Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee has been busy again clearing the weeds from the link footpath between Belfast Road and Comber Road.
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Descendant Looking For Information On William Smyth
Karen Doodson from Melbourne is visiting here for a week and is looking for information about a William Smyth, who worshipped at the reformed Presbyterian church of Knockbracken. He was a farmer from Lisdoonan. If you have any information please let her know at Kdoodson@hotmail.com
Francis Hutcheson Day
Venue: Saintfield 1st Presbyterian Church Hall Time: 11.30 am to 4.00 pm Tickets: £10 (including light lunch) Details of the plans for Francis Hutcheson Day and how to purchase tickets can be found HERE.
Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia In Saintfield
The Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia passed through Saintfield on Sunday 21st June 2015. Watch a video of them passing by HERE. Some photographs of the Gran Fondo can be seen HERE.
Saintfield Vintage Road Run 2015
Ballygowan Vintage Club had its annual Saintfield Road Run on Thursday 18th June. A varied collection of tractors, cars, motorbikes and lorries took part, driving along country roads before parking up in Saintfield’s Main Street. The event was in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Photographs of the Vintage Run can be seen HERE.
Doran’s Rock Quarry – An Unexpected Journey
Ten members of the Saintfield Development Association visited the CES Quarry Products Ltd business at Doran’s Rock, just outside the village, on an unseasonally cold, wet and blowy 1st of June. We were the guests of Stephen McDougall (SHEQ Officer) and Ian McDougall (Production Director) of CES, whose family have run the 70 acre quarry… Continue reading Doran’s Rock Quarry – An Unexpected Journey
Open+Direct Volunteers At Work In Saintfield
Open+Direct staff volunteers visited Saintfield today to help Saintfield Development Association prepare for this year’s Saintfield In Bloom and Translink Ulster In bloom competitions, and Best Kept Town award (which is sponsored by Open+Direct). You can see some more photographs of the volunteers at work HERE.
Photographs Taken At The Mike Snowden Talk
Photographs taken at the Mike Snowden talk on his restoration of the Erddig National Trust property can be viewed HERE. The talk was organised by the Green Saintfield Committee of Saintfield Development Association to raise funds for Saintfield In Bloom.
Annual General Meeting of SDA
Saintfield Development Association held its Annual General Meeting in the recently opened Rowallane Community Hub. Officers for 2015/16 were elected and the guest speaker was John Reid who produced the Saintfield Landscape Masterplan for SDA. Some photographs from the evening can be seen HERE.
Saintfield’s Litter Pickers Out In Force!
Saintfield Development Association organised another Litter Pick, supported by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Saintfield’s Litter Pickers were out in force, with twenty-four volunteers collecting 30 bags of litter from our streets in just two hours. See how they got on HERE!