Walk for Safer Futures

Walk for Safer Futures is a two-hour awareness walk organised by The Road Ahead NI, starting from Newry City AFC on Sunday, 30 August 2026 at 11am. The walk calls attention to lives lost and changed by road collisions and campaigns for better road safety awareness and support for those affected. It is open to the public to join and walk together rather than as a timed or competitive event.

What to expect

The walk runs for around two hours from Newry City AFC’s grounds, with participants setting off together at 11am on a route through the city. The Road Ahead NI is a road safety campaign group that supports people whose lives have been affected by road traffic collisions, and describes this walk as shining a light on lives lost and changed and calling for better support and road safety awareness. The Eventbrite listing carries the practical details of the route and meeting point rather than a printed programme, and organisers ask participants to register in advance so they have an idea of numbers on the day. Comfortable walking shoes and weather-appropriate clothing are sensible, since the walk goes ahead regardless of an August shower. The listing does not offer refunds once booked.

Getting there

Newry City AFC’s ground is on the edge of Newry, close to the A1 dual carriageway that links Belfast and Dublin. Newry’s town centre and bus centre are a short taxi ride away for anyone travelling without a car, and the club grounds have their own car park for event parking.

While you’re in Newry

Newry sits on the Clanrye River on the old border between Down and Armagh, and its Town Hall was built on a bridge over the river in 1893 so neither county could claim it. There is more to see in Newry and across Co. Down.

Good to know

• Date and time: Sunday, 30 August 2026, 11am to 1pm
• Starts at Newry City AFC, Newry
• In aid of road safety awareness, organised by The Road Ahead NI
• Register through Eventbrite; no refunds once booked