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Santa comes to Raceview Mill Market – Broughshane

Posted by | Dec 9, 2015 |

This weekend Broughshane will be hosting a very special guest at Raceview Mill Market. Santa Claus himself will be out to enjoy the Market on Saturday 12th December. Santa comes to Raceview Mill Market in Broughshane Raceview is an old woollen mill, dating back to 1806. It fell derelict and was sold for demolition in 2013. Throughout the years the mill was a major source of employment. The most recent occupier was the Patton Construction Group who used it as workshops, customer sales areas offices, canteens and even an indoor football pitch and recreation area. The new owner, a landscape photographer and artist, decided instead of demolition to create a fusion between an arts and crafts village, an affordable business park for fledgling businesses AND a tourist attraction. This is a unique idea in Northern Ireland. An ugly empty space at the entrance is now an attractive village street, complete with a red village pump, offices for creative professionals, a quirky coffee shop and a large art gallery/event space. (Source) So make sure that you bring your little ones along when Santa comes to Raceview Mill Market in Broughshane to meet his jolly friend in his workshop! Also to top it off they have their Christmas Market taking place tomorrow with over 75 stalls. This is the perfect place to pick up a unique, beautiful or tasty stocking filler while supporting...

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Music Tuesday – Christmas Songs we actually enjoy

Music Tuesday – Christmas Songs we actually enjoy

Posted by | Dec 8, 2015 |

At Ballymena Today we feel like our Music Tuesday blog posts have introduced some of our readers to some home grown musicians and showcased some excellent talent. Today however our artist doesn’t really need an introduction from us – it is the one and only Van Morrison. The Belfast born singer has cheered us up on this gloomy day because we have been listening to his classic album Moondance and are especially enjoying “Glad Tidings”. In a world where we will undoubtedly be forced to listen to the same old Christmas hits in every supermarket, shop and car we are...

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Christmas Slemish Market Garden Supper Club

Posted by | Dec 7, 2015 |

Remember how much we loved the Slemish Market Garden Supper club earlier this year. If not then please read here. Well here is your chance to have a taste of some of the best local produce prepared by an excellent and innovative chef. Christmas Slemish Market Garden Supper Club Chef, Rob Curley and the guys from Slemish Market Garden are holding another fantastic food experience with a festive theme on Sat 12th Dec at The Barrista, Broughshane. The ingredients are all locally sourced and the menu will be themed on what is in season and at its best. It costs £40 per person and we think it would make a lovely Christmas treat for the food lover in your life. The Barista is a contemporary coffee shop located in the renowned garden Village of Ulster – Broughshane and is associated with Village Electrics. To book your place contact Rob Curley on Facebook or call 07547804975, or any of the numbers above and enjoy the Christmas Slemish Market Garden Supper...

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Brilliant Ballymena Stocking fillers

Brilliant Ballymena Stocking fillers

Posted by | Dec 4, 2015 |

We love Ballymena and we have spotted some brilliant stocking fillers for any local. These items are perfect to post to family who have moved away, just pick them up in town and pop them into an envelope and get them posted off. Here are out favourite Ballymena themed stocking fillers. 1/ The Faerie Thorn & Other Stories by Jane Talbot 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...

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PSNI Ballymena launch winter drink drive operation

Posted by | Dec 3, 2015 |

This winter the PSNI are testing drivers ing Ballymena and throughout Northern Ireland. Police have revealed that last year 270 people were caught driving which over the acceptable legal limit, with the youngest offender aged 17 and the oldest was 71! At this time of the year lots of us are heading out to meet up with friends, family and work mates to celebrate the festive time of year. If you are planning to attend a christmas party be sure to plan ahead meaning you can enjoy yourself without becoming a danger to yourself and others on your way home. You should never ever drink and drive. Just one drink could increase your risk of crashing.The consequences of drinking and driving are devastating. Drivers who consume alcohol before getting behind the wheel may kill or injure not only themselves, but also their passengers and other road users. How does alcohol affect your driving? Alcohol slows reactions and even very low amounts of alcohol will impair the skills needed for safe driving. It slows down the brain, impacting upon your judgement, reason, self control and reaction times. Drivers feel a false sense of confidence, lose their inhibitions and are more likely to take risks. Evidence shows that drivers who have been drinking tend to focus more on the most basic activities, such as steering, and less on other key driving...

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