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Ballymena star launches 2015 Allianz Garden Show

Posted by | Apr 23, 2015 |

In recognition of National Gardening Week, Ulster Rugby Star Ian Humphreys from Ballymena and his family helped launch the family programme for this years Allianz Garden Show Ireland event which will take place from 8-10 May at Antrim Castle Gardens. Promising a ‘Festival of flowers, food and fun’, the 2015 Allianz Garden Show Ireland programme offers plenty for families. From ‘Bush Craft’ skills and Archery for young adventurers to honey making, planting and basket weaving – kids can pick up lots of new skills. A dedicated children’s ‘Bean Bag Cinema’ will provide a welcome rest point for weary legs and `Allianz Scarecrow Wood’ – created by children from Integrated Schools throughout Northern Ireland – is always a talking point for the little ones! Plus, for the grown ups, live music, artisan food and drink stalls, cream teas, thousands of plants and crafts and plenty of gardening experts on hand, including BBC’s Monty Don who will be appearing at the Show on Saturday 9th May. Ballymena star launches 2015 Allianz Garden Show Ulster Rugby star Ian Humphreys had this to say; “We heard so many great reports about the Show last year from friends and family that we knew we couldn’t miss it this year. Antrim Castle Gardens is one of our favourite places to go as a family so we are delighted that the Show is there and we...

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Ballymena Today Love Books

Posted by | Apr 22, 2015 |

Here at Ballymena Today we love books. We already go along to Ballymena Bookclub at Waterstones in the Fairhill Shopping centre and we love nothing more than tackling books which have been nominated for a prestigious prize. This year six authors work has been nominated for the 2015 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. A few familiar names have popped up in this shortlist. Most of the authors, most notably, Ali Smith, Sarah Waters and Anne Tyler are familiar with the award process as they have been nominated for lots of awards before. This year the short list offers a varied bunch of great writers, established and new. They are: Outline by Rachel Cusk The Bees by Laline Paull (which we have already tore through!) A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie How to be Both by Ali Smith (this comes recommended by members of Ballymena Bookclub) A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters The winner wins a fantastic £30,000 and the shortlist usually is a good indication of what we should be planning as out summer reads. At Ballymena Today we are planning to read The Paying Guest by Sarah Waters and we will let you know what we...

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Owen McGarry at Red Star Music Ballymena

Owen McGarry at Red Star Music Ballymena

Posted by | Apr 22, 2015 |

Singer Songwriter Owen McGarry will be playing in Ballymena at Red Star Music this weekend. This is part of the Red Star Music Unplugged Sessions showcasing some of our finest local musicians. Owen will be playing on Friday 24th April. Owen McGarry is an electronic-pop/singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland. This talented musician started his career in music at the tender age of 15 by busking on the streets of his home city of Belfast.  Before long he started gigging in local pubs and clubs across the city. He pulled together sets during which he covered songs by some of his favourite...

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Indoor Market returns to Raceview Mill Broughshane

Posted by | Apr 21, 2015 |

The village of Broughshane, outside Ballymena, will host another indoor market on Saturday 25th April.Raceview Mill is a family company converting a derelict mill in Broughshane into a vibrant centre for fledgling businesses, tourism and the Arts. Here are some snaps from the last Market held at Raceview Mill. These have been taken from the Raceview Mill Facebook page which you can visit by clicking here. If these pictures are anything to go by then this months market is bound to be a great success. The food and craft market runs from 10am-4pm. Ballymena Today will hopefully get the chance to call out and see what is on...

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Ballymena Today loves Camera Phones

Posted by | Apr 21, 2015 |

Here at Ballymena Today our camera phone has become one of our most important tools for keeping you up to date with all the things that are going on in our Ballymena Community. Ballymena Today loves Camera Phones Here are some tips which we have to make the most of your camera phone. 1/ Don’t zoom in. When you are using a normal camera up to date lenses can be great for zooming in on details. Unfortunately most camera phones are unable to recreate the same quality when zoomed in. Our advice is to take your snap and then crop it later. That way you capture the whole image, it will be good quality and then you can crop it to frame you subject perfectly later on. Lots of phones now have their own cropping function under ‘edit’. 2/ Edit before you filter. We all love adding a filter but any respectable photographer is likely to give filters a miss and edit the photo manually instead. That it what makes lots of professional images stand out for the rest.  Phone Apps such as SnapSeed or Photoshop Express can be really useful. Just upload your picture and place around with settings including brightness and contrast. This will help you to create your own style and make your pictures stand out. 3/ Take lots of pictures. Obviously the more photographs you take of a subject...

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