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Ballymena Book Club – Big Little Lies discussion

Ballymena Book Club – Big Little Lies discussion

Posted by | Feb 9, 2018 |

Welcome back to the first official Ballymena Book Club. In January we all read Big Little Lies by Laine Moriarty together and now we want to share our discussion questions. At the start of January we encouraged you to grab the book, a bunch of friends and pick a friendly Ballymena cafe or coffee shop as a venue get stuck into our discussion questions. You can pick and choose whatever questions suit you best Ballymena Book Club – Big Little Lies discussion At the beginning of the novel, Madeline is enraged over Ziggy not being invited to Amabella’s birthday...

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Look out for Bullying – Ballymena Today

Look out for Bullying – Ballymena Today

Posted by | Feb 7, 2018 |

Bullying is a problem which is as old as time. All the schools in Ballymena have policies in place to tackle bullying in school and they are also evolving to include new things such as cyber bullying. Ultimately bullies and those being bullied need help. No one wants any child or teenager to ever feel like they don’t want to got to school because of how other people treat them. Bullying is a major theme in the Ballymena Today book club book Big Little Lies. The book focuses on a bunch of parents who have children in the same...

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Kennel cough advice – Grove Vets Ballymena

Kennel cough advice – Grove Vets Ballymena

Posted by | Feb 6, 2018 |

In Ballymena a kennel cough outbreak has broken out. Just as us humans are all catching the terrible flu that has been going around several dogs in the Sentry Hill area have been feeling poorly too. Grove Vets in Ballymena have been dealing with several cases of suspected Kennel cough and we wanted to update you with some information incase you are worried about your dog.   Symptoms of kennel cough are often a harsh hacking cough, with some dogs coughing so severely they bring up a clear, frothy fluid. Please look out for the following symptoms: The classic...

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Throwback Thursday – Why Bother?

Throwback Thursday – Why Bother?

Posted by | 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...

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Ballymena art work nominated for award

Ballymena art work nominated for award

Posted by | Jan 29, 2018 |

Ballymena art work situated in the Peoples Park has been nominated for award. As part of the Arts Development Service of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council the Five Apples Project is part of the work which has been shortlisted. Mid and East Antrim Council has been nominated in the Best Local Authority Arts Project Encouraging Community Cohesion category for the Creative Citizens programme. Ours is the only Council in Northern Ireland to be shortlisted in the awards. Ballymena art work nominated for award Japanese Artist Shiro Masuyama created the Five Apples Project. Each apple reflects a period of historical significance. Shiro reflects...

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