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Middletown Coffee Pop up with Ursa Minor Bakehouse

Posted by Cherry | Mar 25, 2015 |

Middletown Coffee Co will be running a pop up coffee event in Ballycastle this Saturday. Middletown Coffee had a successful coffee pop up in Good Folk Ballymena last winter and are looking forward to giving people great coffee again. Jonathan from Middletown Coffee recently won the Northern Ireland Aeropress Championship so you will be getting your coffee from an award winner! He will be heading out to Seattle, USA to compete in the World Aeropress Championships very soon – we at Ballymena Today cant wait to hear how he gets on!! Click here to find all all the award-winning details! Middletown...

Parish Halls, Bushmills by Wilson and Mawhinney

Posted by Cherry | Mar 25, 2015 |

Ballymena based Building and Civil Engineering Contractors Wilson and Mawhinney completed the Parish Halls project in Bushmills. Parish Halls, Bushmills by Wilson and Mawhinney Parish Halls, Bushmills by Wilson and Mawhinney Parish Halls, Bushmills by Wilson and Mawhinney Parish Halls, Bushmills by Wilson and Mawhinney Leading construction teams who transform architectural and engineering designs into reality is all about character, integrity and leadership. In this project the Parish Halls were designed to fit beautifully into their surrounding, to be functional and built to the highest standard possible. Wilson and Mawhinney are a family owned and operated construction contractor. They have...

Portglenone Community Rescue Service and LL Crafts

Posted by Cherry | Mar 24, 2015 |

Ballymena artist Louise of LL Crafts and Portglenone Community Rescue Service have joined forces to fund raise. LL Crafts painted a rustic milk churn with the Portglenone Community Rescue Service logo. Community Rescue Service provide rural and urban search, water rescue and community support and education, and cover all of Northern Ireland. The milk churn is a Money Slot Half Milkchurns meaning that it is perfect for raising money for this worthwhile cause. Click here to find out more about the team who volunteer at the Portglenone Community Rescue Service. Various charities have benefitted from an LL Crafts Money Slot Half Milkchurn – they are the great eye-catching attraction on a charity stall or street collection. They showcase the talent of artist Louise who loves painting and can ‘paint anything on to anything’. She specialises in unique hand painted gifts including tine, stools, bottles and more. If you would be interested in a unique, personalised gift or would like to know more about Money Slot Half Milkchurn then click here to visit the LL Crafts...

Grove Vets – Stray Campaign

Posted by Cherry | Mar 23, 2015 |

Ballymena Veterinarian centre Grove Vets has enjoyed following the Stray Dog challenge which has been taken on by vets. Participants have taken on this challenge to highlight the plight of dogs who have been abandoned. Just take a look at the video below. Vets were blindfolded, taken to a remote location and abandoned. They then tried to make their way back home without any help. Thousands of dogs are being abandoned in the UK and Ireland each year so the organisers STRAY are using this campaign to make people think about how they treat their unwanted pet. Lucy’s Trust has...

Ballymena Bookclub – Look Who’s Back

Posted by Cherry | Mar 20, 2015 |

Look Who’s Back by Timur Hermes is March’s book for the Ballymena Bookclub to enjoy. Last month the group loved Her by Harriet Lane calling it a “gripping read”. Not everyone in the bookclub would have picked it but they did enjoy it once they started reading – isn’t that what a book club is all about? Reading something that you normally wouldn’t! Ballymena Bookclub – Look Who’s Back At the start of April Bookclub will be discussing Look Who’s Back by Timur Vermes. Here is what the Waterstones staff had to say about it; “It’s been mentioned before, but “Look who’s back” is a contemporary Swift-ian masterpiece of satire. There is plenty on offer here for both historical buffs that are lured by the Third Reich angle (like myself) and fans of modern day fiction with a twist. Strongly recommended.”– Sam Cowling, Waterstones Cardiff. It is sure to cause some debate. If you are intrigued you can read the first chapter free here and come along to Waterstones in Ballymena and join the Ballymena Bookclub on Wednesday 1 April at...

Author: Cherry

Middletown Coffee Pop up with Ursa Minor Bakehouse

Parish Halls, Bushmills by Wilson and Mawhinney

Portglenone Community Rescue Service and LL Crafts

Grove Vets – Stray Campaign

Ballymena Bookclub – Look Who’s Back

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