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Throwback Thursday – Why Bother?

Posted by Cherry | Feb 1, 2018 |

If you are a Ballymena business then you might not have any interest in a Throwback Thursday – why bother? Isn’t that just something that the young ones do? What is the benefit for a local business? Well here at Ballymena Today we have been regularly posting throwback Thursday posts here on our blog for years. We focus on incredible old pictures of Ballymena – most of which are sourced from here, and use it as a place to share memories about our town. For other sit might be silly selfie from a few years ago, a forgotten haircut...

Throwback Thursday – Ballymena Today

Posted by Cherry | Aug 10, 2017 |

This picture is the first ever PizzaHut website. It was launched in 1994 – it is simple, straight forward and did one thing. It allowed you to put your address in so that you can order a pizza to be deliver to your door. Photo via hyperallergic.com As you can see things online have changed a lot in the past few years. Change in this case has been good – in fact change has to happen to improve things for the future. In 2014 we wrote this: If you want to bring a fundamental change in people’s belief and...

Ballymena – Throwback Thursday

Posted by Cherry | Feb 16, 2017 |

Ballymena has changed lots over the years. Just take a look at this throwback Thursday picture from the Old Photos of Ballymena Facebook Page. The picture shows the train station and Galgorm road leading up into town. The Train Station is still there today however lots of things around it have changed. Ballymena – Throwback Thursday Towns and cities change. In Ballymena we have seen our town transform from a farming market town to a busy shopping town. Our needs as consumers have changed and with that local businesses have sprung up and battled through the hard years to...

Church Street – Early 1900’s – Throwback Thursday

Posted by Cherry | Oct 13, 2016 |

Church Street is one of the most important streets in Ballymena town. The Street is home to so many local Ballymena businesses who are working hard and thriving. Church Street runs from the Bandstand down to the Town Hall. Church Street – Early 1900’s – Throwback Thursday Church Street seemed to be a busy place. Here are some businesses which operate from Church Street: At Tilly-Anna’s we offer a fabulous range of official Frenchic products, including their chalk paint, finishing products, brushes and stencils. We paint and up cycle old furniture to a high standard. We sell our own pieces...

Pentagon Ballymena – Throwback Thursday

Posted by Cherry | Jun 30, 2016 |

This Throwback Thursday features the Pentagon in Ballymena. Who remembers when it looked like this? Although the street has changed quite a bit you can still see the Adair Arms Hotel in the background. It recently had a facelift but is still in the same location in town. Located in the centre of the bustling town of Ballymena, the Adair Arms Hotel was originally built in 1846 by Sir Robert Adair and was designed by Charles Lanyon, responsible for many well known buildings such as the prestigious Queen’s University in Belfast. This bespoke property offers 41 ensuite bedrooms with a...

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