Ballymena Primary School looks towards future after 175 years
Ballymena Primary School turns 175 years old this year and pupils have been learning about the past and looking towards the future.
The school opened in May 1849 with 111 pupils. Today there is more than double that number.
Dessie Rock, the school's crossing patrol man, is a past pupil who now has great nieces and nephews at the school.
“I know loads of the kids," he said.
"I know their grannies and grandads, uncles. It’s a community feel."