Ocean Safety Awareness Day

🌊 Ocean Safety and Awareness Day

🗓 Date: Saturday, July 26th, 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: National Surf Centre, Strandhill

 

🚨 Ocean Safety Live Demonstrations

Experience real-time demonstrations from our incredible emergency and rescue services:

  • Irish Coastguard
  • RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution)
  • Sligo Surf Life Saving Club
  • Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue
  • Garda Community Relations Section
  • Strandhill Community First Responders
  • Fire Service
  • Ambulance Services
  • Sub Aqua Club
  • Sligo Civil Defence

 

🌐 Ocean Education Experiences

Engage with marine experts and learn about ocean conservation:
• Marine Biodiversity with The Sea Collective
• Blue Spaces Research with Beth Brown
• 12:30 PM Ship to Shore Interview with Oisín McManus, live from the Tom Crean Research Vessel.
• 1 PM Beach Clean with Clean Coasts. Meet at the Cannon for a community beach clean-up and help protect our beautiful coastline!

 

🧠 Water Safety Lecture Series

Join our expert-led talks on essential water safety topics:

  • 1:30 PM: Who to Call? (Irish Coast Guard)
  • 2:30 PM: Hypothermia (Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue)
  • 3:30 PM: Beach Awareness (Water Safety Ireland Sligo)

 

🎨 Family Fun

  • Face Painting for all ages!

 

💙 Join Us for a Day of Learning, Safety, and Ocean Celebration!

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