Archive for October, 2010



Please treat all fireworks with care and remember the pets in your community who may be frightened of noise from fireworks. Please see photograph above of facial injury after being burnt by fireworks

Ballymena Building Peace Together present Shared Future Concert on 2 December 2010 in Braid Arts Centre comencing 7.30 p.m.A host of artists representing Ulster Scots and Irish Traditional musicians will be joined by Polish children and Chinese lion dancers along with the Crawley family and the ever popular Tony Kerr band

Dunclug Partnership are hosting a community concert in the All Saints Parish Centre Ballymena on 2 November 2010 commencing 7.30 p.m.Artists appeariong will be Tony Kerr country band,Crawley Family, Marie Murnin,Eugene O’Dornan , Steven Black and a new sensational dance team called I.J.S Jump Stylers.
Tickets are £3 and the event is supported by Lloyds T.S.B

Dunclug Partnership are grateful to Ivy ridge from Ballymena Inter Ethnic Forum in enabling Polish classes to be held in the Dunclug Community Centre.the first night was Monday 18 nOctober and the course will last 8 weeks.It gives locals an opportunity to pick up some basic Polish that will help them in conversation with the Polish community.Colum Best project manager with the Dunclug Partnership was present on the first night where 18 locals availed of the opportunity.Ms Novak is the tutor in charge and is seen above at the display board.

Warm homes mobile information unit is coming to the Dunclug estate and will be situated in the car park at Coop Dunvale. The unit will be there from 10.00 a.m to 5 p.m on 30th.November 2010.
The unit will be providing free information to the public about insulation and heating grants available for your home,advise on entitlements getting help with yoiur rates and other local services.

The Dunclug Youth Forum through local children have designed a modern piece of art work that has been installed outside the Dunclug comunity centre.
Artist Lucy Turner worked with the local children and the artwork shows houses in Dunclug along with a range of other images.
The art work compliments the recent refurbishment of the community centre.Photograph shows Kevin McCrudden chairperson of the Dunclug Youth Forum and artist Lucy Turner looking at art work before installation.