Listen "969 - Ballymena"
Episode Synopsis
Series 9 Episode 7 - BALLYMENA (# 969 Visited 21/10/2024)County Antrim, Northern Ireland : Population 29,467 (Rank # 362)Centuries of musical conflict culminate in £2 wasted on Charlie's 'Higher / Lower' sweep: just a standard Monday afternoon in this NI market town.MUSICJoy - Apollo 100Strawberry Fields Forever - The BeatlesWindmills Of Your Mind - Noel HarrisonTHANKSNorthern Ireland RailwaysThe staff and patrons of Charlie's, BallymenaVisit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org
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