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Creating a Better Internet Together

Posted by Youth Team | Mar 1, 2016 |

As you may already know, ‘Internet Safety Week’ was at the start of February. We had a short talk about it in school, including the importance of using the Internet correctly. As a member of the Ballymena Today Youth Team I thought that it would be good for me to write about creating a Better Internet Together – after all I use the internet for school, at home and for blogging here at Ballymena Today! Technology is constantly growing… and there is no stopping it. Although it all may seem good, it is important to remember how to keep...

Toast in Cullybackey

Posted by Youth Team | Nov 10, 2015 |

The Ballymena Today youth team blog about their new favourite local business! Here we go . . . Live in Ballymena and struggling to think of places to go to meet up with a friend? Where to read a good book while sipping a coffee? Well, look no further! Here’s why… Last Saturday, I went to ‘Toast’ in Cullybackey with (believe it or not!!) Cherry (blog writer to the stars)! ‘Toast’ is a fairly new-built café which serves breakfasts, lunches, snack and drinks (especially coffee). There is a takeaway service available, and they also serve afternoon teas (booking however must be made in advance). And, just for a heads up, “Toast” stands for Totally Original And Seriously Tasty! Toast, although looks like a small café from the outside, when you walk through the entrance you will realise just how big it is! It has a very relaxed atmosphere, with some people chatting away at their tables, and some soft music playing in the background, so you also don’t feel as if you’re speaking “too loud” and that people are going to listen in on your conversation! I ordered a hot chocolate and a rocky road traybake, which was very yummy… I simply took the traybake at the till, and ordered a hot chocolate, which I got very soon afterwards. Long story short: it was the nicest hot chocolate I...

A Brief History of Halloween

Posted by Youth Team | Oct 29, 2015 |

A member of our Ballymena Today Youth team has written this great blog post which is called A Brief History of Halloween. Dazzle your friends with these Halloween facts. We all know it’s coming up, we all know to dress up and eat lots of sweets, we all know to go parties and discos etc., but what is it really about? Was it all intended to be as spooky as we think? Read on to find out more… Firstly, where does the name “Halloween” come from? The name “Halloween” comes from “All Hallow Even”, the night before All Hallows day (November 1st)....

Ballymena Today Youth team final interview with Natalie

Posted by Youth Team | Oct 26, 2015 |

This is our final blog in the series from the interview with BBC news reporter Natalie Lindo who has worked for the BBC in Ballymena. The Youth Team asked her advice on internet safety and a few more questions relating to her job as a reporter. Q: Have you got any advice which would help people to stay safe on the internet? A: Don’t put anything online that you wouldn’t want your grandparents, boss or head teacher etc to see. You can’t get rid of it and sometimes these things come back to haunt you. A joke got a...

Ballymena Today Youth team – What it’s like to work at the BBC

Posted by Youth Team | Oct 22, 2015 |

Natalie Lindo is a local BBC news reporter who has worked for the BBC in Ballymena. Our Youth Team interviewed her recently and this is our second blog post from the interview – if you missed the first part click here. In this post we ask about her life as a news reporter. Q: What would your typical work-day be like? A: That’s really hard to answer – some days in Ballymena I plan to organise a story. In order to make sure it is a genuine and true story, I would set up an interview with some people involved. I would ring them and find out genuine information. So I have to think, “What do I need to make this work for Television or Radio?”. If you were filming it the next day, you would have to arrange where to meet and film it, and also film different locations and sounds. After that, I would go back to the office and edit them and do voice overs – we have to do this all ourselves. However, if I am in Belfast, I get a cameraman, but if I’m not in Belfast I have to film it myself. TV often makes it all look very glamourous but sometimes you can get very wet, very cold, or wind can be blowing in your face! I get to travel to other...

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Creating a Better Internet Together

Toast in Cullybackey

A Brief History of Halloween

Ballymena Today Youth team final interview with Natalie

Ballymena Today Youth team – What it’s like to work at the BBC

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