Ballymena Samaritans volunteer to help people who feel like they are struggling to cope. This month Ballymena Samaritans has been encouraging people to SHUSH. SHUSH is an easy way to learn listening tips and has been presented as part of…

Follow Coffee Co on Greenvale Street in Ballymena will be hosting an amazing fundrasing night next week. On 31st March 2017 Follow will be opening their doors to the Fabulous Fashion Even which is being held in support of Samaritans…

Samaritans Ballymena recently shared this video of popular RTE newscaster Bryan Dobson discussing the importance of being able to talk to someone if things get tough. "When you have worries, you shouldn't be alone. The Samaritans are…

Samaritans Ballymena recognise that talking can be a great relief and this is why they offer to be there to listen 24hrs 7 days a week. Samaritans say; “Listening without being judgmental, without telling someone that they shouldn’t feel…

Christmas preparations are well under way in Ballymena and part of that is the annual Ballymena Methodist Church Christmas Craft Fair. This is their 9th Christmas Craft Fair which will be on Saturday 1st December 2018. It's on from 10am to…

Next Monday, 24th July,The Big Listen has been planned by Samaritans. Samaritans hope that The Big Listen will emphasise the importance of listening and talking to one another. Taking time to talk is a very important and necessary thing to…

Recently at Ballymena Today we saw this video about Mental Illness. It is a very powerful look at all the different things which can be classed under the umbrella term of mental illness. take a look at the video below; [youtube…

Talking about Mental Health is a massive step and while all sorts of people suffer this month Ballymena Today would like to highlight Men's Mental Health in particular. Men can find it difficult to share their feelings and for that reason…

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…

Ballymena Today writes about lots of great charities who are here to help you and the Samaritans offer a listening ear to anyone who needs to talk. On the Samaritans website there is also lots of helpful information about what to do if you…