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10.30 – 13.00 on the Crossgar Road: 26 bags collected.
(13 from traffic lights to Old Grand Jury Road and 13 from Old Grand Jury Road to Gateway sign.)

15.30 – 17.30 on the Ballynahinch Road from the 30MPH sign to Drumaconnell Road: 9 bags of waste lifted.

Down Your Street campaign = 309.5 bags of waste lifted!

The upgrade of The Square on Comber Street is scheduled to commence on Monday 4th August.  More details of the scheme can be found HERE.

SDA’s Green Saintfield Committee members have been out on the roads again:

Date: Thursday 31st July 2014
Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm

Flower bed weeded at Saintfield High School – 3 bags
Footpath on Belfast Road cleaned to Comber Road – 7 bags of dirt
Traffic island at Ballgowan Road junction tidied up – 1 bag of dirt and 1 bag of litter

12 bags of litter, weeds & dirt collected on the night

Overall total to 31st July = 274.5 bags of waste collected!

Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee have been in action again:

Date: Wednesday 30th July 2014

Lisburn Road

5 bags of litter collected

Despite the inevitable disruption caused by the much needed road improvements to the lower section of Main Street, two-way traffic is still flowing freely, car parks are still readily accessible and traders are very much open for business. Visitors should not be put off!

The Co-ordinating Committee of Saintfield Development Association had an introductory meeting with Mr Liam Hannaway, the New Chief Executive Designate of Newry, Mourne and Down Council.

The committee introduced SDA and described its projects both past and ongoing, and expressed its hopes and concerns. In return the Chief Executive explained his position on matters relating to Saintfield.

Committee members then took Mr Hannaway on a tour of the village, visiting the Memorial Garden, the sports grounds and the site for the community centre.

SDA is hopeful that the meeting will form the basis of a good relationship with the new Council.

Liam Hannaway (Chief Executive Designate of Newry, Mourne and Down Council), Barbara Graham (Chair of Saintfield Development Association) and Martyn Todd (Chair of SDA Infrastructure Committee).

Paul McGeown (Vice Chair of SDA), Brian Gamble (Chair of SDA Communications Committee) and Ian Mack (Secretary of SDA) also attended the meeting.

Former Hocks ‘n’ Hooves building ground and Birch Lane area (0.75 acre) – 10 bags ragwort and 1 bag litter removed

Station Road – 5 bags ragwort and 1 bag of litter

Old Grand Jury Road – 1 bag of ragwort

Belfast Road – 1 bag ragwort and 1 bag of litter

Cut back the overgrown foliage which was poking out over the pavement at the left of the car park.
Scraped and swept the area at the top where recycling bins used to be.
Scraped and swept pavement on left-hand-side of park.
Scraped and cleared the entry in front of the unoccupied building behind the railings.
Scraped and swept pavement on approach road to car park.

Number of bags generated: 14 in total and a big container full of cuttings from the shrubs.Bags left at the bottom of car park – DDC contacted to arrange their removal.

Also the pavement in front of the Masonic Hall has been cleaned, so now it looks as good as the other side which was done earlier.

The work starts on the car park …

… and how it looks after the clean-up.

The bags of waste are left for Down District Council to collect.

The judging for Saintfield In Bloom was carried out on 24th July by Averil Milligan, Head Gardener, Rowallane and Councillor Evelyn Robinson, proposed by NILGA, sponsors of Ulster in Bloom.

Tonia McDonald generously donated two plaques for the winners in the Small and Large Business categories. The Highly Commended and Commended businesses in each category received certificates.

The winners in each category of Saintfield In Bloom can be found HERE, as can photographs of the event.