Category: Community Centre Progress

Agriculture minister Edwin Poots MLA paid a short visit to the Saintfield Community Centre on Friday 28th January 2022. This follows a grant of just over £1200 from the County Down Rural Community Network (CDRCN) on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The grant was successfully applied for by Lawrence… Continue reading Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA Visits Saintfield Community Centre

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Charlie Casey, officially opened the new £1.4 million Saintfield Community Centre on Thursday 26 June at a ceremony attended by MLAs, councillors and community representatives. The Saintfield Community Centre has been designed as a shared neutral space with a range of facilities to suit local sports clubs… Continue reading Saintfield Community Centre Is Up And Running!

The final event of the Discover Saintfield Community programme took place on Sunday 26th May in the newly completed Saintfield Community Centre. The first four events (the three heritage talks and the guided tour of Saintfield) went according to this plan and were hugely successful – the numbers attending exceeding all our expectations and two… Continue reading Saintfield Summer Fair in Saintfield Community Centre

On Sunday 26th May, Saintfield Community Trust (SCT) will be holding Saintfield Community Fair in the new Saintfield Community Centre on Belfast Road.  Details of the FREE event to which everyone is invited are as follows: You can download a PDF version of the flyer HERE. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the number of activities scheduled to… Continue reading Saintfield Community Fair – Sunday 26th May

With all of the necessary funding now in place construction work has started on Saintfield Community Centre.  A letter of offer of £500,000 has been received from the Mourne, Gullion and Lecale Local Action Group which is responsible for delivery of Priority 6 of the Rural Development Programme.  The formal announcement of the funding was made at… Continue reading Work Begins On Saintfield Community Centre

The Saintfield Development Association has submitted an application to the Aviva Community Fund for a grant to construct an adventure playground adjacent to the proposed Saintfield Community Centre. The only projects which Aviva will consider are those which attract the most votes from YOU – the public. To view and vote for the Saintfield submission… Continue reading WE NEED YOUR VOTE TO HELP THE CHILDREN OF SAINTFIELD!

Saintfield Development Association Notice of General Meeting   Please note that the date of the next SDA general meeting has been moved from Monday 6th February to 7.30pm on Tuesday 14th February. The main topic for discussion will be the announcement of the result of the tender for the proposed Saintfield community centre and to plan… Continue reading Saintfield Development Association Meeting – 14th February

Another significant step forward for the Saintfield community centre. The Council has confirmed that even if no private sector partner is found, they will use the £1.5m ring-fenced for this project to start work in April 2017.  The Expression of Interest advertisement below appeared in the Belfast Telegraph on Friday 29th April 2016. [If you… Continue reading Significant Step Forward For Saintfield Community Centre