Year: 2015

Ad Hoc Theatre Group return to the Braid in Ballymena

The Braid in Ballymena will be home to the Ad Hoc Theatre Group with their latest black comedy Natural Causes by Eric Chappell. The group are performing this play on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September at 8pm. Ad Hoc Theatre Group return to the Braid in Ballymena Celia is clinically depressed; her husband, Walter, is in love with his secretary Angie. Vincent, a purveyor of poison is called in to simplify matters, while Withers, from the Samaritans is in the business of saving lives. If the rubber plant could speak it would have strong grounds for complaint. In this blackest of comedy thrillers only the unexpected can be expected – together with a lot of laughs. (Source) Tickets cost £8.00 and are available here. At Ballymena Today we blogged about the Ad Hoc theatre and their brilliant performance of Agatha Christie’s And then there were none. We are sure that Natural Causes will be another great play by the Ad Hoc Theatre...

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Social Media for your Ballymena Business

We find it incredible that businesses and business owners still need to be convinced of the power of social media. We have mentioned social media a lot over the past few years. [see more of our posts here] Our aim Ballymena Today will continue to share informative insights here on our blog but perhaps the most important thing we can say is, that you just need to sign up, set up your profile and get using some form of social media for your Ballymena business. Strategy is all well and good and statistics will certainly help you to see what works and what doesn’t but, sometimes you just need to get on with it. What you need to grasp right now is that using social media for your Ballymena business is as important as serving your customers and/or clients in person. How you speak to people, what information you share and how you react from one tweet/status/email to the next… is not rocket science. It does not need deep head scratching debate. Social media users are potential customers and brand advocates for you and your business. They are really important. That fact should inform how you think about and use social media today, tomorrow and the next day. Our Advice Here are our top ten social media tips for your Ballymena business. It’s your business/organisation, you should know what you...

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Is your Online life ready to go back to school?

At Ballymena Today we know that lots of young people are getting ready to go back to school and after a summer of selfies, snap chats and photo albums it is a great time to check that your online life is ready to go back to school too. What do we mean? Well if you have been using social media throughout the summer to keep in touch with school friends and adding new-found friends on Facebook and Twitter now is a good time to go through all your apps and social media accounts to check that your privacy settings are keeping you safe online. Read this from the Safer Internet Centre and carry out the checks – then you can go to school knowing that your online life as protected and secure as you can make it. To make sure you are ‘back to school’ ready we have some top tips for social media which can help you stay safe whilst staying connected to your friends: Friends: consider who you choose to accept or invite as a friend on your social networks. Once you accept someone as a friend they are able to see your content. If someone is aggressive or inappropriate to you online most social networking sites have tools to help you block or delete that person. Privacy: most social networking sites have tools available to protect the things you post online...

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Advice for Students heading to University

If you are leaving Ballymena soon to head off to University, whether it is just down the road at the University of Ulster or you are heading overseas, there are a few things that you will need to get sorted out. If you are moving out of home then it is about time that you started picking up all the bits and pieces that you will need. Here is some help from Ballymena Today when your move to University: Makes halls more homely If you are moving into halls then you will want to fill your room with as many...

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Ballymena Today loves Autumn Fashion

In Ballymena our summer has been fleeting and rather than hoping for a sudden heatwave we have reset our sights on Autumn. Autumn is one of our favourite seasons and one of our favourite things is seeing the new seasons clothes and fashions coming into the shops. Here are a few things that we will be working into our new season wardrobe this year: We love the colours in these leather boots, they are the perfect height for long autumn walks and will keep our feet dry in the any autumn showers. We fist spotted these on the Fred...

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