This year’s Saintfield Christmas Fair organised by Saintfield Development Association took place on Friday 4th December. Plans for the evening were disrupted due to high winds, and alternative arrangements had to be made at short notice. However the evening went ahead, with the stallholders being moved into the AYC Hall. Fortunately the rain didn’t develop into anything serious. SDA would like to thank the stallholders for venturing out on such a wild night, and the local businesses and traders who opened up for the evening. And a big thank you goes to all the residents and visitors who came along and supported the Fair! Let’s hope we have better luck with the weather next year!
Here are some photographs of the Fair.
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The Christmas tree lights were turned on by Santa
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After switching on the Christmas tree lights Santa hands out sweets to children
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Santa's reindeer have a rest on Main Street
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Children enjoy having their photographs taken beside the reindeer
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The lorry hauling the hall of mirrors arrives in The Square
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The hall of mirrors ready for action
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Children finding their way through the hall of mirrors
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Hot coffee sold from a vintage French van
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Coloured light toys on a winter's evening
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Stalls were moved into the AYC Hall due to the strong winds and occasional rain
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Some of the stalls inside the AYC Hall
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Staff from the National Trust's Rowallane Garden in Saintfield
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Dr Funny Bone in the AYC Hall
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Ladies from Saintfield WI
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The Ulster Wildlife stall
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Saintfield Playgroup
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The premature birth charity, Tiny Life
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The PSNI / PCSP stall in the entrance to the AYC Hall
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Anthea Crothers at her Candy Clouds stall
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Light toys and games are always popular in the dark!
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Part of the standard issue uniform?
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Firefighter Neal Perry from Carryduff with his daughter Sophie.
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Manor House of Beauty
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The children's roundabout.
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1st Presbyterian Church was serving soups and hot drinks
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One of the displays inside 1st Presbyterian Church
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One of the displays inside 1st Presbyterian Church
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The choir from St. Mary's Primary School
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The choir from St. Mary's Primary School
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The choir from Saintfield High School
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The illuminated pathway to the Parish Church. Inside was the Tree of Remembrance, and hot drinks and mince pies were being served there too
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Ormeau Concert Band
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Feds Murray - this lady could sing!
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The Ormeau Concert Band with Feds Murray singing
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Conductor Gary Shields with the Ormeau Concert Band
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Regular attendees at Saintfield Christmas Fair are Clle William Walker & Cllr Terry Andrews
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Martyn Todd, the Chair of Saintfield Development Association, presents Tonya McDonald with the bicycle she won in the Christmas Draw
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The beautiful window display in Norr & Brown on Todd's Hill
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Saintfield's Christmas tree in front of the tree in the Orange Hall
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