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Saintfield Christmas Charity Santa Ride
| Joan Cunningham has again organised the Saintfield Christmas Charity Santa Ride in aid of underprivileged children in Uganda and Rwanda.
The ride will form at Saintfield Livestock Mart at 11:30am on Saturday 1st December for mulled wine and mince pies. The ride will leave the Mart at 12:30pm and head up Saintfield’s Main Street at 1:00pm. Santa will meet the children at the Christmas tree. The ride will then return to its starting point at the Mart. For further details contact Joan Cunningham on 97519030 or 07775 860744. |
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A full size version of the poster can be downloaded here.
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
| Notice is hereby given that Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee (STRC) will be holding an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Tuesday 20th November 2012. The EGM will be held in the Saintfield Cricket Club Pavilion, and will commence at 7:30pm.
AGENDA Change of name to Saintfield Development Association Adoption of new Articles of Association Appointment of directors |
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The Articles of Association for the new Saintfield Development Association can be viewed here.
STRC Members Adopt Gateway Planters
| Groups of members from Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee have adopted the five gateway planters on the roads entering Saintfield. The planters are located on Station Road, Belfast Road, Crossgar Road, Lisburn Road and Ballynahinch Road. Each group has either grown its own flowers or bought flowers to plant in the troughs at the bottom of its gateway sign.
The photograph shows the recent planting of flowers in the Lisburn Road gateway planter. |
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Saintfield Christmas Fair – 7th December 2012
Saintfield Christmas Fair
Friday 7th December 2012
Main Street, 7 – 9 PM
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Some of the confirmed participants are: Academy Primary School Choir St. Mary’s Primary School Choir Fire Engine Craft Stalls Community Carol Singing Mobile Police Station Chocolatier Creperie Climbing Wall Miniature Steam Train Children’s Roundabout |
Call back soon for details of more participants!
Ghost and Gourds Weekend at Rowallane!
| Saturday and Sunday saw the annual Ghost and Gourds Weekend at Rowallane. It was a scary Hallowe’en day out for all the family, with over two thousand people of all ages visiting Rowallane on the Saturday alone! Children carved pumpkins and went round the scary Ghost Trail.More photographs can be found here, but be warned, please do not follow the link if you are of a nervous disposition! |
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Saintfield Litter Pick (07.10.12)
| Members of Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee (STRC) and their friends, in cooperation with Tidy Northern Ireland, organised a Litter Pick in Saintfield on Sunday morning (7th October). All areas of Saintfield within the 30MPH speed zone were tackled.
Tidy NI provided thick gloves, long-handled pickers and plastic bags in which to collect the litter. Twelve yellow bags of general waste were collected, together with 5 blue bags of waste suitable for recycling. The Downpatrick Street car park was also cleared of litter and overhanging shrubs cut back. Down District Council will collect the waste for disposal. More details and photos can be found here. |
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Down District Council offices move (01/10/12)
Down District Council offices closed on Friday 28 September at 12 noon to facilitate ‘The Big Move’ to their new offices. The new offices will open on Monday 1 October 2012 at 12 noon.
The new DDC address is:
Down District Council,
Downshire Civic Centre,
Downshire Estate,
Ardglass Road,
Downpatrick,
BT30 6RA.
The DDC telephone number will not change. For further information please telephone 028 4461 0800 or visit www.downdc.gov.uk/The-Big-Move.aspx
Saintfield Heritage Book 9
Saintfield Heritage Society produces a small book on local history and heritage every four years. The book sub-committee is starting to put together Book 9 and invites articles and stories about Saintfield people and events. Please contact info [at] discoversaintfield.com if you have an idea for an article or are willing to write one.
Access Services, Grants and Benefits (MARA)
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WHAT IS MARA?The aim of the MARA project is to improve the health and wellbeing of rural dwellers in Northern Ireland by increasing access to services, grants amd benefits by facilitating a co-ordinated service to support rural dwellers living in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion. |
MARA aims to:
Increase access to home improvement schemes particularly energy efficiency grants
Increase access to full benefit entitlement checks
Increase access to a range of local services
Increase access to a range of regional/universal services
Increase access to community transport
Groups entitled are:
Fishermen
Farmers
Lone/single parents
Ethnic minorities
Carers
Elderly
Others at risk
If you or someone you know would benefit from the project, contact:
County Down Rural Community Network,
Ballymote Centre,
40 Killough Road,
Downpatrick,
BT30 6PY
Tel: 028 4461 2311
| The MARA Project is an inter-departmental regional project funded by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and delivered by the Public Health Agency (PHA). The MARA project was officially launched on Thursday 15th March 2012 by both the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Michelle O’Neill and the Minister for Health, Edwin Poots. |
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The Digital Switchover: Are You Ready?
The digital TV switchover is the process of turning off the UK’s analogue TV signal and replacing it with a digital signal. To keep your TV service, you will need to convert your TVs to digital before Northern Ireland’s switchover date. The switchover commences on 10th October 2012 and will be completed on 24th October.
Are You Eligible For Help?You can get help to convert your TV to digital if you:
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You can check if you or someone you know is eligible by using this online eligibility checker.
If you are not sure if you are eligible for help, call free on 0800 40 85 900 or e-mail info@helpscheme.co.uk
Or, you can vist the website of the Switchover Help Scheme.
General information on the switchover, including details on re-tuning your TV, can be found here.
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