Council To Remove Bottle Banks

Now that Newry, Mourne and Down District Council allows residents to put glass in their recycling bins, they are planning to remove the bottle banks from the district.  NMD say that they probably will have the bottle bank in the Downpatrick Street car park in Saintfield removed by the end of January 2021.

Impact Of COVID-19 On Care Homes Survey

The Committee for Health at the Northern Ireland Assembly is conducting an inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on care homes and is seeking the views of residents / family members, owners / managers (employers) and staff to help them develop constructive recommendations aimed at mitigating and managing a second surge in infections. The Committee… Continue reading Impact Of COVID-19 On Care Homes Survey

Northern Ireland Assembly – Plans For A Youth Assembly

The Northern Ireland Assembly is contacting all youth and third sector organisations on the Assembly Outreach team’s database who work with young people 14-25 years of age. Did you know that the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly has announced plans for a Youth Assembly? What is a Youth Assembly? The Youth Assembly is exactly… Continue reading Northern Ireland Assembly – Plans For A Youth Assembly

SDA – Notice Of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Saintfield Development Association will be held via Zoom on Monday 26th October at 7.30 pm. The AGM is usually held in June each year but the Covid-19 pandemic prevented this timing. Restrictions on public gatherings are likely to remain in force for the foreseeable… Continue reading SDA – Notice Of Annual General Meeting

Patterson Family Creevyloughgare

I live in New Zealand.  My ancestors were William (c1810), Andrew his son (married Rachel Purdy 1853), and John (Andrew’s son born about 1860).  He married Lizzie (Eliza, Elizabeth) Boyd in 1880.  She died about 1882.  One child Eliza Jane born 1881.  John was a Tailor in Ballynahinch.  He emigrated to NZ 1887.  H Cecil… Continue reading Patterson Family Creevyloughgare