Tree Removal In Saintfield Community Park

Over the coming weeks you may notice some work being carried out to the buildings in the Saintfield Community Park site.  The former windmill, flour mill, and miller’s cottage are of great historical importance, and are in fact on a Scheduled Monument site.  This means that the utmost care must be taken to protect and… Continue reading Tree Removal In Saintfield Community Park

The Saintfield Windmill

You may be aware that the Saintfield Development Association is in the lengthy process of developing the windmill field (adjoining the community centre) as a community park.  This facility will provide a much-needed safe space for the people of Saintfield and environs to relax, exercise, socialise and enjoy the fresh air.  At the same time,… Continue reading The Saintfield Windmill

LETTER TO SAINTFIELD CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, SPORTS CLUBS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS

LETTER TO SAINTFIELD CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, SPORTS CLUBS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS For over ten years the need for a community park in Saintfield has been identified through previous public consultations.  Since 2012 SDA has been working to realise this ambition with the local Council and other agencies.  Initially the challenges included finding a good site and raising… Continue reading LETTER TO SAINTFIELD CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, SPORTS CLUBS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS

Proposed Windmill Community Park, Saintfield

PROPOSED WINDMILL COMMUNITY PARK, SAINTFIELD   INTRODUCTION Saintfield Development Association (SDA), with the generous financial help of David Moffett, has purchased the windmill field in Saintfield. The field is adjacent to, and east of, the new community centre and abounds Windmill Grange, Windmill Road and Millpond Business Park. It is currently in agricultural use. SDA’s… Continue reading Proposed Windmill Community Park, Saintfield

The Windmill Field – The Next Steps

There have been nearly eighty comments in response to the recent PowerPoint consultation on the proposals for the development of a community heritage park in the windmill field in Saintfield. The great majority of these are positive and welcoming of a much-needed shared outdoor space in Saintfield. We believe that this response indicates the excitement… Continue reading The Windmill Field – The Next Steps

Summary Of The Windmill Field Consultation Responses

The SDA staged two consultations over the last two months to engage with residents of Saintfield on the proposed community heritage park at the Windmill Field, adjacent to the Saintfield Community Centre.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the survey was conducted through a PowerPoint presentation via electronic media.  There was an excellent response to the survey… Continue reading Summary Of The Windmill Field Consultation Responses