'Down the town' - your memories of your favourite Ballymoney and Coleraine shops and businesses

We asked you, our Coleraine and Ballymoney Times readers, to tell us which shops they miss most from years gone by – and you responded! What a fantastic response we had and what wonderful memories your answers stirred up. If we take a stroll around the Coleraine town centre of our readers’ memories, we would pass car showrooms and a busy harbour, past the Town Hall and Huey and Henderson’s towards Tweedy Acheson’s, Simpson and Hill, McCandless’, Eason’s, Etam, Graham’s Record Shop, Moody’s, Lily Leckey’s, Walker’s Toy Shop in New Row and Smyth’s Drapers and McConkey and Gould. Then it was on to Hill Bros, Morrison’s Sweet Shop on Bridge Street, the Wimpy, the Lombard Cafe, the Corporation Hotel, Sounds Fantastic, Jingles, McCloskey’s Hairdressers, the Belfast Bar, and Paul Fashions.

Meanwhile over in Ballymoney, a Saturday trip to the shops of our memories would include visiting Grandma Smith’s Cafe, the Wonderstore, the Music Box, McVicker’s Sports, Wilson McMichael’s, RJ Kerr, Young’s Chip Shop, Tweeds, McIlroy’s Shoe Shop, Curries, Duncan’s Chemist, Johnny McEldowney’s, Kelso’s, Ballentine’s,Taggarts, Anderson’s Shoe Shop, McCurdy Hamilton’s, McConaghies, Kelly's, Raymond Cafe, More For Less, Sally's Wool Shop, or Annie Twaddle’s. You had lots more memories of your favourite Ballymoney businesses like Donaghy’s sweet shop on Church Street, Chat & Chew Cafe, Campbell’s Chemist, Murphy’s Newsagent, The Brown Jug, Gamble.