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Movember.com share video about Mens Mental Health

Last weekend, on Saturday September 10th, was World Suicide Prevention Day. Mens Health website Movember.com shared this moving video which is worth sharing with all the men you know. Take a look below: Movember.com – video about Mens Mental Health Globally, the rate of suicide is alarmingly high, particularly in men. Around the world, on average we lose a man to suicide every minute of every day. This is a social crisis that demands our immediate action. The intention of this campaign from the Movember Foundation is to give male suicide the urgent attention it deserves and to take a...

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Congenital eye disease – Waveney Eyecare

Waveney Eyecare in Ballymena recently shared an infographic about Congenital eye disease. The opticians who are situated on Church Street in town and the information they shared talks about how some children can be born with eye problems. (Source: Eyecare Trust) Congenital eye defects are any of various conditions present at birth that affect the eyes or vision. Some congenital eye conditions are passed on through genes. Others, such as vision loss due to German measles, result from a disease or deficiency during pregnancy. Sometimes the cause of a congenital eye defect is not known. Congenital eye defects can impair vision...

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Signage Ballymena

New Signage has been popping up in Ballymena as lots of established local businesses have been opening or rebranding their premises. Here are some great examples of signage in Ballymena. The Spa @ Grove Last week we wrote an article about the new Spa at Grove Vets on the Grove Road. The Spa offers Pet Hydrotherapy and Professional Dog Grooming alongside its usual check ups and nurses clinics. They say: We now have a heated pool with underwater swim jets. It is filtered and maintained to human standards meaning that you can trust that your pet in in the best...

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Funded placements for pre schoolers at High Kirk Community Playgroup Ballymena

High Kirk Community Playgroup has been offering a quality learning environment for pre-school children in Ballymena for 20 years. Funded placements for pre-schoolers, in their immediate pre-school year, at High Kirk Community Playgroup Children of Pre-school age are provided with a funded placement and High Kirk Community Playgroup have arranged an open day for any parents who might be interested in sending their children along. The well established playgroup offers a high standard of care and education open to all children in the community, with qualified staff who are passionate about helping your child to grow, learn and play preparing them for...

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Ballymena Today loves Sports

Yesterday Ballymena Today found out that Northern Ireland will be hosting the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015. This is excellent for amateur sports stars in Ballymena and throughout Northern Ireland. The BBC say: Live on BBC One from The Odyssey Arena on Sunday 20 December, in front of an estimated 8,000 capacity audience, the prestigious event will round off another year of sport in style, celebrating the biggest sporting achievements, success stories, personalities and memorable moments. Now in its 62nd year, this is the first time that Northern Ireland has hosted the star-studded show, which first went on the road in 2006. Proudly home to a glistening array of sporting legends and rich in sporting heritage, it’s a fitting location to welcome the sporting heroes both present and past, in a packed year that includes a Rugby World Cup, Women’s Football World Cup and an Ashes on UK soil. 2015 will also see all the Olympic sports gearing up for Rio 2016, including the World Athletics Championships in August, plus all the home nations’ football teams seeking qualification for Euro 2016. Tickets will go on sale later on in the year from the Odyssey Arena Box Office. World Golf Number 1 and runner-up for Sports Personality of the Year 2014 Rory McIlroy says: “I think Belfast has shown over the past few years that it can hold massive...

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