You might have noticed that members of Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee have been busy over the spring and summer cleaning Saintfield’s streets.  You can discover how many bags of dirt and litter they have gathered by looking HERE.

Saintfield Development Association sponsored two local bands to play in the Rowallane courtyard during the European Heritage Open Day last Saturday.

 Baillies Mills Accordion Band

 Cahard Flute Band

Join Saintfield Development Association for its 4th Annual

Pedal The Peninsula

cycle ride on Sunday 4th September

The 53-mile route round beautiful Strangford Lough starts and ends in Saintfield, and is fully marshalled and sign posted. However, for a bit of a change, the circuit will be completed in an anticlockwise direction. We will leave Saintfield and head for Strangford, cross on the ferry to Portaferry and then travel up the Ards Peninsula to Newtownards before making our way back to Saintfield via Comber.

Registration is from 8:30 am in Downpatrick Street car park, with the ride commencing at 9:30 am.

Only £20 on the day!

Come along and enjoy a great day out!

Saintfield Development Association’s own competition for the best floral displays for both small and large businesses has taken place and the winners are:

Large Premises:-
First: R. Savage & Co.
Runner-up: Second Saintfield Presbyterian Church

SDA member Anne Walker presenting Noel Gibson of R. Savage & Co. with their certificate.

Small Premises:-
First: Masseys of Saintfield
Runner-up: Town and Country Antiques

Judges Nicky McGarry (of Flowerish Design) and Michael Quinn (of Cumran Landscapes) presenting Masseys of Saintfield with their certificate.

Nicky and Michael were very impressed with the overall standard and it should be noted that the SDA’s own floral displays were not taken into account when judging took place. Our sincere thanks go to Nicky and Michael for taking the time out of their very busy lives to come to Saintfield and to Anne McCandless of Norr & Brown for providing afternoon tea.

The Green Committee of the SDA are most grateful to everyone in Saintfield who helped by giving donations, having their own floral displays, either on their premises or homes, watering, dead heading and all the numerous tasks involved. A special thank you goes to the First Presbyterian Church, not only for their generous donation but for allowing the use of their railings to show off our floral displays. Thanks also to those who told us that we were doing a good job as they were passing by. It makes it all worthwhile.

Monday 12th September?

12:30 – 13:30.  Are you free?

Armchair Aerobics might be just what you are looking for!

Come along and have a go!

Come along to Rowallane Community Hub

(35 Main Street, Saintfield, behind
the former Rowallane Credit Union)

Everyone Welcome!

Saintfield Development Association
is sponsoring two renowned local bands to play
in the courtyard  of Rowallane Garden,
Saintfield’s National Trust property,
on Saturday 10th September. 

Baillies Mills Accordion Band will be playing from 2:00 – 3:00 pm.

Cahard Flute Band will conclude the afternoon of music playing from 3:00 – 4:00 pm.

Entry to Rowallane will be FREE on Saturday 10th as part of European Heritage Open Day (EHOD), so there’s no excuse for not coming along to listen to these great bands in a wonderful setting!

Members of Saintfield Heritage Society will give a guided tour of the many listed buildings and conservation area of Saintfield, sharing their stories and history along the way. Until 1712 Saintfield was known as Tonaghneave – Tamnach naomh, “the field of the saint”.  Neither the origin of the name nor the location of a saintly field are known today.

Meet at Saintfield Memorial Garden, Comber Street, Saintfield, BT24 7AA on Sunday 11th September at 15:00.  The walk will last approximately one hour.

If you would like to attend a Big Lottery Fund one-to-one clinic then now is your chance to register!  A session will be held in the Downshire Civic Centre, Downpatrick on Wednesday 5th October.

A flyer giving further details can be downloaded HERE.

Hello – I live in Canada. I am researching John Bates who was born in St. Field in 1799. I am attempting to find information concerning his mother and father to continue on with my family history. John Bates married Elisabeth McFarlane from Tyrone, Northern Ireland before they arrived in Canada. Do you have, or have any local history that may help me in my search. Thanks.

Charles Bates