Gail's Grooming

24/11/2025

The Countryside Custodians will be highlighting the issue of waste at Christmas by taking donations of unwanted gifts that you may have and regifting them to those in care homes in County Antrim who don't receive visitors.
Last year we were astounded to be able to regift to 205 care home residents, although it highlights the amount of unwanted gifts that are bought and received it was rewarding to be able to pass them on to someone who will appreciate them.
Our drop off points this year are
Gifts & Giggles Galore Ballyclare
Gail's Grooming Moorfields
The Larder Broughshane
Nanny Plum's Bakery and Deli Newtownabbey

So let's Pass The Parcel and make a difference.
Please do not drop off perishables or hats, scarves and gloves.
Remember the items need to be of use in a care home 💚🌲
Our last day for donations will be 14th December to leave time for our elves to wrap and deliver before Christmas

03/12/2024

Hi everyone, please give this a read! It's a new idea started this year and will help bring unexpected joy to so many 💝 the cut-off date for the drop off points is before this Saturday, 7th, however I will be accepting donations for the foreseeable. The cut off point is to allow time to sort, wrap and distribute the gifts for this Christmas but I will take donations and store them in prep for next year! To avoid disappointment check my opening hours, I'm open 8am-6pm Monday-Thursday typically but I'm working extra hours right up to Christmas eve. Closed from Christmas day and reopening Monday 6th January so feel free to drop in your unwanted gifts to me at Gail's Grooming anytime this year or next. Thank you all so much in advance, any donation no matter how small will be greatly appreciated by us and treasured by the elderly who otherwise would go without 💚💜

💚🎁💚THERE'S STILL TIME: It's heartbreaking to think how many folk in our local care homes will not receive a gift to open this Christmas Day...and how many unwanted gifts end up in cupboards and drawers, or in landfill in the new year. Our good friends in the Countryside Custodians environmental group have organised a 'Pass the Parcel' campaign to collect unwanted gifts that would be suitable for an elderly resident in a care home such as a cozy blanket or a toiletry set that you don't want so that they can pass them on to someone who would really appreciate it. No food or drinks please.
💚♻️💚This is a regifting campaign so they are not encouraging new gifts to be bought, just gifts that you either don't need or can't use.
🎁Gifts can be dropped off at the following places BEFORE SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER. The Custodians team will look after wrapping and delivering them to the care homes in time for Christmas. Every donation really will be appreciated, so please give what you can.
💚DROP OFF POINTS💚
Ballyclare Town Hall (Mon-Fri 9am -5pm)
Parkview Hockey Club
Gail's Grooming Moorfields
The Larder Broughshane
Abbey Real Estate
Nanny Plum's Bakery & Deli at Abbot's Cross
For more info, contact the Countryside Custodians' Facebook Group page.

27/05/2024

Voting closes tomorrow at noon so if you haven't already got your vote in please do soon, thank you and thank you to everyone who has already voted so far 💜

18/05/2024

We have some exciting news! We are a finalist for salon based dog groomer of the year in the county antrim area! The voting is now open and we would really appreciate it if you could take the time to give us a vote please, it's quick and easy to do just follow this link:

https://www.northernirelandpetawards.com/vote

Thank you!

18/05/2024

UPDATE the issue has been fixed 😁

Hi everyone the voting has been opened for the pet awards but there has been a problem and my name doesn't appear, I've been in touch and they are fixing the issue and I will let you all know when you're able to vote for us. Please remember you can only vote once so if you go on and vote for someone in another category you won't be able to go back and vote for us so please hold off until this issue is fixed, thank you!

24/01/2024

Hi everyone, could you all park in front of my unit please and not in front of the shutters to the left. Those units are in use and they need access all day to allow vans to come in and out, thank you! 😊🐾

21/08/2023

We now have our diary open for next year for any one who wants to book in advance 😊

09/06/2023

Hey everyone we are very excited to announce that we won best salon based dog groomer in county Antrim area!! 😁🥳😁 A massive thank you to each and every one of our customers for their continued loyalty and support, we couldn't have done it without all of you, we greatly appreciate everyone who took the time to give us a vote 👏💜💚

24/05/2023

Hi everyone we have some exciting news, we have been nominated for salon based dog groomer of the year 😁🥳 If you could follow the link and give us a vote it would be greatly appreciated! https://www.northernirelandpetawards.com/vote

Voting closes tomorrow at 12 noon 😊

Our Northern Ireland finalists have now been confirmed and announced.  Now is your time to cast your vote to choose this year's winners.

26/09/2022

Hi Gail's Grooming is now closed and will reopen on Wednesday 5th October, feel free to leave us a message and we will get back to you as soon as we can on 5th, thank you 😊 🐾

15/05/2022

We have some exciting news!!

Gail's Grooming is a finalist for salon based dog groomer of the year!! 😁 🥳

The winner is decided by who has the most votes so we're asking if everyone could please follow the link at the bottom and give us a vote, it's very quick and easy to do and all you need is an email address to do so. Every single vote would be greatly appreciated 🥰

Please share this status so that as many of our happy customers as possible can see this 😁