Perhaps we need a Down District Council anti-litter van like this to patrol the village and raise awareness of the litter problem in Saintfield.

For the latest news on Saintfield Development Association’s anti-litter volunteers’ activities have a look HERE.

The road surface has been coated with a buff coloured aggregate to further define the space as The Square.

Not all of the litter and waste gathered from Saintfield’s streets by members of Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee is removed by the council.  One dedicated member uses his own car to transport other people’s waste to the dump.  Below are photographs showing bags of cans, plastic bottles and general waste, and three car loads of such bags which were taken to the dump on Thursday.

The road surface on the south side of Main Street has been marked out …

… and the footpath finished.

On the opposite side of Main Street the old pavement is being lifted and replaced with a new one.

Date: 14th September 2014

Morning: 09:00 to 13:00

Belfast Road – 3 bags
Todd’s Hill, WindMill Road, Station Road – 1 bag
Downpatrick Street car park – 2 bags

Afternoon: 14:00 to 18:00

Lisburn Road (verges) – 4 bags
Fair Green, Wicket Lane – 2 bags
Old Belfast Road – 1 bag

Total on the day: 13 bags

At a ceremony today (Wednesday 17th September) in Londonderry’s Guildhall it was announced that Saintfield had won 3rd Prize in the Large Village category of this year’s Translink Ulster in Bloom Competition.

Barbara Graham, Chair of Saintfield Development Association, would like to thank everyone who helped Saintfield win this prize by displaying flowers at their business and residential properties.  Beautiful plant and floral presentations create a lasting, positive and welcoming image of Saintfield, encouraging people to make return visits with friends and family.

Saintfield Development Association’s small but dedicated Green Saintfield Committee helped to organise Saintfield’s floral displays and to keep the village tidy by regularly clearing dirt and litter from the streets.  Details of this work can be found HERE.

The evening of Friday 12th September saw the dedication service for the new Saintfield Baptist Church Hall.  After the service by former Saintfield Baptist Pastor Ian Wilson everyone was invited to visit the hall for refreshments.

Local man Paddy Jackson switched on the Christmas tree lights at last year’s Christmas Fair.  Organisers Saintfield Development Association took the opportunity to get Paddy to sign an Ulster Rugby shirt to be used in a ballot to raise funds for events in Saintfield.  The lucky winner of the framed shirt was John Crilly, pictured below.

A temporary road surface has now been applied to both sides of lower Main Street. The new lamp posts have been delivered as can be seen in the photograph below.

At each of the entries the setts have been lifted, cleaned and re-laid.

A Stop-Go system has been in operation as work progresses on Main Street past its junction with Downpatrick Street and The Square.