The SDT are delighted to provide funding to numerous organisations in the local area. We were overwhelmed with requests this year and unfortunately we couldn’t provide all applicants with funding as some were unable to fulfil our specified...

We love this time of year. This is when the importance of maintaining what we have achieved is never more relevant. We are so grateful to Michael and his staff at Soleburn who look after the vast majority of our planters and have them primed to look...

Wow! What a weekend – read below the official media release… Organisers of the first Stranraer Oyster Festival have hailed the event a ‘massive success that exceeded all expectations’, with over 10,000 people visiting during the weekend...

Don’t miss out! Tickets available for the Big Oyster Bash from Hugh Aitken Jewellers, Central Cafe, McKenzies Electrical, Baxters, Cafe Pizzeria, North West Castle Hotel, and members of the Stranraer Watersports Association. Tickets can also be...

We’re delighted to reveal our full event programme. Tickets now available to book online. Simply browse the list of festival events and OFF YOU GO!  Festival programme It’s fun. It’s for families, for young and for old. Much of the...

Stranraer, in South West Scotland, is stunningly situated, around the sweeping bay at the head of Loch Ryan with beautiful views to distant Ailsa Craig, and beyond to the Irish Sea. The Stranraer Oyster Festival 2017 was inspired by the annual...