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!
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Issue 20 of Saintfield Development Association’s Saintfield News is available for download HERE.
Saintfield Heritage Society’s Outing To Stormont
Thirty six members of Saintfield Heritage Society visited Parliament Buildings, Stormont Estate on Thursday 13 June. After some light refreshments the Group had a guided tour of the building where we were greatly informed, and even entertained, by our Guide who had a wealth of knowledge to share. The Visit concluded with a light lunch.
SDA Annual General Meeting
At the Saintfield Development Association’s AGM held on Monday 10th June in the new Saintfield Community Centre on Belfast Road, Councillor Terry Andrews, the Deputy Chair of Newry, Mourne and Down Council, commended the SDA for all its work for the benefit of the community. He said it was especially fitting that the AGM was… Continue reading SDA Annual General Meeting
Saintfield Development Association Wins Community Award
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council hosted their annual Community Awards Event on Sunday 9th June in McCann’s, Newcastle. The function was an afternoon tea for community groups in the Council area. Representing the Saintfield Development Association were Ian and Norma Mack, Paul McGeown, Peter Gregg, Lily Henderson, John Branch and SDA Chair Martyn Todd.… Continue reading Saintfield Development Association Wins Community Award
* STATEMENT BY THE SDA CYCLE EVENT ORGANISERS *
Further to a committee meeting tonight we have taken the difficult decision to postpone this Sunday’s SDA cycle event until September (date to be confirmed). This decision was not taken lightly but was based on a number of factors outside our control including this weeks very poor weather and potential for difficult road conditions. The… Continue reading * STATEMENT BY THE SDA CYCLE EVENT ORGANISERS *
Talk by Averil Milligan, Head Gardener at NT Rowallane
Castlewellan Forest Park Bioblitz
Saintfield Summer Fair in Saintfield Community Centre
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