North Coast Community Exchange – September 2025 Community Report Highlights September 2025 was a month of exceptional community activity as members prepared for the Swell Festival in October. The exchange facilitated 174 transactions totaling 4,611 waves across 45-46 active participants, representing an 87% increase in daily activity compared to the summer months. Community Activity at […]
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Join Us at Swell Festival
Join Us at Swell Festival 2025 – Your Community in Action! We’re thrilled to announce our participation in the Swell Festival in Portrush this October (7 – 12 October)! As a vibrant part of our community exchange network, we have wonderful opportunities for you to attend, participate, and volunteer – all while strengthening the connections that make our local economy […]
A busy Summer
Work Party at the farm On Saturday 9th August, 10 members of the NCCE came together for a community team working morning and shared lunch at one of our member’s farm. From 10am we all worked together to move furniture between two of his outhouses and by 1pm, with all hands on deck, the task […]
Tip: Don’t Forget to Advertise Your Want
In the North Coast Community Exchange, there is a tendency to focus on Offerings rather than Wants. This is understandable as most of us use the exchange to see what it has to offer us in much the same way as we look at shop catalogues, advertisements and online mail-order sites. Additionally, we are obliged […]
First Ballycastle library information se...
The first Ballycastle Library Information Session for the North Coast Community Exchange was held on Saturday 28th June, 11am to 12pm. It was well attended and it was encouraging to see new faces along with established members. Some came who were already members but hadn’t used the exchange since joining and it was useful to […]
June meetups
Coleraine mini Car Boot Sale This month’s NCCE meeting took place in the Mount Sandel Centre in Coleraine. The planned car boot sale there was cancelled, so we held our own table top sale indoor and several transactions took place amongst members (books, plants, power wash, music instruments, clothes) Olivier and Elaine gave an overview […]
May news
A great gathering in Muff On Saturday 10th of May ten members of the North Coast Community Exchange met at Liz’s place in Gortcormacan, Donegal for a community team working day, social meet up, car boot sale and shared lunch. We all gathered in Liz’s kitchen and she took us to the edge of her […]
Our May meeting will be in Donegal hoste...
Date : Saturday 10 May 2025 Location : Gortcormacan, Muff, Co.Donegal FW93 XW40 It will be a full day event to which you can participate in a community team working day, a social meetup including food, walks in nature and/or mini-carboot sale for waves only. Liz (NCCE0099) lives between Muff and Burnfoot, and to give […]
April meetup
We met at the Mount Sandel Centre in Coleraine on Saturday April 5th to celebrate The North Coast Community Exchange’s 3rd anniversary. It’s a great achievement to reach this point and it was celebrated with a delicious birthday and a great meeting. It was good to see so many new faces (welcome to John, Ciara, […]
Happy Birthday NCCE!
The North Coast Community Exchange was born 3 years ago!What started with a small group of friends is now a thriving small community with 100 registered users in places like Coleraine, Portrush, Portstewart, Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Derry/Londonderry and Donegal.Each month, people are trading with each other using the Wave community currency for things like bread, veggies, […]