Saintfield Heritage Society took members of Carryduff Historical Society on a walking tour
of Saintfield, including the 1798 Memorial Garden and notable buildings of interest.

After the walk refreshments were served in Rowallane Hub, 35 Main Street.

Helicopter G-NIHM of the Air Ambulance Northern Ireland service passing overhead Saintfield.
You can discover more about this charity HERE.

The 2018 Saintfield Show will be staged on Saturday 21st July at Glenbrook Farm on the Lough Road, Boardmills, by kind permission of the Lawson Family.

The show will have a wide range of attractions including:

• General Show Classes for: Poultry, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Donkeys
• Horse Classes for: Agricultural Horses, Ponies, Horses, Mini Horses, Working hunter
• Outdoor Catering
• Home Industries Classes
• Craft & Food Fair
• Trade Stands
• Family Fun Day
• and much more!

There is free parking!  The entry fee is £10 per person, with children under 16 free.

General enquiries should be made to the Show Secretary:

Ms Alison Cleland,
1 Magheraknock Park,
Ballynahinch
BT24 8FG

Tel: 07821 588390
Email: secretary@saintfieldshow.co.uk

For more information visit the Saintfield Show website HERE.

Application forms for outside trade stands and indoor craft tables are now available to download HERE.

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2018 Annual General Meeting of Saintfield Development Association

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2018 Annual General Meeting of Saintfield Development Association

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2018 Annual General Meeting of Saintfield Development Association

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2018 Annual General Meeting of Saintfield Development Association

At the conclusion of the formal part of the AGM everyone was invited to go into the courtyard to enjoy the barbecue and refreshments provided by SDA members, and their spouses!

It’s that time of the year again.  Saintfield Development Association’s Green Committee is starting its weekly Street Cleans.

The first one, kicking off the season, is on Thursday 31st May at 7.00 pm, with Street Cleans every Thursday evening over the summer.  We meet at the Fair Green car park, just off the mini roundabout at the top of Main Street.

Please consider joining us to help make Saintfield’s streets cleaner and nicer for everyone.  You don’t have to commit to coming along every week – you can help out on the Thursday evenings that suit you.

It would be a great if you could bring a tool with you, such as a trowel, brush, shovel, bucket, hoe – any of these would be most helpful.  And we have high viz waistcoats and gloves for you to borrow.

We’re a friendly bunch, and you will have a laugh and make new friends.  See you some Thursday!

Newry, Mourne and Down Council Local Development Plan 2030

Publication of Local Development Plan: Preferred Options Paper

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has produced its Local Development Plan: Preferred Option Paper (POP), which can be downloaded HERE.

The POP is designed to stimulate debate and encourage feedback on key issues of strategic significance which are likely to influence the direction of the Council’s new LDP. The POP outlines the vision and strategic objectives of the Plan, along with a set of key issues and associated options for addressing them. The Council’s preferred options are indicated in the Paper along with a justification for each preferred option.

The consultation period for the POP will run for a period of 12 weeks from 1 June to 24 August 2018. Your comments are invited on the key issues and options considered in the POP. Comments must be planning related. Comments may be submitted by email to ldp@nmandd.org preferably using the POP questionnaire response form. Alternatively you can write to the Council with all comments in response to this consultation document clearly referenced ‘LDP: Preferred Options Paper’ and addressed to:

LDP: Preferred Options Paper
Development Plan Team
Council Offices
Downshire Civic Centre
Downshire Estate, Ardglass Road
Downpatrick BT30 6GQ

The closing date for receipt of comments is 5pm on 24th August 2018.

(Supporting documents, including the POP questionnaire response form will be available from the Council’s website at www.newrymournedown.org. Hard copies of the POP can also be viewed during normal office hours at the Council’s Planning offices at Monaghan Row, Newry and the Downshire Civic Centre, Downpatrick.)

There will be a number of public drop-in sessions across the district, during the consultation period, where interested parties can call in to discuss the POP with planning officers.

The local drop-in session details are:

Date:               Thursday 14 June 2018
Location:       Rowallane Community Hub, 35 Main Street, Saintfield
                                  (behind Peter Bowles + Co Solicitors)
Time:              6.00 pm – 8.00pm

The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) is a guide to community engagement in the planning process. The SCI outlines how the Council will engage with its citizens and stakeholders in exercising its planning functions; it sets out the procedures for involving the community in the production of the LDP, in the consideration of planning applications, in planning enforcement, and in the Council’s other planning functions.

To view or download the SCI click HERE.

In 2016/17 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council carried out a review of the play value of all its fixed play areas. Following this review, the Play Strategy recommended that future play provision in the area currently served by Lislane Drive, Saintfield should be upgraded to a higher play value site.

In line with the Council’s commitment to consultation PlayBoard NI is conducting a survey to assess local views on the site and to identify preferred options for enhancing play provision within the overall area.

Please find below the links for two surveys regarding the local Play Space at Lislane Drive, Saintfield. The first survey link is aimed towards parents and carers, the second appropriate for children and young people.

The views and opinions of local children, young people and communities are highly important to PlayBoard NI, providing an opportunity to actively participate in the process of improving play experiences.

Please note that the closing date for completed surveys is Thursday 31st May @ 5pm.

The survey for Parents/Carers and Community Organisations can be found at:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Lislane

The Survey for Children and Young People can be found at:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CYPLislane

PlayBoard NI would like to extend their thanks to the Community of Saintfield for their participation in the consultation process.

The National Trust’s Rowallane Garden is particularly nice in springtime. A slideshow of recently taken photographs can be viewed HERE.