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Saintfield will come alive with the sound of music on the evening of Friday 28th September when the town welcomes the Dromore and District Male Voice Choir accompanied by world-renowned organ supremo Stephen Hamill. This will be the first concert on the new Phoenix church organ which was dedicated last November. The highly-renowned Dromore and… Continue reading An Evening of Music (28/09/12)

Norr & Brown, the new specialist chocolate, cake and ice cream shop at 1 Todd’s Hill in Saintfield, will be joining the Northern Ireland Hospice by hosting a coffee party on Thursday 20th September as part of Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning. This year the Northern Ireland Hospice will be celebrating the 20thbirthday of its annual Hospice Coffee… Continue reading Hospice Coffee Morning (20/09/12)

          A collection of photographs of Saintfield from not so long ago has kindly been donated by local artist Roger Waring. The photgraphs can be viewed in the Photo Gallery.

As part of the 2012 Eurpoean Heritage Open Days a group of about thirty people participated in the walking tour of Saintfield organised by Saintfield Heritage Society. The highlight of the walk was being granted permission to view the old Saintfield railway station. Photographs of Saintfield railway station, formerly owned bythe Belfast and County Down Railway… Continue reading EHOD Walk Around Saintfield (09/09/12)

Friday 7th September saw the launch of the new Rowallane Garden Visitor Facilities. Photographs of the event can be seen in the photo gallery.

On Thursday evening members of Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee and their friends attended the Tudor cinema for a screening of the classic wartime film Casablanca which starred Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid. Some photographs of the evening can be seen in the Photo Gallery.       

      There were over 300 entries to this year’s Summer Quiz organised by Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee. At their meeting on Tuesday evening a draw was made to select the winners from the many correct entries.  The winners were: 1st place      Michael McNeill (Ballynahinch) 2nd place      Margro McConnell (Carryduff) 3rd place… Continue reading STRC Summer Quiz Winners

Second Saintfield Presbyterian Church is hosting a Gospel Rock Concert from the Elvis era with the legendary Eddie Spence. The concert will be held in the Church Halls on Saturday 22nd September at 8:00pm. The tickets (£12) are selling fast so contact Peter on 07775508201 to reserve your space! More details can be found on the church… Continue reading Gospel Rock Concert

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

Photographs of the 2012 Mini Twelfth in Saintfield can be found here.