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.

MUSIC

Joy - Apollo 100

Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

Windmills Of Your Mind - Noel Harrison

THANKS

Northern Ireland Railways

The staff and patrons of Charlie's, Ballymena

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