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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