Past Events › Northern Ireland
Jul 2019
The Summer Surf Challenge
The Summer Surf Challenge is a weekend of adaptive surfing welcome to all ages and those with disabilities. Specially trained surf instructors, adaptive equipment and teams of volunteers are available to support participants as they ride their first waves into shore! A fun weekend for all the family!
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The Wave Project Annual Awards
The Wave Project's annual awards celebrates the achievements of the young people and supporters who have participated in surf therapy through the year. Compering on the night will be Wave Project patron, Victoria Pendleton CBE. The evening will include a 3 course meal in the stunning Headland Hotel Ballroom and a night filled with inspirational stories of resilience, compassion, and heart. Purchase your ticket today and join us for this wonderful evening.
Find out more »Dec 2019
Christmas craft fair
Are you ready for Christmas yet? No, we aren't either. Get going on your shopping whilst supporting The Wave Project at Arcadia Café on East Strand, Portrush on Sunday 1st December 10am-4pm. There will be multiple stalls selling work from local artists and crafters. The Wave Project will also be there, letting you know what we have going on, raising money, as well as having some of our branded products available. Entrance to the fair is free, and the café…
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Santa surf & Festive furries
In aid of Wave Project NI, this is a fun day out for all the family! A great success in 2018 and we hope 2019 will be bigger and better! Surfing Santas - grab your board, wetsuit and Santa suit and take part or simply enjoy the Santa Spectacular! *Board and Wetsuit Hire or Surf Lessons available contact carlam@waveproject.co.uk* Bring your 4 legged Furry friend along and enter our Festive Furry Show to be in with a chance to win…
View Event...Mar 2020
Reach for the sky with ‘We are Vertigo’ NI surf club trip
Our surf club members are excited to be literally 'reaching for the sky' in our upcoming trip to 'We are Vertigo' in Belfast's Titanic Quarter Centre. Sunday 1st March from 1 - 4pm. 1 - 2pm - we'll be putting our ninja skills to the test with the 'Ninja Warrior' course. 2 - 3pm - we'll be refueling with pizza and juice for lunch 3- 4pm - It's time to burn off the pizzas in the new Inflatable park.…
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Volunteer training session in Portrush
Carla Magee, Northern Ireland Coordinator, will be running a volunteer training session on Sunday 29th March from 1pm - 5pm in Portrush. Meet at Alive Surf School on West Strand, Portrush at 12:45pm. We will then be pulling on our wetsuits (you can borrow from us if you don't have one) and will have a session with our surf club, so that you can get a feel for what we do in the water. After changing out of our wetsuits…
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Surf club sessions are back this Spring…book now!
Our first surf club session of the season is earlier than anticipated... exactly what our members have been hoping for! We will be taking 15 young people for a surf club session, in combination with our volunteer training session event. New volunteers will be mentoring the young people with the help from some of our amazing existing volunteer surf mentors. Meet at West Strand beach (Alive Surf School van) at 12.45 pm. The water will still be quite cold…
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