Author: Cherry

Gig n the Bann Cross Community Music and Dance Festival

Gig n the Bann 2015 kicks off in Portglenone on Thursday 3rd September and runs until Sunday 6th. Gig n the Bann Cross Community Music and Dance Festival which is celebrating its 16th year being held in the village of Portglenone. The festival attracts lots of locals and visitors along and has become one of the major events on the Summer Festival Calendar. It has a reputation for offering an impressive line-up of top performers spanning Traditional, Scottish and Folk Music circles. This year at Gig n the Bann there are lots of activities planned and there is definitely something...

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Music Tuesday – Gig n the Bann Festival

The Gig n the Bann Festival is being held in Portglenone, near Ballymena next weekend and for our music Tuesday blog post this week we want to feature a few of the acts who will be playing at the annual Music Festival. The Gig n the Bann Festival does a great job of picking great established acts alongside brilliant youthful local acts. For example on Friday night the Wild Duck will host two great artists – Aurora and The Illegals with Niamh Kavanagh. Aurora Aurora are Catherine and Jane and they love performing covers of popular songs in their traditional style. This...

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Lidl supports Ballymena foster carer support group

Ballymena foster carer support group have been included in a list of charities and organisations which Lidl will be supporting over this year. 32 Projects were selected to be part of the Lidl Community works and they will benefit from support which totals £200,000. Here is what Lidl say: We believe that it’s important to give back something to the communities we’re part of and last year we delivered “Random Acts of Kindness” to over 350 community groups right across Northern Ireland. This year Lidl Community Works asked you, our customers, to nominate a new set of community groups to support….. Keep an eye on our weekly leaflet and in-store notice board for updates on how we are helping the groups. To read the full list of projects being supported by Lidl click here. The Ballymena Foster Carers Support Group support families of over 200 children in foster care in the area. The group meets quarterly and you can contact them by calling 028 2563 5110. Foster carer support groups offer help, advice and training to foster carers and their families and provide an opportunity to share ideas on parenting. Supporting our foster families is as important as supporting the children into which they are placed. Well done to the Ballymena foster carer support group and to Lidl for supporting this great organisation from...

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Rural Support helpline helping farmers in Northern Ireland

Farmers and members of the rural community in Ballymena and Northern Ireland can benefit from support and help from the Rural Support Service. Farming can be a lonely and difficult occupation. Everything from the economy to the weather can have an impact on earnings and the farm is a workplace that demands much more than the usual nine to five. With this in mind we, at Ballymena Today, want to remind our readers about the Rural Support services which are tailored and run especially for farmers. The Rural Support website says: Increasing levels of debt, paper work, health problems,...

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Rural Development Programme Consultations – Ballymena

Broughshane, near Ballymena is set to host a consultation between the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Local Action Group (LAG) and locals. This is an effort to ensure that the future Rural Development Programme reflects the needs of the local rural community. The main themes being considered for the 2014-2020 Strategy are Rural Business Investment, Village Renewal, Rural Basic Services, Rural Broadband Cooperation scheme The local Ballymena consultation will be held in Houstons Mill in Broughshane on Thursday 27th August from 7-9pm. Roy Beggs MBE, Interim Chair of the Mid and East Antrim LAG, strongly encouraged attendance at the events...

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