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Hot Cars Kill Dogs – Grove Vets

Posted by Cherry | Jul 6, 2015 |

Veterinarian Centre Grove Vets on the Grove Road in Ballymena warned their blog readers that hot cars kill dogs. The dogs Trust ran this campaign last year which illustrated how important it is to look after your pets in the warm weather. The Dogs Trust share these facts; Under 20 minutes in a hot car can prove fatal to a dog should its body temperature exceed 41°C. As the temperature inside the car rises, in just a matter of minutes, the dog’s suffering will become evident through excessive panting, whimpering or barking. This will develop into a loss of...

The Big Splash Festival – Portglenone

Posted by Cherry | Jul 3, 2015 |

Portglenone will host the Big Splash Festival from the 20th -25th July 2015. The festival has lots of different activities and fun for the family including a soap box derby, a 5 a-side football competition, a Family camp night, a teddy bears picnic and lots more. Here is some information about the Big Splash Festival: The Big Splash began about 20 years ago and has grown year by year to become The Big Splash Triathlon and River Festival which is now into its 6th year. Set in the picturesque village of Portglenone Co.Antrim on the bank of the River Bann....

Apple Art in the Park in Ballymena

Posted by Cherry | Jul 2, 2015 |

Ballymena Today took a walk this week and discovered an apple themed art installation in the People’s Park. Apple Art in the Park in Ballymena Japanese Artist Shiro Masuyama has created the Five Apples Project. Each apple reflects a period of historical significance. Shiro reflects the symbolism of the apple to Adam and Eve, William Tell, Isaac Newton, The Beatles and Steve Jobs. Collectively the apples symbolise a number of key community-based themes including working together, trust, growth and peace building. The five apples project was commissioned by the Dunclug Partnership as a result of its involvement with Building...

Handpainted Gifts from LLCrafts Ballymena

Posted by Cherry | Jul 1, 2015 |

LLCrafts, a local Northern Ireland business based in Galgorm and run by Ballymena artist Louise Lester, can offer beautiful and bespoke crafts and gifts for any occasion. Whether you are looking for that special wedding gift or going to a baby shower and need that unique baby gift, or perhaps you want to own a beautifully painted milkchurn or milkpail or need a slate sign for your front door Louise at LLCrafts has endless ideas and designs for gifts that can suit anyone’s needs and pocket! To help you order that special gift for someone special, ‘Gift Vouchers’ can be purchased and payment schemes can be discussed with Louise, to aid customers pockets and ‘Ready to buy’ crafts and gifts, of all sizes and prices, are also available at Louise’s ‘Craft Outlet’ at Galgorm, Ballymena (by appointment only please) if you don’t wish to place a personal order …… but simply remember ‘Anything can be painted onto anything!’ Click here to visit the LLCrafts website and here to follow Louise and her work on...

Base Ballymena

Posted by Cherry | Jun 29, 2015 |

Base in Ballymena is a day opportunity programme funded by the NHSCT and it provides a day service for Adults with Learning disabilities through CAN. CAN is a charity of people with learning disabilities, based in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland. Adam from Base in Ballymoney -We are extremely proud of our organisation as it is user-led and independent. Our aim is to create an organisation for informed and empowered individuals to push back the barriers… We want people with learning disabilities to be treated with RESPECT – to have our voices heard and acted on means the world to us… We want...

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Hot Cars Kill Dogs – Grove Vets

The Big Splash Festival – Portglenone

Apple Art in the Park in Ballymena

Handpainted Gifts from LLCrafts Ballymena

Base Ballymena

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