Year: 2015

Ballymena Invitational Mini Soccer League

Ballymena Invitational Mini Soccer League

Posted by | May 14, 2015 |

Ballymena Invitational Mini Soccer League 2015 kicks off on Saturday 16th May with a list of fixtures for the P2 category taking place on the 3G pitch at Ballymena Showgrounds, Warden Street. Ballymena Invitational Mini Soccer League has been set up to help to develop young players from around the town. The rules have been simplified, the pitch size is reduced but it still gives these young players lots of experience in playing soccer as a team, developing ball skills and also having fun & enjoyment. Ballymena Invitational Mini Soccer League kicks off on Saturday 16th May. The teams...

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Glarryford Ballymena – Throwback Thursday

Glarryford Ballymena – Throwback Thursday

Posted by | May 14, 2015 |

Glarryford is close to Ballymena and is our feature at Ballymena Today for this weeks Throwback Thursday. Glarryford Ballymena – Throwback Thursday This is Coleman’s Shop which is now Glarryford Post Office. As always our photograph has come from the Old Photos of Ballymena Facebook Page – click here to see lots more great archive photographs of Ballymena. We also found this old snap from Glarryford which shows the train station. The station was opened by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway on 1 July 1856.[1] It was taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in January 1861. The station...

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Open Farm Weekend in Ballymena

Open Farm Weekend in Ballymena

Posted by | May 13, 2015 |

Ballymena farmers at the Hill Farm at Glenwherry are allowing people to visit as part of Open Farm Weekend 2015. The Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend is a high profile event which will connect consumers with farmers, food producers, processors and nature. With interest in food production, the environment and the wider supply chain at an all time high, there has never been a better time to get out and discover the real story of local food. The Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend is an educational, engaging and fun opportunity to learn more about agriculture and food...

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Amanda St John at Red Star Music Ballymena

Amanda St John at Red Star Music Ballymena

Posted by | May 13, 2015 |

Ballymena store Red Star Music will welcome Amanda St John at the end of this month. Amanda will play at the store on John Street on Saturday 30th May. Red Star Music have already welcomed musicians such as Owen McGarry and Saffyre to their Unplugged Sessions. Amanda St John is a Soul & Blues singer originally from Glenariffe who has been compared to Dusty Springfield, Paloma Faith & Imelda May. She is known for her emotive and powerful vocals! Click here to find out more about Amanda and her music.   “Ever since she first set foot onstage at the...

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Ballymena Book Club read The Green Road

Ballymena Book Club read The Green Road

Posted by | May 12, 2015 |

The Green Road by Anne Enright is Ballymena Book Club’s latest bookclub choice. Last month the group enjoyed the debut novel by Irish author Sarah Baume, “Spill, Simmer, Falter, Wither”. While opinions were split on this story of one man and his dog, all members of the book club agreed that they are excited to see what Baume will write next. The Green Road by Anne Enright This month the book club have again chosen an Irish author, in fact Anne Enright is the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction, who has written six novels, including award winner The Gathering,...

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