There have also been some delightful Gardening albums created as members get involved with May's theme on ANW.
Browse Albums
Friendly and Fascinating Forum
There has been an update to the Get-Togethers In Italy topic. If you have ideas for 2025 and hope to meet other ANW members on your trips do share your plans on the various country based Get-Together topics.
There has also been some very interesting debate exploring general social media and other media: Why can sexual behaviour seem more acceptable that naturism?
Feel free to drop by and share your thoughts in these or any of the 300+ topics.
The Forum
World Naked Bike Rides
In the United Kingdom the World Naked Bike Rides are getting into action. ANW have 17 events listed across the UK most of them are scheduled for June/July this year. Take a look at the link below for dates and locations.
Other countries also enjoying their rides in the next couple of months are:
Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the USA. For more information on these rides please head to the Explore section and click on the relevant country/events/wnbr.
If you know of a ride that isn't listed, please let us know.
New In The Community Blog Library
The Community Blog library is filled with 369 listings for all ANW users to enjoy. The ones listed below are written from early to mid May from some of the wonderful subscribing Life and Annual Members of our community.
A Naturist Kitchen 28 - A Five Senses Fifth Birthday Treat - Steve Writes: "To us life is about living it as real as you can, and to do that we feel it is good to be open and true to yourself. Recognising your own nature and needs. Naturism is part of that."
Helping a Loved One Overcome Discomfort with Nudity - Marc begins: "Naturism means being naked! If nudity is an integral part of the naturist experience, it’s far from being the only one. However, it’s its number one characteristic. And the one that is often less understood and accepted".
The illusion of inclusion - Steve and Emma (BoP Badger) write: "When diversity falls short. There are a lot of reasons to try naturism and many benefits to living your life according to the ideals of the naturist philosophy. Having said that, and despite the very best intentions of some high-profile naturists, I fear that the naturist movement is doomed to irrelevance, or mediocre acceptance at best."
If you are a Life or Annual subscribing member we would love to read your blogs. You don't have to be the next Shakespeare, just have a love of naturism and share your experiences with the community.
New in the Members Blog Library
The following extract is from the latest addition to the Members blogs library which is home to 251 posts which are written by some of the Life and Annual Members of our community:
WOW 2025 - Andree starts with "Trying to meet social media expectations is unrealistic and damaging to our well-being. The WOW, Women One Word, campaign breaks those expectations. Women from all walks of life have chosen to show what nudism has given them..."
All subscribing Life and Annual Members are free to create blog posts in both the Members and Community blog library. If you have wish to do so but would like guidance first, please give Steve or Anna ANW a shout via their profiles or via emailing [email protected].
Members Blog Library
A quote from Jack1892 on the Members Homepage:
" I've been here since the early days of the original a naturist family website, and it has been a privilege to be a part of this growing community. "
Hop, skip and jump through Spring with us on ANW....
Anna and Steve
mid may 2025 mid may public newsletter
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