Portstewart Community Association

11/06/2026

⛵ 𝙑𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙀𝙍𝙎 𝙒𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙀𝘿: 𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝙎𝘼𝙄𝙇𝙎 𝙁𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙑𝘼𝙇 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🌊

Ready to be part of the North Coast’s favourite summer celebration? The Red Sails team needs enthusiastic volunteers (age 18+) to help bring a week of music, culture, and community spirit to Portstewart!

𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨?
✨ Gain live event experience
🤝 Meet great people
⚓ Soak up an incredible coastal festival atmosphere

From music stages and kids' entertainment to the big parade and fireworks, there is a role for everyone.

📅 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙐𝙥:

* 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣: Monday, 22nd June @ 7:00 PM
* 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: Agherton Parish Centre
* 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩: Sign up & a short training session.

📧 𝘾𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝟮𝟮𝙣𝙙?
No worries! You can still help out. Email us at 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙘𝙖@𝙜𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.𝙘𝙤𝙢 to get involved.

📍The Festival will run 19th-25th July Portstewart, NI

10/06/2026

Entries for the 2026 Waggy Races are now open. Sign up now for this great event at National Trust - Portstewart Strand

Entry is open!
The 21st Waggy Races will be a 5k on the beach at National Trust - Portstewart Strand!

🗓️ Sun 27th September, 1.00pm

✔️Run or walk with 1 dog, with 2 dogs or enter as a pack (2 people & 1 dog)

Entry and details here.
www.waggy-races.com/theportstewartstrand5k-878022.html

Please help us get the word out by sharing our poster!

09/06/2026

🦀🌊 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗨𝗟𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘! 🌊🦀

We are absolutely thrilled to team up with 𝗨𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 for this year’s festival! 🐚🐟

They’ll be hosting hands-on, family-friendly 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 sessions, uncovering the incredible marine life right on our Portstewart shoreline. 🐙

📅 Full festival dates: 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵–𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁

🚨 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Booking will be required for these sessions. Keep your eyes glued to our page—the booking link will be posted in the near future!

08/06/2026

♻️𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 invites you to join us for our 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸! 🗑️🚮

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲
⏰ 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺
📍 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱

🤝 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲
🧤 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱

🌎 Help keep Portstewart looking its best — we’d love to see you there! 💚✨

04/06/2026

⭐️ 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 ⭐️

This volunteers' week we would like to say a huge thank you to all our fantastic volunteers who help throughout the year at litter picks, Christmas Lights Switch-On, the Red Sails Festival, and many other community events. Your support makes a real difference and is greatly appreciated by everyone in Portstewart and the surrounding area!!

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 – 𝘄𝗲'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!

04/06/2026

Temporary advice against bathing at Portstewart Strand has now been lifted. Thank you to all parties for acting swiftly in this matter.

⚠️ Visitor Notice

We are happy to announce that the temporary Advice Against Bathing at Portstewart Strand has now been lifted.

It comes after Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) bathing waters team confirmed testing returned within normal limits.

Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has now opened an investigation into the water pollution incident that was first reported on Tuesday 2 June.

We would like quickly to thank the teams from DAERA, NIEA, and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council for their assistance yesterday. And thank you for your understanding and patience. We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful beach soon.

As always, if visiting Portstewart Strand with a dog, please keep them under control and on the lead up to Post 10.

03/06/2026

⚠️ Visitor Notice [Wednesday 3 June]

Due to a water pollution incident, visitors are advised not to enter the water and to keep their dogs on a lead while visiting Portstewart Strand.

02/06/2026

Community beach clean with the National Trust this Saturday, all welcome! ☺️
Please see below post for further details. ⛱️🗑️🚮

🏖️ Community Beach Clean

Looking for something different to do with your family? Why not join us, Portstewart Community Association, and researchers from Ulster University and Queen's University to help clean Portstewart Strand?

It's a chance to learn about an exciting circular waste project turning beach waste into something valuable, whilst helping to keep this beautiful beach clean for all to enjoy.

Gloves, bags, and litter-pickers will be provided, so all you need to bring is your enthusiasm to help out for an hour or so.

🏖️ Community beach clean
📆 Saturday 6 June
📍 Portstewart Strand
🎫 Free for participants
🔗 Visit link in comments for more info

02/06/2026

🎉⛵ 𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ⛵🎉

⚓🙏 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀! ⛵🌊

One of the most cherished traditions of Red Sails Festival, the Blessing of the Boats celebrates Portstewart's rich maritime heritage and strong connection to the sea.

Join us for this special community event as we honour those who work, sail and enjoy life on the water. ❤️⚓🌊

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵–𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁

🚨 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻!