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Creevyloughgare Archaeological Excavation
Prof. Brian Williams has been leading an archaeological excavation of an abandoned settlement at Creevyloughgare to the SW of Saintfield. The settlement was on very poor land but had to support 50 families. The landowner has restored a couple of the buildings, but most can only be imagined from what little of the walls still remain […]
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Memorial Garden Tidied For Francis Hutcheson Day Visitors
Members of Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee have removed weeds and generally tidied up the Memorial Garden in preparation for the arrival of visitors for Francis Hutcheson Day on 8th August.
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Saintfield In Bloom Winners
The judging took place today for the Saintfield Development Association’s Saintfield in Bloom competition. The judges were Averil Milligan, Head Gardener at the National Trust’s Rowallane Garden, and D J Morgan, Parks Officer at Newry, Mourne and Down Council. The judges spent the afternoon visiting and closely inspecting the floral displays in the Large Premises […]
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Belfast Rd. – Comber Rd. Link Path Cleaned (29/07/15)
Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee has been busy again clearing the weeds from the link footpath between Belfast Road and Comber Road.
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Descendant Looking For Information On William Smyth
Karen Doodson from Melbourne is visiting here for a week and is looking for information about a William Smyth, who worshipped at the reformed Presbyterian church of Knockbracken. He was a farmer from Lisdoonan. If you have any information please let her know at Kdoodson@hotmail.com
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Francis Hutcheson Day
Venue: Saintfield 1st Presbyterian Church Hall Time: 11.30 am to 4.00 pm Tickets: £10 (including light lunch) Details of the plans for Francis Hutcheson Day and how to purchase tickets can be found HERE.
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Search For Family History Of Dales And Smyths
I am from New Zealand and my cousin Shelley is from Canada and together we have been researching the Sloan family of Ballyrush, Comber. We were fortunate to be able to come to County Down last September and meet all our relatives in Comber. Now we are researching the families that the Sloan’s married into […]
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Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia In Saintfield
The Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia passed through Saintfield on Sunday 21st June 2015. Watch a video of them passing by HERE. Some photographs of the Gran Fondo can be seen HERE.
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Saintfield Vintage Road Run 2015
Ballygowan Vintage Club had its annual Saintfield Road Run on Thursday 18th June. A varied collection of tractors, cars, motorbikes and lorries took part, driving along country roads before parking up in Saintfield’s Main Street. The event was in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Photographs of the Vintage Run can be seen HERE.
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Doran’s Rock Quarry – An Unexpected Journey
Ten members of the Saintfield Development Association visited the CES Quarry Products Ltd business at Doran’s Rock, just outside the village, on an unseasonally cold, wet and blowy 1st of June. We were the guests of Stephen McDougall (SHEQ Officer) and Ian McDougall (Production Director) of CES, whose family have run the 70 acre quarry […]