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SDA Table Quiz – Thursday 4th April
| Saintfield Development Association will be running another of their very popular pub quizzes in The White Horse, Saintfield, on Thursday 4th April, at 7:30pm.
Everybody is welcome to attend. The entry fee is £5 per person, with a maximum team size of six. The winning team will receive a prize of £60. There will also be a ballot. A light supper will be included. |
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Remember a Loved One This Easter
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If you would like to remember someone by making a donation to Saintfield Parish Church‘s chosen charity, Tiny Life, then please contact Marion in the Church Office on 97519653 before Friday 22nd March.
Your loved one’s name will be listed and displayed along with lilies at Easter. (Tiny Life is the premature baby charity for Northern Ireland.) |
Pictures of Old Saintfield
| A new page showing Saintfield in times gone by has been added to the Photo Gallery. Most of the pictures have kindly been supplied by Saintfield resident Liz Lillie.The photographs can be viewed here.
If you have any old views of Saintfield please consider letting us scan them and putting them in the gallery for others to see. We can be contacted at: info [at] discoversaintfield [dot] com |
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Table Quiz for Cancer Charity – 28/02/13
| Saintfield Parish Church is running a Table Quiz fundraiser for the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund For Children.
The Quiz will be held in the White Horse Inn, Saintfield, on Thursday 28th February, starting at 8:00pm. It only costs £5 per person, with a maximun of six members in a team. Supper is included! Come along and have some fun with your friends while raising money for this worthwhile charity. |
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Where Is That Aircraft Going?
| Have you ever wondered about the aircraft passing over Saintfield? Where are they going to and where did they come from? What airlines do they belong to? Follow this link to find out!
To help get you started: EGAA is Belfast International EZY is easyJet |
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Save the Children – Soup Lunch Dates
| The Saintfield Branch of Save the Children will be serving Soup Lunches every Wednesday from 13th February to 20th March inclusive.
Everyone is welcome to come along to Saintfield Parish Church Hall for lunch between 12:30pm and 2:00pm. A flyer can be dowloaded here. |
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Francis Hutcheson’s Birthplace
Now that Francis Hutcheson’s place of burial has been identified and marked with a plaque, the search for his place of birth is more important than ever.
There is a copy of an indenture in the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland, dated 25 May 1671, that records the sale of “the Town and Land of Drumaligg” from Henry, Earl of Clanbrassil to Alexander Hutcheson, Francis’ grandfather. But there is no map to show where Alexander’s house was.
The search continues…. click here for more information.
New Year Honours 2013
Saintfield Development Association would like to congratulate two local recipients of New Year Honours.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
John Brannigan, a Saintfield resident and erstwhile member of the old Town Committee, has been awarded the MBE for services to policing and to the community.
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Lindsay Hanna, Chairman of Laurelbank Carriage Driving for Disabled Group, has been awarded the BEM for his work with the Riding for the Disabled Association.
Christmas “Small Art” Competition Winners
| As part of the Saintfield Christmas Fair (organised by Saintfield Development Association) Rowallane Credit Union ran a very successful “Small Art” Competition for those aged under 16.
Find out who won here. |
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