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Saintfield Development Association recently held its Annual General Meeting in Saintfield Sports Club.  Office bearers were elected and the guest speakers were from Broughshane & District Community Association Limited. Photographs of the evening can be seen here.

On a very wet Thursday 9th May the Minister of the Environment Alex Attwood visited Saintfield at the invitation of Simon Hamilton MLA. The Minister met with representatives of Saintfield Development Association (SDA) and Saintfield Heritage Society (SHS).  Strangford MP Jim Shannon and Rowallane councillors Terry Andrews, William Dick and William Walker were also in Saintfield for… Continue reading Environment Minister Alex Attwood’s Visit

On Saturday 27th April Saintfield Development Association, supported by Tidy Northern Ireland and Down District Council, had a successful Litter Pick in Saintfield. Thirty-two volunteers took part in the spring clean. See how they got on here.

“Saintfield News” is a brand new newsletter published as a community service by Saintfield Development Association. If you haven’t received your copy of the Spring 2013 issue of “Saintfield News” don’t worry!  You can download it here for free! Members of Saintfield Development Association in the Square, Saintfield, at the launch of SDA’s “Saintfield News”.

Saintfield Development Association recently held a very successful Pub Quiz in The White Horse. The SDA Pub Quiz Winners were “The Blow Ins” and the four team members are pictured here with their £60 cash prize. The team that finished a close second was the wonderful “Car Talk”! SDA would like to take this opportunity to thank… Continue reading SDA Pub Quiz Winners

Like most towns in the United Kingdom, Saintfield has its fair share of litter louts. Rubbish strewn along the hedgerows and verges of the roads into our village gives a poor impression to the visitor, not to mention the detritus dropped by careless folk on the pavements and gutters in the village itself. Saintfield Anti-Litter… Continue reading Saintfield Anti-Litter Campaign Needs You!

Are you a musician, singer, composer or do you just have an interest in music generally? “Musicians of Saintfield” is a recently formed group of people interested in all genres of music and their aim is to bring together musicians in the community in and around Saintfield for their mutual enjoyment and benefit, developing the… Continue reading Musicians of Saintfield

A young Saintfield resident, Alex Clark, wants to help us win the Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund competition.  He has sent in this colourful poster to encourage Saintfield residents and their friends to vote for Saintfield in the poll which closes on 31st March. Alex is backing Saintfield. Are you? Please vote here. A larger version of the poster… Continue reading Young Supporter Backs Saintfield!

Vote for Saintfield in this Hot Galaxy Warm Heart poll! The community groups that can generate the most votes and top the poll are given money to spend on local projects. Our Main Street is struggling to survive. We want to cheer the place up with our “Flowers for Saintfield” project. In the past we have been… Continue reading Vote NOW for Saintfield! Every Vote Counts.