European Heritage Open Days 2012

This year European Heritage Open Days will take place on 8th and 9th September. Once again over 300 properties and events are opening during the weekend and remember it’s FREE OF CHARGE! Saintfield Heritage Tour The guided tour will take place on Sunday 9th September at 3pm and will last approximately 1.5 hours. The tour… Continue reading European Heritage Open Days 2012

New programme for Saintfield Heritage Society

Saintfield Heritage Society continues to attract around fifty people to its monthly meetings.  The high quality of the talks and speakers is a major factor in this high attendance. Once again the SHS programme sub-committee has put together an interesting and varied range of talks for the 2012/13 season.  These can be seen by clicking… Continue reading New programme for Saintfield Heritage Society

Saintfield Village Plan

  Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee is pleased to announce the publication of the Saintfield Integrated Development Plan (Village Plan). A summary of the Village Plan together with the full document can be found here.          

Obituary – Alan McDonald (1963 – 2012)

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Alan McDonald at Temple Golf Course on Saturday, aged 48.  Alan, originally from Belfast, spent most of his professional football career with Queens Park Rangers, and was capped 52 times for Northern Ireland. He had latterly been the manager of Glentoran. Alan… Continue reading Obituary – Alan McDonald (1963 – 2012)

STRC says, “Thank You Saintfield”

Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee says Thank You to the people of Saintfield.  Paul McGeown presents a cheque for £362.50 to Lynda Donaldson for her Saintfield Defibrillator Appeal.   The money was raised by donations from members of the public at the STRC Fun Run and Family Day on 9th June. More details can be found here.… Continue reading STRC says, “Thank You Saintfield”

Maureen Bunn is Trying to Find Her Relatives!

discoversaintfield.com has been contacted by Maureen Bunn to ask for our assistance in finding her long lost relatives.  This is Maureen’s email: “Last time I stayed in Saintfield I was about 16 and stayed with my relatives – Margaret & Jack Finlay who lived in a farm nearby.  They had a daughter, Jacqueline, about 3… Continue reading Maureen Bunn is Trying to Find Her Relatives!

Defibrillator Information & Training Sessions

The latest news of Lynda Donaldson’s “Defibrillator Appeal” and Summer Heartstart Training Sessions can be found here. Look out for this sign!  It is a First Aid sign indicating that there is available an automatic external defibrillator to be used in the event of a heart attack.