New Sports Club Surface

The new surface at Saintfield Sports Club is now finished and is already attracting new participants for the men’s and ladies’ hockey club and Saintfield Striders. There are some photographs of the old hockey pitch and new multi-use surface HERE.

Saintfield Show 2018

Everyone who attended the Saintfield Show at its new location nearer to Saintfield was very impressed with the spacious site.  Put next year’s date in your diary – Saturday 15th June 2019. There are some photographs of the show HERE.

Floral Display Stolen

Someone was so impressed with the wonderful floral display in the planter at the gateway sign on Station Road that they have taken it away to show their friends. The SDA Green committee invest a lot of time and effort to beautify our village and are understandably very upset. The gateway display before the theft.  … Continue reading Floral Display Stolen

Saintfield Heritage Society Programme 2018/19

Saintfield Heritage Society has announced its programme of talks for the 2018/19 season.  Once again the programme covers a wide range of interesting heritage subjects, beginning on 13th September with THE SUFFRAGETTE MOVEMENT IN ULSTER by Mrs. CAROL WALKER MBE, the Director of the Somme Association, who will examine the movement in support of votes for women… Continue reading Saintfield Heritage Society Programme 2018/19

Work Begins On Saintfield Community Centre

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

Update On SDA’s Green Committee Activities

The Green Committee of Saintfield Development Association has been working with the Newry, Mourne and Down Council to arrange the replacement of the old planters at Fair Green. The Council have built six bespoke two-tiered wooden planters and have planted them out with flowers, which has resulted in a tremendous boost to the floral display… Continue reading Update On SDA’s Green Committee Activities