Members of the “Green Saintfield Committee” of Saintfield Development Association recently attended the Down Your Street awards ceremony at Downshire Civic Centre.

SDA was the winner of the Environmental Improvement category, and was presented with their award by the Chair of DDC, Cllr Billy Walker.

Photographed with the Chair of DDC Billy Walker are SDA members Denis Conn, Lawrence Murphy and Vivien Lovell.

Some of the work carried out by members of the Green Saintfield Committee can be seen HERE.

Tom Grant, who is hoping to contact relatives in Saintfield, has added the information that his ancestor was Samuel Grant, who owned Ballyknockan flax mill. He had seven children, three of whom, Robert, Samuel and Thomas, went to Canada. He believes the others stayed around Saintfield and would like to make contact with their descendants.

The website received this message from Tom Grant, who is hoping to make contact with relatives in Saintfield called Grant. If you have any information that could help, please contact the website.

Hello my name is Tom Grant and I believe my ancestors came from Saintfield Parish, however I have no documentation. I will be visiting Ireland this May and would love to seek out information on them. My grandfather, Tom Grant left Ireland in the early part of the 1900’s with his two brothers Sam and Robert. We believe they left behind other siblings and relatives. Anything you have would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Tom Grant