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This year’s Saintfield Christmas Fair was organised by Saintfield Development Association (formerly Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee).The Fair has been widely accepted as the best yet! Some photographs which capture the atmosphere of the evening can be viewed here.

Saintfield Development Association (formerly Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee) awarded prizes for the “Best Dressed Shop Window” and the “Best Market Stall” at their Saintfield Christmas Fair. Discover who the winners were here.

FirePoise enthral audiences wherever they perform across the country, and at this year’s Saintfield Christmas Fair they mesmerized the crowds with their breathtakingly beautiful and extraordinary fire and light show. Relive the unforgettable experience by watching them on video here.

On Saturday 1st December 2012 a plaque to commemorate the burial site of Francis Hutcheson was unveiled in Dublin. Click here for more information.

Saintfield’s Christmas Tree doesn’t just appear by magic each year! Discover the story of where the Tree comes from and how it gets here.  Find out who decorates it, and much more … The Christmas Tree Story can be found here.

Are you looking for the perfect Christmas present for that special person?  Than look no further than one of the Saintfield Heritage books produced by Saintfield Heritage Society. The Society produces a book every four years, and they now have eight volumes to choose from. Each book has numerous articles on various historical aspects of Saintfield… Continue reading The Perfect Christmas Present!

Get into the festive spirit at Rowallane Garden, Saintfield for the popular Yuletide Market event on Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 December from 12-5pm.  Soak up the Christmas atmosphere with craft and food stalls, Christmas trees and wreaths made by the Rowallane Gardening team.  Join in the traditional family festive fun and even Santa will be… Continue reading Rowallane Yuletide Market – 8 & 9 December

On the evening of Tuesday 20th November members and visitors attended an Extraordinary General Meeting of Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee (STRC).  The meeting had been called to change the constitution to meet the changing needs of society as it is today. The meeting was unanimously agreed to at the STRC meeting on 12th November and… Continue reading A New Era – From STRC To SDA

DRD Minister Danny Kennedy heard about the projects that local people are working on when he visited Saintfield on Thursday 15th November.  At the briefing Minister Kennedy met Martyn Todd representing Saintfield Heritage Society, Barbara Graham and Simon Thompson representing Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee and Susan Welsh representing Saintfield Community Estates Partnership. A full report on the Minister’s visit… Continue reading DRD Minister Danny Kennedy visits Saintfield

FirePoise, Ireland’s premiere fire performance group, is coming to Saintfield Christmas Fair! They will perform a breath-taking, beautiful and unforgettable fire and light show.  The performers will dance through circles of fire, delighting and amazing you! FirePoise have performed at corporate events, festivals, parades and parties, and are an event favourite across Ireland, north and south. Their choreographed fire routines will really light up Saintfield… Continue reading FirePoise destined for Saintfield Christmas Fair