Author: Cherry

Pop up Play day comes to Ballymena

Cullybackey, near Ballymena will host its own Pop up play day in April. Pop up play days are part of an award winning Play Development scheme in Mid and East Antrim. Play and Development officer at Mid and East Antrim council Denise McVeigh recently won an award for her work. Denise McVeigh, Play Development Officer at Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has won a prestigious award for her dedication to promoting play. She won the accolade for ‘Raising the profile of play’ at the ninth Annual Play Awards, sponsored by Play Scotland, in Eastbourne earlier this month.  ...

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Books to Help Children Grieve – Ballymena Today Book Club

As part of the Ballymena Today bookclub we have been reading the memoir “When Breath becomes Air”. In this extraordinary book we read Dr. Paul Kalanithi writes about his experience as he is given a shocking diagnosis which leaves him facing death. It is a difficult book to read but a fascinating look at how a surgeon became the patient. The book also deals with those who Dr Kalanithi left behind. He was married and the couple decided to have a child even though he knew that he was unlikely to be a dad for very long. This has inspired...

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Self defence – Ballymena

A free self defence workshop is being held in Ballymena on 28th April 2018. The Free Women’s Self Defence Workshop will be held at the Dojo, Woodside Industrial Estate, and has limited places so now is the time to register your interest. Click here to find out more information. Self defence – Ballymena What would you do if you were attacked? Worst still what would you do if your child was with you? What advice would you give to a younger sister or daughter about being safe when out and about? It is extremely important for everyone to be...

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Sensitive Skin – Ballymena

In Ballymena there are a few places where you can pick up sensitive skincare brand La Roche-Posay. La Roche-Posay is a skincare brand which has been designed with the help of scientists and dermatologists, in fact they are one of the best established brands to use industry experts to make sure that their products give real results. If you have sensitive skin or suffer from adult acne you may have already heard of this brand as it is often recommended by beauty experts and bloggers. Sensitive Skin – Ballymena Adult acne has been in the media a lot recently. La Roche-Posay have reformulated their cult product, Effaclar Duo(+) to refine it into the perfect treatment for sensitive skin that suffers from breakouts. Apply as a moisturiser twice a day after cleansing and this product claims to reduce the appearance of spots and blackheads. It also helps to reduce marks left after acne. It costs £16. With over 30 years’ research experience and 25 patents, La Roche-Posay has become a leading player in the development of products formulated for sensitive skin ensuring high tolerance and safety. La Roche-Posay creates and sells: o Face care, among which, the Hydraphase and Hydréane ranges offer hydration for sensitive skin, Nutritic is used to help dry skin, Tolériane for sensitive skin, Rosaliac for red-prone skin, Effaclar for oily skin, Redermic to target the appearance of the visible...

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Lung Cancer Support – Ballymena Book Club

When Breath Becomes Air is this months Ballymena book club choice and we hope that lots of you are reading along. This memoir is a difficult but rewarding read which focusses on the life of Dr Paul Kalanithi who is diagnosed with Lung Cancer. Any diagnosis is difficult to bear but the word cancer seems to come with a heavy weight. Many of us know and love people who have been touched by this disease. We cant carry on with our book club until we have shared some advice about lung cancer and shared details of our local Ballymena support...

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