Annual Saintfield Girls Brigade Display
The annual display at 128th 2nd Presbyterian and Parish Girls Brigade in Saintfield took place on Friday 27th March. Photographs of all the girls, captain and officers can be seen HERE.
Saintfield High School Sports Hall
The Education Minister John O’Dowd recently cut the first sod on the £1.52 million sports hall project at Saintfield High School. The project was approved in March 2014 and is being carried out under the School Enhancement Programme (SEP). Speaking at the site the Minister said: “This is a good day for all the pupils and staff at Saintfield High School. The new sports hall will make a huge difference to the school community.”
Saintfield High School was built in 1958 and currently has an enrolment of 369 pupils.
Official Opening Of The Square
This morning saw the official opening of The Square with representatives from the groups who progressed the project in attendance. MLA Jim Shannon, DDC Chair William Walker and Saintfield Development Association’s Chair Barbara Graham with the commemoration plaque which will be displayed in The Square.
The plaque shows the various funding sources for the upgrade of The Square.
What Is Lily Looking At?
Has Lily Henderson bought designer sunglasses?
No, she is using safety specs to view this morning’s solar eclipse! Below is the eclipse as seen in Saintfield at about 09:30.
SDA Wins Down Your Street Award!
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.
Carrier Bag Levy Funded Projects
Carrier Bag Levy Funded ProjectsThe proceeds from the Carrier Bag Levy are used to fund community-led initiatives, mainly through the Challenge Fund programme which is managed for the Department of the Environment by the Northern Ireland Environment Link (NIEL). A series of posters has been produced detailing some of the projects that have been funded by the 5p carrier bag levy. There are posters relating to our local area, as well as regional and NI-wide posters, and they can be downloaded from HERE. Please feel free to print and display them! The PDF documents are ready for you to print yourself (H) or to send to your professional printer (P). |
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Saintfield Christmas Charity Ride 2014 Photo Album
The Saintfield Christmas Charity Ride 2014 took place on Saturday 6th December.
Photographs of the event can be viewed HERE.
Watch UTV on Monday 15th December at 8:00 pm to find out more!
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