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Coffee NI on Instagram

Posted by Ally Simpson | Aug 3, 2015 |

Keeping a close eye on how your social media accounts are performing is an important aspect of engaging and building an audience. There are a number of ways to do this but, we love Iconosquare for its easy to use site and the detailed analysis you get. To give you an idea of the kind of information that can be useful to you we decided to share a snapshot of Coffee NI on Instagram. Some of the stats below are evident just by looking at the Instagram profile in the app on your phone but Iconosquare gives you much more than that....

Sensory Kids introduce Saturday Afternoon session

Posted by Cherry | Aug 3, 2015 |

Sensory Kids are an organisation dedicated to young children with Special Needs as well as able bodied children. Both can play and enjoy an environment designed to enhance their development in Broughshane. Sensory Kids are now opening on a Saturday afternoon to welcome a new age group to enjoy their facilities. Sensory Kids introduce Saturday Afternoon session Sensory Kids say: We have noticed that there is very little for young people with a disability available for 16 years to 25 years old on a Saturday. We are now facilitating a session directly aimed at this age group on a...

Ballymena Today loves Minecraft Northern Ireland

Posted by Cherry | Jul 31, 2015 |

Minecraft is a game that we at Ballymena Today have yet to have a go at but we are very excited by the news that a new Minecraft map of Northern Ireland is now online. It can be downloaded for free and players can take on various tasks including building the Giant’s Causeway, the Marble Arch caves, their town, school or street. Here are some of the details. What is Minecraft? Minecraft is one of the most popular video games in history, with over 100 million downloads since its launch in 2009. In the game, players build, explore and play in a...

Ballymena Today guide to staying entertained on a rainy day

Posted by Cherry | Jul 31, 2015 |

The weather in Ballymena hasn’t been great this week so here in the Ballymena Today office we have been looking for things to keep us entertained indoors. If you are running out of inspiration then have a look at some of our tips below; 1/ Get wet If it is raining outside then why not just get wet anyway – although we don’t mean getting soaked in the rain. Head to the Seven Towers Leisure centre and dive into the pool. An hour in the pool can cost less than £3, it is great exercise and will hopefully tire...

Raise the Roof Fundraising continues

Posted by Cherry | Jul 30, 2015 |

Ballymena Based children’s choir Raise the Roof continue to fundraise in order to raise the fund needed to provide children in Uganda with a school. they were recently at the Red Sails festival in Portstewart where they received a very warm welcome. Here is what the Raise the Roof team shared in a recent blog post: Raise the Roof is so excited to have reached the £55,000 mark! Only £20,000 to go until we build our school! To anyone else that might seem like we still have a mountain to climb but we are determined that our God-given vision is going...

Year: 2015

Sensory Kids introduce Saturday Afternoon session

Ballymena Today loves Minecraft Northern Ireland

Ballymena Today guide to staying entertained on a rainy day

Raise the Roof Fundraising continues

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