Category: Down Your Street – Team Up To Clean Up!
‘Down Your Street’ is Down District Council’s scheme to assist community groups in looking after local areas.
Saintfield Development Association has taken up the challenge! Will you help us?
Lawrence Murphy Wins The Good Neighbour Award
At the Live Here Love Here Community Awards 2019 ceremony on 12th February, Saintfield Development Association’s Lawrence Murphy won the Good Neighbour Award which was presented to him by Ursula Connor of Choice Housing. The event took place in the City Hall, Belfast and the MC was Joe Mahon. It was great to see Lawrence’s… Continue reading Lawrence Murphy Wins The Good Neighbour Award
Adopt A Spot – Monday 20th June 2016
Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee were in action with ADOPT A SPOT for two hours on Monday 20th June 2016. Nine members lifted eleven bags of litter, weeds and road dirt in the area of Saintfield Health Centre / Library / 2nd Saintfield Presbyterian / Fair Green. Members taking part were SDA Chair Brian Gamble, Denis Conn, Lyn Mackender, Martyn Todd, John… Continue reading Adopt A Spot – Monday 20th June 2016
Grow Wild Watering – 20th June
Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee have been watering the Grow Wild scheme’s wild flower seed beds on the Lisburn Road and at The Point on the Belfast Road. As you can see here, vessels of all shapes and sizes are used to carry water to the sites!
Road Clean – 19th June
Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee member Lawrence Murphy worked through the rain to clean road dirt, weeds and litter on Belfast Road from the traffic lights to Saintfield High School. He lifted 19 bags of dirt, 6 bags of weeds and one bag of litter. A kind word from Ann McCandless was encouraging at… Continue reading Road Clean – 19th June
Big Spring Clean Photos
Saturday 14th May was the date of the Big Spring Clean in Saintfield. This is an annual activity coordinated by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful and organised in Saintfield by Saintfield Development Association [SDA]. Pupils and teachers from Academy Primary School joined members of the public and SDA for a morning of picking and bagging the rubbish… Continue reading Big Spring Clean Photos
Listooder Road Dirt Removed
The Green Saintfield Committee has been in action again, this time on Listooder Road. Thirty bags of rubbish (mainly road dirt) were collected in early August.
Memorial Garden Tidied For Francis Hutcheson Day Visitors
Members of Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee have removed weeds and generally tidied up the Memorial Garden in preparation for the arrival of visitors for Francis Hutcheson Day on 8th August.
Belfast Rd. – Comber Rd. Link Path Cleaned (29/07/15)
Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee has been busy again clearing the weeds from the link footpath between Belfast Road and Comber Road.
Litter Pick On 21/09/14
Downpatrick Street car park – 1 bag litter New Line and play park – 1 bag litter While marshalling the Saintfield Cycle Ride on Ardmillan Road, Moss Road and Bog Road – 1 bag litter Total: 3 bags litter