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Mission Impossible – Throwback Thursday

Posted by Cherry | Jul 30, 2015 |

Before Tom Cruise had taken over the franchise Mission Impossible was a slick, stylish tv show. Starting in 1966 the tv show ran for seven years following a small team of secret agents and the USA who carried out missions against dictators, evil organisations and terrifying crime lords. Mission Impossible – Throwback Thursday Do you remember this iconic opening sequence? Nowadays we are much more familiar with Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt with the first film reboot being released in 1996. Now the franchise in onto its fifth film – Mission Impossible : Rogue Nation. Have a peep at the trailer below; And if...

Tank outside the Town Hall -Ballymena Today – Throwback Thursday

Posted by Cherry | Jul 23, 2015 |

Ballymena has seen a lot of things over the years – The Rolling Stones performing at the Flamingo Ballroom, giant apples in the People’s Park but did you know that we once had a tank outside the Town Hall? Well here you go! Tank outside the Town Hall -Ballymena Today – Throwback Thursday This photograph is dated 6th December 1940 and show children getting the chance to sit in the tank and even try on a helmet! This photograph came from the Old Photos of Ballymena Facebook group which you can visit by clicking here. Click here to see more old photographs of Ballymena in our Ballymena Today – Throwback Thursday posts which include vintage snaps of some our our main business and shopping streets in town including Greenvale Street and Church...

Church Street Ballymena – Throwback Thursday

Posted by Cherry | Jul 9, 2015 |

Ballymena Today are featuring Church Street in our latest Throwback Thursday blog post. This photo is from the Facebook page Old Photos of Ballymena. Church Street Ballymena – Throwback Thursday This postcard appears to show the street in the 1900’s and we think that Church Street looks amazing. Today lots of local family owned run businesses still have their premises on this street from McKillens, to Wallaces, Bellinghams, Caldwells and stores like Style ‘n’ Sport and Woodsides Pharmacy. All have been serving the Ballymena public for many years equipping us with everything we need from PE kits and school...

Our Favourite Children’s Books – Throwback Thursday

Posted by Cherry | Jun 25, 2015 |

This Thursday at Ballymena Today we want to share some of our favourite books from our childhood. Why? Because we think that lots of kids out there in Ballymena shouldn’t miss out on these brilliant stories. Even if you wouldn’t call yourself a reader we would love Ballymena young people to enjoy reading these books as much as we did. Chicken Licken (young readers) As a child I force my family to read this book to me so much that it had to actually be hidden in the hope that I would finally give another book a chance. I...

Bryan Street & Wellington Street – Ballymena – Throwback Thursday

Posted by Editor | Jun 18, 2015 |

Ballymena Sketchbook recently posted this drawing of the junction between Bryan Street and Wellington Street in Ballymena from the 1940’s. Bryan Street & Wellington Street – Ballymena – Throwback Thursday This view can now be seen when looking from the Tower Centre foodcourt. Now we would see the end of the Halifax Building Society, The old NV building and the shop unit that used to be home to Poundstretchers. Here are some photographs of Bryan Street taken years later from the Old Photos of Ballymena Facebook Page. Thanks the Ballymena Sketchbook Facebook page and Old Photos of Ballymena for sharing these...

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Mission Impossible – Throwback Thursday

Tank outside the Town Hall -Ballymena Today – Throwback Thursday

Church Street Ballymena – Throwback Thursday

Our Favourite Children’s Books – Throwback Thursday

Bryan Street & Wellington Street – Ballymena – Throwback Thursday

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