Year: 2015

Apple Art in the Park in Ballymena

Ballymena Today took a walk this week and discovered an apple themed art installation in the People’s Park. Apple Art in the Park in Ballymena Japanese Artist Shiro Masuyama has created the Five Apples Project. Each apple reflects a period of historical significance. Shiro reflects the symbolism of the apple to Adam and Eve, William Tell, Isaac Newton, The Beatles and Steve Jobs. Collectively the apples symbolise a number of key community-based themes including working together, trust, growth and peace building. The five apples project was commissioned by the Dunclug Partnership as a result of its involvement with Building...

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Make your content original

If you are going to have an impact on social media you have to work hard to make your content original. You have the freedom to take it any direction you want, be creative. Recycling content and ideas from other sources will work occasionally and might build an audience for you but, trying to scour the web for other peoples ideas is exhausting and offers fewer rewards than originality. Ballymena Today is leading a local online charge with original content. We interact with you and your local business and create content that is relevant for you at the time of publishing. This is in a constant state of change as you evolve and as we stand alongside you on the Internet. We will strive to be original. Always. Around our growing community in Ballymena we encourage originality because, your business and your journey is completely unique to you. You should tell your story your way. What happens when you get copied There is a fine line between stealing and copying ideas on social media but, let’s not forget that vast chunks of the Internet are driven by unoriginal thought and re-published content. It is what it is. From blog post ideas & content themes to hashtags it’s almost inevitable that your ideas will be used by others. Ours are… But, we have been leaders and influencers creating community in a...

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Handpainted Gifts from LLCrafts Ballymena

LLCrafts, a local Northern Ireland business based in Galgorm and run by Ballymena artist Louise Lester, can offer beautiful and bespoke crafts and gifts for any occasion. Whether you are looking for that special wedding gift or going to a baby shower and need that unique baby gift, or perhaps you want to own a beautifully painted milkchurn or milkpail or need a slate sign for your front door Louise at LLCrafts has endless ideas and designs for gifts that can suit anyone’s needs and pocket! To help you order that special gift for someone special, ‘Gift Vouchers’ can be purchased and payment schemes can be discussed with Louise, to aid customers pockets and ‘Ready to buy’ crafts and gifts, of all sizes and prices, are also available at Louise’s ‘Craft Outlet’ at Galgorm, Ballymena (by appointment only please) if you don’t wish to place a personal order …… but simply remember ‘Anything can be painted onto anything!’ Click here to visit the LLCrafts website and here to follow Louise and her work on...

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Pamper your Dog in Ballymena

Ballymena is full of dog owners who love pampering their pets. Our town has lots of lovely parks and walks where dog owners can exercise their dogs easily and if you feel like your dog deserves a treat then here are some tips from Ballymena Today: Get you pooch professionally pampered Gal-Groom in Galgorm, Ballymena offer you dog the best pamper, cut (and, if desired, colour) they have ever had. Bring your dog along to Gal-Groom and Ellen and her team will give you a full consultation, and you can choose from several grooming packages ranging from a full...

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Take longer to look for Motorbikes – Ballymena

Ballymena Today love to see more motorbikes on the roads as it normally means that it is officially summertime. But knowing that more bikers are enjoying the roads means that motorist need to be even more vigilant and careful when driving. Here is an excellent poster from the UK road safety organisation THINK, which shows us exactly how difficult it can sometimes be to spot motorbikes. Can you spot the motorcyclist? Having trouble? Check out the centre of the road on the brow of the hill. Even with the motorcyclist doing everything in their power to drive safely this...

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