Not all of the litter and waste gathered from Saintfield’s streets by members of Saintfield Development Association’s Green Saintfield Committee is removed by the council. One dedicated member uses his own car to transport other people’s waste to the dump. Below are photographs showing bags of cans, plastic bottles and general waste, and three car… Continue reading Dump Runs
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?
Litter Pick On 14th September
Date: 14th September 2014 Morning: 09:00 to 13:00 Belfast Road – 3 bags Todd’s Hill, WindMill Road, Station Road – 1 bag Downpatrick Street car park – 2 bags Afternoon: 14:00 to 18:00 Lisburn Road (verges) – 4 bags Fair Green, Wicket Lane – 2 bags Old Belfast Road – 1 bag Total on the day:… Continue reading Litter Pick On 14th September
Litter Pick On 7th September
Special Clean Up at Saintfield Livestock Market 12 bags of litter collected from verges. Belfast Road 8 bags of litter gathered from the wide grass verges.
Litter Pick On 6th September
On Saturday 6th September 12 volunteers assembled at 12.30 to prepare for another Saintfield Development Association litter pick in Saintfield. Five teams were formed and after the safety briefing and distribution of litter picking equipment they set off to their allocated areas. Team AYC Shaneen/Bernie/Charlotte with Councillor Terry Andrews covered Listooder Road / Lislane /… Continue reading Litter Pick On 6th September
Clean Up On 24th August
Cleaning work done by THREE Saintfield Development Association members: 1 bag ragwort – Crossgar Road 1 bag litter waste – on ground between Maxol and New Line, and then New Line itself 1 bag Litter – Downpatrick Steet Car Park (a real mess) 4 bags of street dirt – Downpatrick Street from Forge Hill Court… Continue reading Clean Up On 24th August
Road Clean Up On 31st August
Litter 3 bags – Belfast Road from Comber Road to entrance Saintfield Demense, on both sides of road Litter 2 bags – Top of the hill at football grounds Litter 1 bag – Station Road from bridge to Windmill Industrial Estate Weeds 1 bag ragwort – at bridge on Station Road Litter 1 bag – Comber… Continue reading Road Clean Up On 31st August
Community Litter Pick – 6th September
There will be another Community Litter Pick on Saturday 6th September. Everyone is welcome to come along and help clean up our village! Dayglo jackets, protective gloves and litter pick tools will be provided. Date: Saturday 6th September Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Meeting point: Car Park in front of 2nd Saintfield Presbyterian Church.… Continue reading Community Litter Pick – 6th September
Clean Up On 17th August
Crossgar Road (from New Line to Queen’s Park): under hedges and in gutter on the road – 12 bags of dirt Ballynahinch Road (from 30mph sign to Drumnaconnell Road): emergency clean up of the contents of two black bin bags strewn across the road and in the verges Lisburn Road: Saintfield Development Association members were… Continue reading Clean Up On 17th August
Street Clean On 14th August
Members of Saintfield Development Association tackled the stretch of Listooder Road from Shrewsbury Heights to Listooder Park. A total of 11 bags of dirt were swept up and bagged. The photographs below show the result of the pavement and gutter clean on the Listooder Road:
Down Your Street Latest
Tuesday 12/8/14. 8pm – 9pm. Litter pick on Ballynahinch Road. 1 bag of litter collected.