Organisations

Olive Lane launch night is on Wednesday 18th September 2019 in The Braid Arts Centre. Olive Lane – a social enterprise aimed at the empowerment of vulnerable young women - will be launched on Wednesday evening in The Braid Arts Centre,…

Gracehill is going to have lots of very unusual 'visitors' this weekend - 14th & 15th September 2019 - as the Gracehill Scarecrow Festival 2019 gets underway. Details from the organisers below - 'Something' or maybe 'someone' very…

This month sees the start of two exciting community events at Ballymena Methodist Church Hall. They are launching a brand new community choir called 'I Sing For Me' for people of all ages, all abilities and all are welcome. Also a new…

Ballymena Rugby Football Club is the venue for a fantastic fundraising Hog Roast & Boogie Night with all proceeds going to Young Lives Vs Cancer CLIC Sargent. It's on Saturday 7th September 2019 starting at 8pm and supported by…

The Gracehill Scarecrow Festival 2019 will be taking place on 14th & 15th September, but they want lots of scarecrows in the village for visitors to see. Would you like to get involved by making a scarecrow for the event - maybe a…

The Ballymena Festival of Steam and Transport - Friday 19th & Saturday 20th July 2019 at Ballee Playing Fields. Two days of steam engines, tractors, cars, bikes and so much more as the Festival of Steam and Transport comes to…

We've all heard of photo bombing but now yarn bombing has come to Ballymena! If you have been on Church Street recently you may have noticed lots of crocheted items at the entrance and in the window displays of Midtown Makers. Crafty…

Application forms are now available to download for the Co-Ownership 2019/20 Community Fund. This £15,000 fund is open to community groups and organisations in the Ballymena area to continue their work or to support the finance of a new…

Habitat for Humanity NI is holding a Breakfast @ Habitat Restore Ballymena to help raise awareness of waste and sustainability. They invite you to call at the store in Bridge Retail Park anytime between 8:30am - 9:30am on Thursday 20th June…

Macmillan Cycle Challenge 2019 is a follow up to the very successful Cross-Florida cycle ride which took place in 2017. Local man, Trevor Magee, along with a group of like-minded cycling friends are keen to get back in action to raise funds…