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James Morrow of Saintfield Rural Development Association has asked us to advertise two forthcoming events that they are organising. The first is a TABLE QUIZ in Saintfield Orange Hall at 8:00pm on Tuesday 18th February.  Teams can have up to four members, and there is a nominal entrance fee for each team. The second event is a SAINT… Continue reading “Saintfield Rural Development Association” Events

Funding is in place to upgrade Saintfield Square and the architects presented their initial proposals at a recent meeting attended by Down District Council and Saintfield Development Association. The initial proposals for the upgrade of Saintfield Square can be found HERE.

The Executive Summary of the recent Public Consultation Questionnaire on the new Saintfield Community Centre can be viewed HERE.

As part of the Public Consultation process for the new Saintfield Community Centre a meeting was held in Saintfield High School on Monday 3rd February.  The meeting was hosted by Consarc, the design consultants for the project, and Down District Council. Members of Down District Council and Consarc  who hosted the Public Consultation Meeting in Saintfield… Continue reading Public Consultation Meeting

From Monday 27th January to Saturday 1st February members of Saintfield Development Association operated a shift system from the former Mace store on Main Street as part of the Public Consultation process for the new Community Centre.  They handed out questionnaires to ascertain the views of the public as to what facilities they would like… Continue reading Amazing Response To Public Consultation!

The questionnaire for the Public Consultation on Saintfield Community Centre can be downloaded in two formats: MS Word version PDF version The completed questionnaire can be emailed as an attachment to info [at] discoversaintfield [dot] com, or printed out and handed in to the former MACE shop on Main Street. Completed questionnaires must be returned by… Continue reading Download The Public Consultation Questionnaire

Public Consultation Monday 27th January – Saturday 1st February As promised in Saintfield News Issue 3, there is to be public consultation for the facilities to go into and around the new community centre.  Now that the design consultants, Consarc Design, have been appointed by Down District Council, all systems are go! To meet the… Continue reading Saintfield Community Centre – Have Your Say!

The Rowallane Community Hub project secured full planning approval in July 2013. The project will be in two phases.  The front listed building, to be used by Rowallane Credit Union Limited, is Phase 1, and the courtyard to the rear, Rowallane Community Hub, is Phase 2. Work has commenced, with an expected completion date for… Continue reading Work Begins On Rowallane Community Hub

Saintfield’s Main Street was host to dozens of Santas on horseback for this year’s Saintfield Christmas Charity Santa Ride on Saturday 7th December. Gary Henderson took photographs of the event and kindly submitted them to discoversaintfield.com.  They can be viewed HERE.

Rowallane Credit Union ran their annual “Small Art Competition” at SDA’s Saintfield Christmas Fair.  The competition, with its £50 and £25 prizes, attracted numerous entries. The names of the winners can be found HERE.