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Using Instagram to full potential

Posted by Ally Simpson | Nov 26, 2015 |

Ballymena Today loves Instagram. Nearly all of our team use and love it. However, this is not one of those posts where we give you a step-by-step guide on how to use Instagram. The Internet is already full of those and we strongly encourage you to think for yourself and to be yourself… that said, there are some things you need to observe about how to get into the conversation, be noticed, build a community and to get you using Instagram to full potential. Over a year ago we wrote this post which outlined some of the effective ways to use...

Event to help prepare for flooding in Ballymena

Posted by Cherry | Nov 26, 2015 |

The British Red Cross in partnership with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and other statutory agencies are holding a series of events in Ballymena to help you prepare for any potential future flooding incidents. Event to help prepare for flooding in Ballymena The British Red Cross in partnership with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and other statutory agencies are holding a series of events in Ballymena to help you prepare for any potential future flooding incidents. The first event will be a community roadshow in the Slemish n tha Braid Credit Union, Queen Street, Ballymena on Saturday 05th December...

Ballymena Academy – Christmas Fair

Posted by Cherry | Nov 25, 2015 |

Ballymena Academy will play host to a Christmas Fair on Saturday 5th December, between 11am-4pm. Ballymena Academy – Christmas Fair Why not come along stock up on some Christmas shopping with over 30 stalls selling a variety of unique and unusual gifts including jewellery, cakes, cupcakes, turkeys, Christmas cakes, books, homemade crafts and cards. The fair is also a chance to support local small businesses. The fair is the perfect opportunity to get into the Christmas spirit with festive music being performed by pupils and teas being served throughout the day. This event is being run in partnership...

Painted Milkchurn by Local artist LL Crafts

Posted by Cherry | Nov 25, 2015 |

Ballymena artist Louise Lester of LLCrafts wants to share with you one of her recent commissioned Painted Milkchurns, hand painted for a customer on the mainland UK. The customer’s own ‘Pet dog and Puppy’ were the requested imagery, which was painted by Louise from the customer’s emailed photograph. The dog and pups names were added, along with the date …… to add that personal touch. The customer was so pleased with her finished churn ……. and stated to Louise that she was so pleased to have come across ‘LLCrafts website’, as she was having great difficulty finding someone in England that painted personalised milkchurns “as decorative and detailed” as Louise does! In fact, she was so thrilled that she actually posted her churn to Louise in Northern Ireland, Louise painted it and then posted it back to the customer in Lancashire, UK. So you couldn’t get any more personal than that! …….. and Louise accepts payment via Paypal, Credit Card, Cash and Payment Instalments. So as you can see, LL Crafts loves offering unique and one of a kind crafts & gifts, and will post worldwide. Louise’s motto for LL Crafts is always- ‘PRIDE / QUALITY / DELIVER’ See more of Louise’s artwork here on her website or click here to follow her Facebook...

The Faerie Thorn & Other Stories at Waterstones Ballymena

Posted by Cherry | Nov 24, 2015 |

Author Jane Talbot will be presenting her book The Faerie Thorn & Other Stories at Waterstones Ballymena. On Friday 4 December from 19:00 – 20:30 she will be visiting Ballymena to perform a reading from her book, where every story is set in a location around the North Coast – A possible stocking filler for you local bookish friend? We think so! Man Donaghy crept silently around the back of the farmhouse and over the field to the faerie thorn. The thorn was shimmering as he knelt before it. Whispering directly to the roots of the tree, Man Donaghy said, I want you to take Wife Donaghy. Jane Talbot’s seven bewitching tales will draw you into a world of fairy tales and magick, a world of devilish debts, trysts and trades, of broken bargains and unjust trials, of quick-wittedness, of hoodwinking, of revenge. A dark, tender, dazzling collection that will make you remember why you love stories. The stories in this collection follow many conventions associated with traditional, oral storytelling. For this reason, as well as enjoying the stories in the privacy of your own head, you might also find that they re even better when read aloud and shared with others. (Source) Jane says; I’m really excited to be reading from The Faerie Thorn & Other Stories in Waterstones Ballymena on Friday 4 December 19:00 – 20:30. As well as...

Year: 2015

Event to help prepare for flooding in Ballymena

Ballymena Academy – Christmas Fair

Painted Milkchurn by Local artist LL Crafts

The Faerie Thorn & Other Stories at Waterstones Ballymena

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