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15
Sep

Tudor Cinema Film Night – 2nd October

Saintfield Development Association will be showing two classic films at the Tudor Cinema on Wednesday 2nd October.

7:00 Drinks and nibbles

7:30 Laurel & Hardy inThem Thar Hills

7:50 Intermission

8:00 Marilyn Monroe inSome Like It Hot

Tickets for this fundraising event are only £7 each.

Buy your tickets online HERE.

Alternatively you can buy tickets from a member of Saintfield Development Association.

Why not invite your family and friends to come along to this evening of classic film fun at this cute little cinema!

Everyone is welcome!

Some Like It Hot

Them Thar Hills


15
Sep

Maureen Bunn seeks Finlay family

Maureen contacted us to try to make contact with the Finlay family that she stayed with in 1952.  She says:

“I visited Saintfield in 1952 and stayed with a family on a farm at LISDALGAN.  I had a wonderful holiday and met lovely people.  The family was JACK & MARGARET FINLAY and they had a baby daughter  called Jacqueline.

My Uncle, who took me on holiday, was SAM MILLIGAN – his Sister, JESSIE, was Margaret’s mother.  Other children in Jessie’s family were John, James, Thomas and Cynthia (Cinders).  I believe they lived in Ballycarngannon. I have kept photos of them for all these years and would love to know the whereabouts of the family.  I am now 77 !  Thank you.”

If you know any of these people can you let us know and we will put Maureen in touch again.


9
Sep

European Heritage Open Days 2013

This year European Heritage Open Days will take place on 14th and 15th September. Once again over 300 properties and events are opening during the weekend and remember it’s FREE OF CHARGE!

Saintfield Heritage Tour

The guided tour will take place on Sunday 15th September at 3pm and will last approximately 1.5 hours.

The tour will take in many of the fine buildings within the Conservation Area, and include a chance to enjoy an overview of the town’s heritage and a visit to the old Saintfield Railway Station.

Directions: Meet in the Memorial Garden, Comber Street, Saintfield. (From the lights on the main Belfast to Downpatrick road, turn up-hill into the main street and then take the first road on the right, Comber Street.) No dogs please.

European Heritage Open Days 2013

Saintfield Masonic Hall

Saintfield Masonic Hall was dedicated on 10th June 1922.  The hall has been in continuous use since then by a number of branches of the masonic order.  In 2012 a major refurbishment of the front exterior was undertaken in keeping with the original finish.

Directions: From the lights on the main Belfast to Downpatrick road, turn up-hill into the main street and then take the first road on the left, Downpatrick Street.

Open on Sunday 15th September from 2pm -5pm.

Or, you could combine both visits, by taking the Saintfield Heritage Tour which ends up at Saintfield Masonic Hall for refreshments!

European Heritage Open Days 2013

The European Heritage Open Days 2013 brochure can be downloaded in PDF format here.


8
Sep

Saintfield Cycle 2013

Over 40 cyclists have taken part in Saintfield Development Association‘s first “Saintfield Cycle” – a 30+ mile ride through beautiful County Down countryside, starting and ending in Saintfield.

The route took the cyclists from Saintfield to Listooder and Crossgar, then over to Shrigley and into Whiterock for refreshmants.  The cyclists continued their cycle ride to Castle Espie, and via Lisbane back to Saintfield.

Photographs of the fundraising event can be seen HERE.  If you would like to be placed on the mailing list for the spring 2014 Saintfield Cycle, then please email:
events [at] discoversaintfield [dot] co [dot] uk

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8
Sep

“Ulster in Bloom” Successes!

Saintfield has picked up TWO awards in this year’s Translink Ulster in Bloom” competition.  Saintfield came joint third in the “Large Village Award“, and also won the special “Most Improved Award“.

Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee is greatly indebted to the many businesses, organisations and individuals who made donations to enable the purchase of planters and flowers to make Saintfield a more beautiful place in which to live.

However this is not about SDA, this is an award for Saintfield as a community. It is for every person who has picked up a piece of rubbish and placed it in the nearest bin, for those businesses that have painted their shop fronts, and for the traders who helped water the plants. This competition is about the community working together, and it has engendered a great community spirit.

Thank you Saintfield!


7
Sep

SDA Member Elected to Board of CDRCN

The Chair of the Saintfield Development Association’s Communications Committee, Brenda Maitland, was elected to the Board of Directors of the County Down Rural Community Network at its recent AGM.

The CDRCN was formed in 1995 and has expanded to cover most of rural Co Down.  It is the umbrella body for over 100 rural community organisations such as town and village committees, youth and senior organisations and other voluntary bodies.

Following her election Brenda said that she was looking forward to taking up her new position on the board of the CDRCN and representing Saintfield.

Brenda Maitland