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Saintfield Development Association sponsored two local bands to play in the Rowallane courtyard during the European Heritage Open Day last Saturday.  Baillies Mills Accordion Band  Cahard Flute Band

Join Saintfield Development Association for its 4th Annual Pedal The Peninsula cycle ride on Sunday 4th September     The 53-mile route round beautiful Strangford Lough starts and ends in Saintfield, and is fully marshalled and sign posted. However, for a bit of a change, the circuit will be completed in an anticlockwise direction. We will leave… Continue reading Pedal The Peninsula 2016 – Sunday 4th September

Saintfield Development Association’s own competition for the best floral displays for both small and large businesses has taken place and the winners are: Large Premises:- First: R. Savage & Co. Runner-up: Second Saintfield Presbyterian Church SDA member Anne Walker presenting Noel Gibson of R. Savage & Co. with their certificate. Small Premises:- First: Masseys of… Continue reading Saintfield In Bloom 2016 – The Winners!

Monday 12th September? 12:30 – 13:30.  Are you free? Armchair Aerobics might be just what you are looking for! Come along and have a go! Come along to Rowallane Community Hub (35 Main Street, Saintfield, behind the former Rowallane Credit Union) Everyone Welcome!

Saintfield Development Association is sponsoring two renowned local bands to play in the courtyard  of Rowallane Garden, Saintfield’s National Trust property, on Saturday 10th September.  Baillies Mills Accordion Band will be playing from 2:00 – 3:00 pm. Cahard Flute Band will conclude the afternoon of music playing from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. Entry to Rowallane will… Continue reading Music In Rowallane Courtyard – Saturday 10th September

Members of Saintfield Heritage Society will give a guided tour of the many listed buildings and conservation area of Saintfield, sharing their stories and history along the way. Until 1712 Saintfield was known as Tonaghneave – Tamnach naomh, “the field of the saint”.  Neither the origin of the name nor the location of a saintly… Continue reading Guided Walk Around Saintfield (Sunday 11th September)

If you would like to attend a Big Lottery Fund one-to-one clinic then now is your chance to register!  A session will be held in the Downshire Civic Centre, Downpatrick on Wednesday 5th October. A flyer giving further details can be downloaded HERE.

This is a small selection of photographs of the beautiful floral displays on view in Saintfield this year. The Saintfield in Bloom committee of Saintfield Development Association would like to thank everyone who has contributed in any way to helping make Saintfield so colourful this year.

Road signs giving advance warning of traffic disruption on Comber Street have been erected.  TransportNI, the sole Road Authority in Northern Ireland, responsible for public roads, footways, bridges, and street lights, will be resurfacing the road.

CES Quarry Products, who operate from a site just outside Saintfield on the Crossgar road, recently became a corporate sponsor of the SDA. The family owned business has committed to contributing a significant amount to the SDA each month as a show of support for the activities and events the association does for the benefit… Continue reading Corporate Sponsor – CES Quarry Products