IN PICTURES: Take a look through the Ballymena Times’ archive

Take a look back at the good old days with our selection of photographs from the paper’s archive.
Robert Patton,  Cullybackey, winner of the Agnes Russell Cup at Ballymena Musical Festival. 
1989Robert Patton,  Cullybackey, winner of the Agnes Russell Cup at Ballymena Musical Festival. 
1989
Robert Patton, Cullybackey, winner of the Agnes Russell Cup at Ballymena Musical Festival. 1989

More every week in the Ballymena Times.

If you have any old photographs that you would like to share with our readers, we would love to hear from you.

Do you have photographs from school? Maybe a sports team you played on? Or a special event that was a special memory?

Kathryn Millar from Ahoghill proudly displays the trophy she won at Ballymena Musical Festival. 1989Kathryn Millar from Ahoghill proudly displays the trophy she won at Ballymena Musical Festival. 1989
Kathryn Millar from Ahoghill proudly displays the trophy she won at Ballymena Musical Festival. 1989

We would love to see them. Send any old photographs, together with any details you have about the photo, to [email protected] and we will use as many as we can in the paper.

*Note: Some pictures may have been cropped for web publication purposes.

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Amelia Mcteer from Jolly Tots Community Playgroup who will be doing a skydive to raise funds for the playgroup. 2000Amelia Mcteer from Jolly Tots Community Playgroup who will be doing a skydive to raise funds for the playgroup. 2000
Amelia Mcteer from Jolly Tots Community Playgroup who will be doing a skydive to raise funds for the playgroup. 2000

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Children from Kirkinriola Community Playgroup pictured with Gary and Karen from Jollyes who visited the playgroup with some baby rabbits.
2000Children from Kirkinriola Community Playgroup pictured with Gary and Karen from Jollyes who visited the playgroup with some baby rabbits.
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Children from Kirkinriola Community Playgroup pictured with Gary and Karen from Jollyes who visited the playgroup with some baby rabbits. 2000

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