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.
Kerry McCormick and Eimer McAuley, from St. Patrick's College, and Veronica Mooney and Kate Duncan, from St. Louis, with Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern, at the launch of the New Day initiative. BT48-208ACKerry McCormick and Eimer McAuley, from St. Patrick's College, and Veronica Mooney and Kate Duncan, from St. Louis, with Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern, at the launch of the New Day initiative. BT48-208AC
Kerry McCormick and Eimer McAuley, from St. Patrick's College, and Veronica Mooney and Kate Duncan, from St. Louis, with Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern, at the launch of the New Day initiative. BT48-208AC

Take a look back at the good old days with our selection of photographs from the paper’s archive.

More every week in the Ballymena Times.

Here are some photographs from back in 2007.

Education Minister Cartiona Ruane chats with Aisline and Chanice during her visit to St Louis pre school playgroup. BT43-107JCEducation Minister Cartiona Ruane chats with Aisline and Chanice during her visit to St Louis pre school playgroup. BT43-107JC
Education Minister Cartiona Ruane chats with Aisline and Chanice during her visit to St Louis pre school playgroup. BT43-107JC

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

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.

St Louis Grammar School students Mary McGuckian, Anna O'Kane, David Purdy, Dermot Laverty, Deirdre Lynch, Patrick Black and Jason Donnelly who achieved 4 A grades in their A Level exams are seen here with school principal Mr Cassidy. BT34-106JCSt Louis Grammar School students Mary McGuckian, Anna O'Kane, David Purdy, Dermot Laverty, Deirdre Lynch, Patrick Black and Jason Donnelly who achieved 4 A grades in their A Level exams are seen here with school principal Mr Cassidy. BT34-106JC
St Louis Grammar School students Mary McGuckian, Anna O'Kane, David Purdy, Dermot Laverty, Deirdre Lynch, Patrick Black and Jason Donnelly who achieved 4 A grades in their A Level exams are seen here with school principal Mr Cassidy. BT34-106JC

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Pupils from St. Marys PS and St. Louis PS at a special funday to mark the closure of the two schools. BT29-234ACPupils from St. Marys PS and St. Louis PS at a special funday to mark the closure of the two schools. BT29-234AC
Pupils from St. Marys PS and St. Louis PS at a special funday to mark the closure of the two schools. BT29-234AC

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