Author: Cherry

Record Breaking with Ballymena Central Library

Ballymena Central Library are inviting children to take part in some record breaking. The Library want children to come along, sign up to read a number of books over the summer holiday and when all the numbers are added together the record might just make it into the Guinness Book of Records! What a great challenge and a great opportunity to listen to one of our all time favourite television theme tunes – if you remember this then you are probably too old to be involved in this record breaking attempt!! Record Breaking with Ballymena Central Library To take park...

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Ballymena School of Music – Summer Workshops

Summer Workshops at Ballymena School of Music are returning for another year where children and beginners can learn a new instrument or learn how to play in a group. Here is all you need to know about the Ballymena School of Music – Summer Workshops; Little makers music A week long pre-instrumental workshop exploring rhythm, singing, instruments, sound and movement all while having fun! For ages 3 – 6 years old. Music Makers A week long pre-instrumental workshop exploring rhythm, singing, instruments, sound and movement all while having fun and put on a performance at the end. For ages 6 – 10 years old. Beginner classes Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals. Perfect for the complete beginner who has never played. Individual lessons Available in all instruments throughout July and August. (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Piano Flute, Cello, Violin and more!) Rock OUT Band Age 10 + – A week long workshop were you play and perform your favorite songs in a full band and put on a performance at the end. For ages 10 +. Complete a Rockschool/Trinity theory grade one week. Complete a Rockschool grade in one week. Intense workshops which allow you complete a grade in one week. Remember to book before 30th June to get a 10% discount off any summer workshop. For more information about these great summer workshops please get in touch with Ballymena School of Music on 028 2565...

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Reputation & Growth – Local Ballymena Business

Our friends at Coffee NI just shred a story about Reputation & Growth, which we would like to also feature here at Ballymena Today. Posted by James Freeman, the owner of Blue Bottle Coffee, the story outline his reasons for deciding to shut the lucrative wholesale division of his coffee company. So what made this businessman decide to stop selling his coffee to businesses throughout America? A few years ago when I was visiting Los Angeles, I had an excellent coffee at a café owned by one of the major local roaster/retailers. This roaster is known for their excellent...

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Our Favourite Children’s Books – Throwback Thursday

This Thursday at Ballymena Today we want to share some of our favourite books from our childhood. Why? Because we think that lots of kids out there in Ballymena shouldn’t miss out on these brilliant stories. Even if you wouldn’t call yourself a reader we would love Ballymena young people to enjoy reading these books as much as we did. Chicken Licken (young readers) As a child I force my family to read this book to me so much that it had to actually be hidden in the hope that I would finally give another book a chance. I...

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Ballymena Today – Music Tuesday

Music Tuesday is fast becoming one of our favourite blog posts to create. This week we are delighted to introduce (and reintroduce) some of our favourite local musicians – New Ancestors. We have been listening to them for a long time, and under their original set up as the 1930’s and we are happy to see them going from strength to strength. In April this year we flocked to Spotify to get our ears around the first listen of the New Ancestors new EP Annabelle. Have a look below. This is the first EP that the New Ancestors have...

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