Pupils from Saintfield High School, with teacher Victoria Orr, assisting the Green committee of the Saintfield Development Association with the planting of wild flowers at the junction of Belfast Road and Comber Road.
The children planted about 250 flowers which were kindly supplied by Stephanie Bain of Grow Wild Northern Ireland through Kew Gardens for the Big Lottery Fund.
The pupils who volunteered were Sarah Moore, Leah Rodgers, Harry Bell, Jack Presho, Lee Umphray and Ronan Keating.

The March general meeting of the Saintfield Development Association will be held on Tuesday 14th March at 7.30pm at  The Hub, 35 Main Street. Sergeant Suzanne Cochrane and her colleague Gemma McGrogan of the PSNI will give a short presentation on home and personal security prior to the main business of the evening. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The AGENDA for the meeting.

Saintfield Development Association
Notice of General Meeting

Please note that the date of the next SDA general meeting has been moved from Monday 6th February to 7.30pm on Tuesday 14th February.

The main topic for discussion will be the announcement of the result of the tender for the proposed Saintfield community centre and to plan the way forward.

SDA members and the public are encouraged to attend this important meeting.  Your views are important.

The venue is The Rowallane Hub, 35 Main Street, Saintfield.

Saintfield Development Association’s January 16th open meeting will take place in the Rowallane Community Hub, 35 Main Street, Saintfield.

Time: 7.30pm

Everyone welcome!

The AGENDA for the meeting.

When Santa visited Saintfield to take part in the Christmas Fair he took time out to be the judge in Saintfield Development Association’s Shop Window Display Competition.  Santa was so impressed with two of the windows that he couldn’t decide upon an outright winner, so we have two winners this year!  The joint winners were:

The Barbers Shop, 84 Main Street  &  Scentsations, 2A Main Street

Saintfield Development Association member Janice McHenry with staff in The Barbers Shop

SDA member Janice McHenry making the presentation in Scentsations

At the Saintfield Christmas Fair organised by Saintfield Development Association, raffle tickets were on sale.  The winners were:

First prize:- a Christmas hamper (kindly donated by Vivoxtra Saintfield) was won by Glenda Smith of Darragh Cross.
Second prize:- a box of chocolates was won by Lawrence Murphy of Saintfield.

Saintfield Development Association would like to thank everyone for their support.

Saintfield Development Association members Vivien Lovell and Barbara Graham
selling raffle tickets on the SDA stall at the Saintfield Christmas Fair.

The Christmas trees are up and the decorations are out, so it wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to Rowallane Garden, Saintfield for their Yuletide Market on Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 December from 12-5pm.

Head along and soak up the Christmas atmosphere with dozens of local craft and food stalls, selling a range of locally produced items and festive goods.  Their gardening team have been working with the support of Downpatrick New Horizons – Action Mental Health to produce stunning festive wreaths, which will be available throughout the weekend.  The Head Gardener will also be on hand demonstrating her floral art skills, so a perfect place to get that special handmade craft for the dinner table or a gift for a friend.

Soak up the festive atmosphere created by local choirs each day in the Stableyard, sip on a cup of traditional hot mulled punch or take the weight of your feet with a winter warmer in the café.

There will also be a vintage children’s carousel and the chance to meet a famous chap with a white beard and a red suit!

Normal Admission and National Trust Members free admission apply to this event.

Saintfield Christmas Fair : 18:30 – 21:00

Road closure in operation: 18:00 – 21:30

Download the STREET PLAN, ATTRACTIONS & TIMETABLE.

Please note that the venue has been changed for Saintfield Development Association’s November 14th open meeting.  It was to have been held in Saintfield Sports Club, but this has been changed to Rowallane Community Hub.

Venue: Rowallane Community Hub, 35 Main Street, Saintfield

Date: Monday 14th November 2016

Time: 7.30pm to 9.00pm

Everyone welcome!

The AGENDA for the meeting.