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Slemish Market Garden Ballymena – Part 2

If you’ve never visited the guys at Slemish Market Garden Ballymena we would definitely recommend you go and see it for yourself. You’ll see fruit, vegetables and plants growing here, near The Ecos Centre, as nature intended. No chemicals used here! Also the shop is really well stocked with not only their own amazing produce but they promote and sell lots of products and produce from other local suppliers. Seeing local businesses connecting, supporting each other and providing great quality food for their customers is what we love to see here at Ballymena Today. When you call you’re likely to be greeted by at least one of the welcome team! – that’s the 3 dogs, Belle, Sally & Dixie! NO need to worry, they’re exceptionally friendly. Slemish Market Garden is run by Frank, Linda, Matthew & Lori who’s brought some American influence, especially at the minute, with a massive selection of pumpkins, squashes & gourds for sale. When you go into the shop you’ll be met with that amazing smell you get when there’s fresh fruit & veg about. Their produce is all grown traditionally using organic and bio-dynamic methods. Also in the shop they stock Keen Nut Butter, jams from Granny’s Pantry, Broighter Gold rape seed oils, locally grown garlic from Tullygarlic as well as their own range of home baked products. Not forgetting the free range eggs...

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Stirling Prize 2014 – Who is your winner?

The winner of the Stirling Prize 2014 is to be announced later today. Have you chosen your winner yet? Click here to read the full Ballymena Today round up provided by local Ballymena Building and Civil Engineering contractors Wilson and Mawhinney. We know that the Library of Birmingham is currently favourite to win but we cant get over the detail and design of the brickwork at the London School Of Economics. Looking forward to see who the winner is this...

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Ballymena Runner – X-Country Run Training

Ballymena Runners have arranged X-Country Training in Ballymena. The training is suited to beginners and all abilities and will commence X-country training on Saturday 13th September. This training is aimed towards those with some background in Cross country running or those who hope to represent the club on a team, try for NI selection at the Masters Trials on 18th October or to be successful at the top of their age group. For more information click here to visit the Ballymena Runners website Nick Anderson, former UK Athletics head coach for cross-country is enthusiastic about cross country running; “The undulations and hills power up your legs, and having to cope with the differing pace caused by changes in terrain gives your heart a boost. Your foot mark changes with every step because the ground is uneven and sometimes very unstable, too. It means lower limbs and stabilising muscles become very strong, and you develop a greater ability to absorb shock. Keeping the momentum going on a soft surface is hard work, so you are building muscles that will give you great strength and power.” So join the Ballymena Runners and enjoy X-Country running with a group who will encourage you and spur you...

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Ballymena Tyres for the School Run

Ballymena Tyres on Warden Street Ballymena were shock by statistics shared on Tyresafe, a not-for-profit road safety organisation. Tyresafe state that more than 30% of cars dropping off children at one Shropshire primary school were fitted with illegal tyres. Read more here at Tread magazine. (Image above: Scott Robinson; Creative Commons). September brings a lot more cars back on the road at school time and many cars returning from holidays or a few months in the garage should get a check over before you hit the road. The school run is particularly hard on tyres if it involves because...

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He-Brews Coffee House in Ballymena

It’s fair to say there’s no shortage of coffee shops around Ballymena today serving good coffee and tasty food. It’s fantastic that we have a choice, but today it’s all about He-Brews Coffee House in Harryville. He-Brews opened in September 2013 – we know – we were one of the first customers! According to He-Brews Facebook page, it’s aim was “to see people connected in a relaxed atmosphere and enjoying good quality coffee and food in our unique retro style décor. A place to kick off your shoes and stay a while!” We think they have achieved what they set out to do. For those of you reading this who are really ‘into’ your coffee this is the place to get your Chemex, Aeropress or Syphon coffee produced from single origin beans….on the other hand if this last sentence was like a foreign language to you they also make amazingly good ‘normal’ coffee like cappuccinos and lattes as well as a great selection of teas and hot chocolate. There’s always something tasty on the menu for a light lunch and the home baked buns and cakes are just so good. But in He-Brews own words it is “more than just a coffee shop. As a Christian based organisation we have learned and realise the value of the coffee house setting and it’s importance in the community.” It has developed...

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