Preparations For The Road Sweeping Lorry

Members of Saintfield Development Association have been busy over the holiday period dislodging dirt at the sides of roads around the village in advance of the eagerly anticipated arrival of the Down District Council road sweeping lorry.

Litter Pick Belfast Road – 6 bags
Downpatrick Street (behind shops) – 2 bags
New Line play park – 1 bag
Old Grand Jury Road – 1 bag
Listooder Road – 1 bag
Crossgar Road – 3 bags

Gutters scraped on:
Ballynahinch Road
Listooder Road
Old Grand Jury Road
Crossgar Road
Belfast Road
Windmill Road
Station Road

11 bags of weeds collected on waste ground on Crossgar Road
1 bag of waste gathered at the bus stop on Crossgar Road

Running total of bags of waste collected = 154.5 bags

The Ballygowan Road, at its junction with the Belfast Road.

Entrance to the site of the new Saintfield Community Centre, before cleaning …

… and after cleaning …

…  with the bags of dirt awaiting collection by Down District Council.

Dislodging the dirt on Windmill Road in preparation for the road sweeping lorry.

Before and after shots on the Belfast Road, looking towards Belfast …

Before and after shots on the Belfast Road, looking towards Saintfield …