<b>EXCLUSIVE
By Phil McCracken

A nudist beach will be opened at the posh seaside resort of Aldeburgh next summer, the Suffolk Gazette can reveal.</b>

The coastline opposite the historic Moot Hall will be roped off and become available exclusively for those brave enough to bare all despite the English weather.


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Naturists welcomed the liberal move, which was voted through by councillors in a rowdy meeting last night.

But residents and rich London second-home owners were furious. Local vicar Neil Cushion was also upset, claiming public nudity was a sin and would only encourage promiscuity.

<center><a href="http://www.suffolkgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nudist-beach-e1450177569981.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-2284"><img src="http://www.suffolkgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nudist-beach-e1450177569981.jpg" alt="nudist-beach" width="600" height="399" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2284" /></a></center><center><i>Cheeky: a soothing scene coming to Aldeburgh next summer</center></i><br><br>

The nudist beach was proposed in order to broaden Aldeburgh's appeal, which tourism chiefs believed was too narrow. Brian Collins, responsible for visitor numbers to the Suffolk Coastal area, said: "Aldeburgh has a bit of a 'stick-in-the-mud' reputation and we need to drag it into the 21st century.

"We threw around a few ideas, including a fun-fair, bingo hall and a greyhound stadium, but settled on a nudist beach as the most appealing to the general public.

"The nudist beach will be only 200-yards wide and it will be roped off. However, it will be visible to anyone walking past, and to visitors on the normal beach on either side.

"For anyone with a special interest, we plan on erecting a special viewing platform on top of the Moot Hall."

The Rev Cushion blasted the plans. "It's disgusting. People visit Aldeburgh precisely because it is old-fashioned and offers a totally different pace of life.

"Who wants to visit the town and be faced with bare breasts and worse? I urge the council to reconsider."

And local bakery owner Camilla Farquarson-Hunter stormed: "The only baps on display in Aldeburgh should be my own floury ones."

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