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Ballymena Car Fest and Truck Show – 2017

Ballymena Car Fest and Truck Show – 2017

Posted by | May 24, 2017 |

Ballymena Car Fest and Truck Show is returning to town for another year. It is planned for Saturday 3 June 2017 from 11am–5pm and will take place again at Ballee Playing Fields. Every year this event gets bigger and better and we think you better get it into your diary now to make sure that you don’t miss out. Ballymena Car Fest and Truck Show is Northern Ireland’s Premier Car Show in aid of the McMillan Cancer Support NI. So that is another great reason to come along. This year the chosen charities are MacMillan Cancer Support and local...

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Grove Vets Ballymena – Super Slimmers

Grove Vets Ballymena – Super Slimmers

Posted by | May 24, 2017 |

In Ballymena Grove Vets have a free service to help your pet if they are overweight. Being overweight means that your pet could become less active, it can cause pains and a lot of other problems further down the road. That it why we want to congratulate their latest slimmer Lucy who is doing an amazing job and weighed in today at 32.2kgs!! That is a healthier weight and Lucy’s progress is down to a good diet and daily exercise. Grove Vets Ballymena – Super Slimmers Pets are an important part of our lives and if you are a...

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Ballymena Building wins RIBA Architecture Award

Ballymena Building wins RIBA Architecture Award

Posted by | May 23, 2017 |

The winners of the RIBA Northern Ireland Awards 2017 have been revealed and we were delighted to see a local Ballymena building on the shortlist. Six buildings were shortlisted for the RIBA Northern Ireland Awards, including  a house by Broadstone Architects, two schemes by McGarry Moon Architects, a refurbishment of a 1967 Grade B+ listed church by Kennedy FitzGerald Architects, and McDowell+Bostock Architects’ refit of a former linen building in central Belfast. (Source) Our local competitor was the Ballymena Health and Care Centre by Keppie Design with Hoskins Architects.  Ballymena Building wins RIBA Architecture Award Ciarán Fox, director of the Royal Society...

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What to do in Ballymena this Bank Holiday Weekend

What to do in Ballymena this Bank Holiday Weekend

Posted by | May 22, 2017 |

Good news, this weekend is another Bank Holiday. If you are fortunate enough to get some extra time off this weekend then we have lots of great things to do in and around Ballymena. 1/Creative Gardens Galgorm Creative Gardens in Galgorm have a fun weekend planned which is a great idea if you want to keep the kids occupied. Here are the details: A fun day for all the family with kids garden hunt, face painting, hot dogs, complimentary refreshments and Made in Our Kitchen tastings. We are supporting the Community Rescue Service and collecting for the important search...

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Portglenone Community Rescue Service

Portglenone Community Rescue Service

Posted by | May 19, 2017 |

Portglenone Community Rescue Service offer an invaluable service to local people. Although they are based in Portglenone they are often called to help other Northern Ireland teams for searches or training exercises. Recently the Belfast Unit enjoyed a visit from the police to find out more about their work. This week the Community Rescue Service welcomed ACC Barbara Grey, Superintendent Patricia Foy and Maura Muldoon to their Belfast Unit.  This provided an opportunity for ACC Grey to learn more about our organisation and the role that we play within voluntary search and rescue across Northern Ireland, the work of...

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