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Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee are holding a Family Fun Day from 10am on Saturday 11th of June. Activities include: Fun Run (registration opens at 10am Rowallane, Listooder Rd) Staggered Races from 11am Fun Run 4k Family Run 1k BBQ from 12 noon Music, Facepainting and prizes on the day! Hidden Ducks 1.00pm (Main Street) Treasure… Continue reading Saintfield Family Fun Day – Saturday 11th of June 2011

To discover the history, successes and current projects of the Saintfield Town Regeneration Committee, look at STRC in the community page.

As of today, 10 May 2011 Discover Saintfield has an operational Facebook site. Please have a look and tell us if you like it!

Between 1787 and 1831 William Spratt kept a journal of events in Saintfield that seemed important to him. He called the journal “The Annals of Saintfield”.  In 1923 fifty copies of The Annals were privately printed. A copy has just been added to this website Annals of Saintfield PDF

By kind permission of the family of the late Aiken McClelland, his “History of Saintfield and District” has been added to the site.

Of all the people born in Saintfield Francis Hutcheson has probably had most impact on the world we live in today.  His philosophical writings contributed to the 18th century enlightenment in Scotland, England, then the newly formed United States of America and France, as well as Ireland. He is commemorated in Saintfield by a blue… Continue reading New pages on Francis Hutcheson added

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