Author: Cherry

Farming in Ballymena

In Ballymena Farming has always been a popular occupation. Ballymena has always been a hub of activity for farmers – whether it is attending the Ballymena Show in the summer or trading cattle, sheep and pigs at the Fairhill Market in years gone by. The pictures below show the Fairhill Market, that used to be held every in the centre of Ballymena, which was a bright and busy attraction for farmers from all around. Farming in Ballymena See more from the Old Photos of Ballymena Facebook Page. Nowadays, as the market has moved down to near the cinema, the farming...

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Broadway in Ballymena

Broadway is in the centre of Ballymena Town and has always been a busy junction. With the Danske Bank and the Bank of Ireland still occupying the same buildings at Broadway it is easy to recognise this view from the end of Broughshane Street. Broadway in Ballymena Picture via Old Photographs of Ballymena Facebook Page The Bandstand now sits at the centre of Broadway and lots of businesses are situated around it. These include the long standing ladies clothing shops McKillens Fashions and Cuddys department store which has now been joined by newer ventures like Bob and Berts coffee shop and other Ballymena family run businesses such as Outdoor Adventure and Angela’s Antiques. Such variety for a small area in our town centre – and we have spotted a new business moving in on nearby Church Street as Tilly Anna’s moves from Springwell Street to this central...

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Stay Safe with Winter Tyres

TyreSafe, the tyre safety website, have been warning drivers to take care after December was recorded as being the wettest ever. With over the double the average rain fall and temperatures 4.1C higher than average, it was a testing time for drivers. Stay Safe with Winter Tyres This is the advice given from TyreSafe about winter tyres: Through a typical 12 month period, the UK experiences temperatures ranging from +32oC to as low as -15oC. Given such diverse weather conditions, it’s unreasonable to expect one type of tyre to provide consistently high safety levels. Winter weather tyres provide: • Higher levels of road safety during the colder winter months. • Considerably shorter stopping distances on both wet and dry roads at low temperatures. • Better mileage than normal tyres in winter weather. The wear on normal tyres increases when used during winter months, reducing mileage by up to 20%. If you are interested in finding out more about winter tyres or would like your tyres checked head to Ballymena Tyres on Warden Street in Ballymena or call them on 028 2565...

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Three Great things for kids in Ballymena

Ballymena has some great nursery school, primary schools and play areas for kids but here are three things that we wanted to highlight which you child could love. 1/ Sensory Kids Sensory Kids is a Multi – Sensory Developmental Play Area that offers the following: Group Sessions which involve music and rhyme, sensory experiences and early developmental movement. Group sessions are organised by age and promote peer to peer learning. One to one Sessions are specialised programmes that are made to primarily focus on the child and how to benefit the child’s development. Parent Support at Sensory Kids is...

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Seaweed – Ballymena ahead of new food trend

This year seaweed is being touted as the next big superfood. Just as Kale hit our shelves in 2015 as the new big thing lots of experts and magazine such as Women’s Health have been talking about about seaweed. Here is what the magazine had to say about Seaweed: Suddenly, everyone is talking about the not-so-sexy underwater plant, for its nutrient profile, skin-care benefits, and incredible potential for combatting climate change (as recently detailed in The New Yorker, which called it “a miracle food”). “Seaweeds are amongst the most nutrient-dense plants on the planet, and as they have access...

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