Author: Ally Stewart

Media Essentials – Ballymena Media Centre

A brand new Media Essentials training programme was launched recently at Ballymena Media Centre. The Media Essentials programme has been designed, planned and implemented by MCC Computers in Galgorm. The first of many training days took place on 12th June, with a team from Garage Door Systems (GDS) “The course was exceptionally well structured and delivered.” Speaking just before he delivered the first Media Essentials course, we asked Philip from MCC to tell us why he had developed this programme. “In the past we have ran many training courses including Sage, ECDL and many more as the need arose....

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Weddings Ballymena – Men’s Wedding Suit Hire

If your ‘big day’ is at the planning stage, another item on the to-do list will be the men’s wedding suit hire. The guys need to look smart too!! We called with one of the longest established men’s suit hire businesses in Ballymena to find out more. David Bellingham Menswear & Suit Hire has been trading in the town for 40 years. That’s a lot of experience with many hundreds of grooms and their parties being suitably dressed for the big day. We asked David some relevant questions. Before we talk about what’s current, what are the major changes you’ve...

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Gracehill Village Fair 2017

This year’s Gracehill Village Fair will be held on Saturday 17th June at Gracehill Primary School. The fun and games start at 1:00pm and the children are invited to come along in fancy dress. There’s lots going on throughout the afternoon. This includes the T2 Party Disco and they will be running some competitions. The Slemish School of Irish Dance will be there, as will line dancers, Steppin’ Country. A Bonny Baby & Fancy Dress Parade will add to the fun at the fair. Children taking part in the fancy dress parade are asked to be at the Primary...

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Training Workshops For Informal Caregivers | Alzheimer’s Society

A series of training workshops for informal caregivers by the Alzheimer’s Society will take place in several local venues. Are you providing care and support, in an unpaid basis, for someone living with dementia? That could be a family member, a neighbour or a friend. These training workshops have been developed specifically for you, and they are free to attend. Several training workshops for informal caregivers, organised by the Alzheimer’s Society are coming up soon! The training workshop in the Ballymena area will take place in the Dr John McKelvey Community Centre, Kilmakevit Drive, Cullybackey. Dates are 14th, 21st,...

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Weddings Ballymena – Choosing Your Wedding Photographer

A big part of anyone’s wedding preparations is choosing your wedding photographer. As part of our Weddings Ballymena series, we contacted local professional wedding photographer Steven Hanna for some advice. Here is Steven’s top 5 tips when it comes to choosing your wedding photographer. ONE – Make sure you like the photographer as a person and that you get on well with him / her. Believe it or not, you spend most of your wedding day with the photographer so it’s really important that you get on!  Your photographer should also make you feel relaxed and at ease, otherwise...

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