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Ballymena books – The Watch House by Bernie McGill

Bernie McGill is a local author who has just released her latest novel The Watch House. At Ballymena Today we featured Bernie’s visit to the Waterstones Ballymena bookclub where the group enjoyed her first novel The Butterfly Cabinet. On that night the author shared a snippet of her new book and we loved it. Now we would like to recommend her latest novel The Watch House   Ballymena books – The Watch House by Bernie McGill Bernie McGill will be in conversation with Jan Carson at Belfast leading independent bookshop, No Alibis. Join author rising star of Irish literature, Bernie...

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Dealing with the loss of a pet – Advice from Grove Vets Ballymena

Local Ballymena veterinarian centre Grove Vets work with many Ballymena pet owners. Grove Vets first priority is always to prevent or treat any illnesses and get your pet back to their best. However sometimes if a pet is very old and is suffering then the hard decision has to be made to let them go. Ideally any pet owner would rather their pet slipped away peacefully in their sleep but if an animal is suffering it can be necessary for them to be brought along to the vets to be put to sleep.Grove Vets have shared their advice to...

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Tyre Safety – Ballymena

The weather has definitely taken a turn for the worse in Ballymena and that means it is time to carry out some tyre safety checks. October is Tyre Safety month and tyresafe.org are encouraging drivers to check their tyre pressures.   More than half the tyres on Britain’s cars and vans are being driven under-inflated. That increases their chances of being involved in a tyre-related incident on the roads. Not only does the vehicle become more difficult to control, the amount of tyre in contact with the road can be halved. If it isn’t touching the road properly, a...

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Children Contact Centre – Volunteers

The Children Contact Centre in Antrim, Ballymena & Larne require volunteers in order to run the services. A Child Contact Centre is a safe, friendly and neutral place where children of separated families can spend time with one or both parents, and sometimes other family members. It is a child-centred environment that puts the need of the children first. In today’s society, 1 in 3 relationships/marriages in the UK end in separation/divorce. It has been estimated that 100,000 children per year in the UK lose contact with a parent during a family break-up. Child Contact Centres were set up to facilitate...

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Ladies Night at Toast – Cullybackey

Toast coffee shop in Cullybackey will be the venue for a ladies night on Tuesday 24th October. Kicking off at 7.30pm there will be a marketplace where you can pick up some beautiful gifts and handmade treats. The evening starts at 7.30pm – doors open at 7.20pm. Please use the entrance door off the car park at the rear of Toast. The front door on the main street and the side door will not be open. There will be a marketplace – the following businesses will be exhibiting:- Miriam’s Wish Cranberrylime Phoenix Trading McMillan Interiors Stella & Dot Sinead...

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