Autumn Winter Local Focus

LocalFocus Magazine

Saintfield, Ballygowan and Darragh Cross Bringing Local Business to Local People

ACCOUNTANTS

www.smmsaintfield.com

Beat the January 2013

Tax Deadline!!!

Get your accounts and tax affairs in order

now For a free, no obligation consultation, contact:

Laura Meharry BSc ACA laura@smmsaintfield.com or Mark Ferguson BSc mark@smmsaintfield.com

Tel: 028 9751 0770 For more details, turn to page 22

60 Main Street, Saintfield, Co Down. BT24 7AB

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HOUSE OF HAIR at The Square,

Ballygowan Ladies

Gents

Children

T-Bar Foils, Cut & Blow Dry Full Head Tint, Cut & Blow Dry

Tues & Wed 9am - 5:30pm Thursday 9am - 9pm Friday 9am - 7pm Saturday 9am - 5:30pm

House of Hair, Unit 10, The Square, Ballygowan. Tel: 028 9752 0777

Physiotherapist Led Pilates Classes have now commenced - Enrol NOW to Secure your Place

In ten sessions you'll feel the difference In twenty you'll see the difference In thirty you'll have a whole new body Joseph Pilates

Joanna McCreery MCSP

Chartered Physiotherapist

email: info@studio140pilates.co.uk

Studio 140 Monlough Road Saintfield

Telephone: 077 4070 2102

Studio 140 Windsor Baptist Church Belfast

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Welcome 6 Science Facts 8 Beauty - Get a Look you’ll Love 10,12 Inventions - Microwave Ovens 22 24 Cartoon - Buster Books - Blast from the Past 26 Gardening - Leaves 28 30 Recipe - Venison Casserole Technology - Bean Scene

Solutions - 38 Quiz - Units of Measurement 12 Wordsearch 14 Sudoku 16 Local useful numbers Community Pages Index

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Welcome (once again!) to the Local Focus magazine for Saintfield, Ballygowan and Darragh Cross.

We’re Back!, due to popular demand. (Thanks to everyone who contacted me to say the magazine was missed!) You inspired me to publish again, and so here it is! This magazine will be published twice a year - in September for the Autumn Winter season and again in March for the Spring Summer season.

I hope you will keep and use this issue until the next one lands on your doormat. Please remember to tell advertisers where you saw their ad, and I hope you enjoy reading the magazine as much as I enjoy putting it together. It’s now been six years since I first started publishing the Focus magazines, and I still love every minute.

It’ll be a while until you hear from me again. Don't forget - the clocks go back on Sunday 28th October 2012.

When you get your next copy, it’ll almost be time for them to go forward again!

Deirdre

Get in Touch: Tel - 028 90 817579 Email - info@localfocusmags.co.uk Check our website for deadlines, advertising rates and distribution details: www.localfocusmags.co.uk Local Focus Magazines are published by Local Focus, a totally independent small business.

Local Focus cannot be held responsible for any advert content, including errors and omissions. Local Focus does not endorse companies, products or services that appear in this magazine. We endeavour to ensure that all information given within this magazine is accurate, but this cannot always be guaranteed.

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135 Belfast Road Saintfield BT24 7HF Just a mile outside Carryduff - ring today for an appointment

LOGS FOR SALE at wholesale prices!

Great selection of divan, wooden and metal beds in stock.

Stockists of Sealy Beds Odd sized mattresses made to order

▪ Same Day Free Delivery ▪ ▪ Easy Parking ▪

Open: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, (Lunch 1-2pm) Closed: all day Thurs 22 Plantation Street, Killyleagh

Tel: 028 4482 8117

NET BAGS £3.50 each or 3 for £10 15 TON SACKS £48 (approx net bags) 10 Oak Hardwood HEAT LOGS £5 12 softwood BRIQUETTES £4 Net bag kindling STICKS £1.50 Delivery throughout local area Also Tree Work &

Stump Removal

Contact: Lawrence 0774 555 3331 or Robert 07877 916 065

Advertising ...without the sting!

All major credit & debit cards accepted

An advert this size costs just £34* or as little as £29 when booked at the same time as ads in other Focus magazines *Subject to Vat

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Grow your love of food.

As gardening experts since 1865 you’d be right to think that Dobbies know a bit about quality produce.

Right now our Farm Foodhall is brimming with delicious seasonal produce from local suppliers, who share our passion for naturally good food. You’ll find everything from quality local meats to freshly baked bread, scones and cakes, not to mention our delicious artisan cheeses and delicatessen selection. In fact, everything a foodie would love.

Bakery | Quality Fresh Produce | Cheese Counter | Butcher | Delicatessen Dobbies Garden World | Saintfield Road | Lisburn | Belfast | BT27 5PG Tel: 02892 626 960

www.dobbies.com

Attic Ladders NI £299 incl fitting

£99

. £59 .. £59 . £59 £149

Secure Closing Mechanism Hand Rail 36mm Insulated White Panel Draught Excluder

Installed in 2-3 hours 3 year guarantee

028 9081 7874 or 07870 771110

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PIANIST (Dip. London College of Music) Available for weddings, church events, functions, accompaniment and individual tuition.

Competitive rates

Tel: 97521807 Mob: 07788468069 rebecca-music@hotmail.co.uk

DANCE SHOP

Tel: 028 4483 1043 email: josephine@idanceirish.com

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English Tutoring David Gilliland Page 9

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Order online at: www.idanceirish.com

077 2575 3014

www.ritualbeautytherapy.com

Ritual

Your local professional, experienced salon High quality beauty therapy very well priced

NEW Salon Loyalty Card to reward

For children from age 2 years 9 months

12:45pm – 2.45pm £5 per session

our lovely clients. Current Offer: Back & shoulder massage with file & polish....................

New OPI GEL polish, only....

£24 £20

Follow us on Facebook for weekly offers, @kim ritualbeauty

Ring today on 028 9752 1133 Unit 11, 19 Belfast Road, Ballygowan

Children can attend from the start of the term in which they will turn 3.

Places are filled on a ’first come, first served’ basis on submitting a completed registration form.

Places are limited and filling fast For further information, tel: 07845 158 223 email: ballygowancommunityplaygroup@hotmail.co.uk

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Hair & Beauty Moneyreagh Changes are happening at Passion!

We're re-locating premises within the next couple of months... We'll still be in Moneyreagh, we don't want to give too much away just yet - but we're VERY excited!

To stay up to date, call us on 028 9044 9331 to be added to our mailing list.

Visit our relaxed and friendly unisex hair and beauty salon and enjoy the convenience of having your hair and beauty needs catered for in one place!

With competitive prices and fully qualified and experienced staff, there's always something for everyone at Passion.

We want to say a massive thank you to all of our fantastic clients for their continued custom and support.

Do you follow us on Facebook?

Search for "Passion Hair and Beauty Moneyreagh" and press the "like" button on our page to stay up to date with our latest news, win competitions, and benefit from unique offers we run especially for our Facebook fans. Our beauty offers for September will be posted on our Facebook page, so check regularly!

Unit 6, Church Lodge Shopping Centre, Church Rd, Moneyreagh.

www.passionhairandbeautymoneyreagh.com

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All Blinds

with this Voucher Minimum order £100

i Voucher MUST be presented at point of order ♦ Valid to 31 Oct 2012 VISIT OUR NEW SHOWROOM at Edgar Industrial Estate, Carryduff

Time for a change?

Metamorphosis is all about letting go of how you used to be.

Look at old habits and ways of thinking that don't work anymore. Release them & start living in a new way.

This simple but very effective technique is based on the principles of reflexology.

It involves gentle work on the feet, hands and head.

Sessions last approx 1 hour & cost £25

THURSDAY Saintfield Academy Primary School, 194 Listooder Road, 5.30pm & 7.30pm Tel: Heather 07882 049 569

Geraldine Dunlop 07718 303 616

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PROVIDING A COMPLETE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE SERVICES FULLY INSURED, EQUIPPED AND QUALIFIED For advice and a free quotation,

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Sudoku

For solution, see page 38

How to Play Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through to 9, with no repetition.

That's all there is to it! You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic - there’s no maths involved and no adding up.

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Jackie’s Unisex Salon Opening Hours: Tues 9am-5pm Fri 8:30am-6pm

Thurs 9am-7pm Sat 8:30am-3pm

Closed Mon & Wed

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Call or email Karen:

02890 814077 or 07761840351 karencrossett@gmail.com

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87b Manse Road, Raffrey (half a mile from Darragh Cross)

Daily/Weekly Cleaning i Professional & friendly trained team i Houseclearance / tenancy i Specialist Spring Cleaning i Office and Domestic Cleaning i Environmentally Friendly i After sales service & established since 2003 i

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Call Vicki today on 028 9751 0398 2 Laurel Close, Saintfield, BT24 7PN

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DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR CRITICAL ILLNESS POLICY COVERS? We all know someone who has suffered from a critical illness such as cancer, heart attack or stroke, and the impact this had on them and their family.

Critical illness insurance can provide financial support at a crucial time, by paying out a tax-free lump sum to cover a mortgage, time off work or medical treatment. It should not be confused with terminal illness cover, which is included in most life insurance policies.

If you already have critical illness cover then now is the time to review it.

Competition between insurance companies has forced premiums down while the number of conditions covered has been increasing. This means that a critical illness policy taken out today could be a lot cheaper than a policy that is several years old, while covering a wider range of illnesses.

And with the EU Gender Directive impacting on insurance premiums from December 2012, the next few months could be the best time to improve your cover while the premiums are still lower.

As an example, £50,000 of life or critical illness cover, over a 25 year term, for a 35 year old male non-smoker is now available for around £17.50 per month.

Cost is not the only important factor as the cover can vary a lot from one policy to another. The example quoted above is for a policy rated 5 stars by Defaqto (an independent financial research company), but some policies (including those offered by several banks) are rated just 2 stars, as the conditions covered are not as comprehensive.

Most policies also include some children’s critical illness cover at no extra cost. This can pay out a lump sum if a child is diagnosed with a critical illness, to cover costs or time off work. Insurance company statistics show that children’s critical illness claims are quite common, and again the level of cover varies between different policies.

A critical illness policy cannot cover every eventuality, but for many people it will be the difference between surviving illness financially as well as physically.

For a free review of your current critical illness insurance, or for further advice, contact Emma Greer; Tel 07885 407604 or e-mail emma@freedom-financial.co.uk

Independent Financial Advisor 10 Berkley Court, Belfast BT8 7FJ 028 90 229798 028 90 287531 emma@freedom-financial.co.uk www.freedom-financial.co.uk

Emma Greer

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High Gloss Kitchen

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other colours available

ÂŁ3995 supplied and fitted, including appliances

KRS Interiors Sliding Robes from

ÂŁ599 Visit our showroom to see our full range

KRS Interiors Kitchens and Bedrooms 75a Ballykeel Road, Moneyreagh. BT23 6BW

Tel: 028 9044 9945 or 07980 508227 www.krskitchensandinteriorsni.co.uk

MASSIVE DISCOUNT -

End of Summer

SALE

50% Discount on this Solid Oak Kitchen from

£7995

to

£3995

supplied and fitted, excluding appliances. Offer valid during Sept 2012

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Inventions Microwave Ovens

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ACCOUNTANTS

Accountants of Saintfield, first established over 30 years ago, are proud to announce that they have recently promoted two existing staff members to partners within the firm.

(McVeigh) ACA BSc from Saintfield has been with the firm for 4 years. After graduating with a BSc Hons Degree in Accounting at Queens University, she completed her Chartered Accountancy exams working with a medium sized Accountancy Practice in Belfast.

BSc from Lisburn has been with the firm for 12 years, since graduating from Queens University with a BSc in Agricultural Economics and Management.

We provide a full range of business services to clients including Payroll, VAT, Sage Training, Accounts Preparation, Tax Returns, Incorporations, Cash Flow Projections, Sub Contractor Returns, Limited Company Accounts, Corporation Tax Returns and Inheritance Tax Planning. Our clients come from a variety of sectors, including retailing, building, the trades, medicine, farming, haulage and financial services. Our office is based on the main street in Saintfield, and we have convenient off-street parking for clients.

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Beechill Pet Supplies Pet supplies and great advice Goldfish ♦ Fish tanks ♦ Birds Kennels ♦ Hutches ♦ Cages

Tel: 028 9751 9291

Sign up to our mailing list for the latest special offers!!!

We Supply:

Simply send us your contact details through our website

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4 Main Street Saintfield BT24 7AA

Exclusive Dog Grooming Service www.handsomehoundsni.com

ALAN WEIR

OIL SERVICE from £40 GAS SERVICE from £50

Rapid Breakdown Service 24-hr Breakdown Service 7 Church Rd, Boardmills, Carryduff. BT27 6UP

Tel: 028 9263 8422 Mob: 07710 670363

x One to One personal attention by fully trained groomer x Nail, ear and gland treatment x Premium products used for each coat type x Full choice of styles and trims ~ Fully Qualified ~ No dog too big or small ~ All breeds welcome ~ Excellent Service Pick up and drop off service available in Ballygowan, Comber & Saintfield areas

Tel 028 9752 8105 Mob: 07899 967725

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Buster

TREE CARE

Telephone: 07885 774317 or 02890 813827

Call today for a quote or to place an order - 028 9081 3396 Leading building suppliers and manufacturer of precast concrete products to the building, landscaping and agricultural sectors, in Belfast, Newtownards, Bangor, Lisburn & across N.I. Building Materials • Concrete • Precast Products • Brick • Insulation & Plasterboard Timber • Drainage, Rainwater & Sewer • Roofing, Tiles & Slates • Landscaping Decking & Fencing • Decorative Stones • Agricultural • Tools • Clothing & Footwear

Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 7:45am - 5pm Saturday: 7:45am - 1pm Closed for lunch: Daily 1-1:30pm

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...quality showering & bathrooms

Visit our showroom..

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Full design & installation service available

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(behind Tesco Express) Tel:

028 90 703422

Open: Mon-Fri 9:30am-5pm • Sat 9:30am-1pm

Electrical Contractor & Oil Service Engineer

Electrical

Boiler Servicing All Makes of Oil Fired Boilers Serviced and Repaired Emergency Breakdown Service Are you wasting money on heating oil? Is your boiler running efficiently?

Contact us now to book your OFTEC service www.awjthompson.com

All types of electrical works undertaken xFire Alarms x Rewires xSecurity Lighting x Intruder Alarms xInspection & Testing x Garden Lighting For your free quotation, contact Alistair on 028 9187 3777 or 0790 222 0492

email: awjthompson@hotmail.com

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Welcome to

Tel: 028 9081 4623

where your health comes first...

Unit 4, Emerson House, 14b Ballynahinch Road, Carryduff. BT8 8DN

Wednesdays

Lough Moss Leisure Centre, Carryduff 9:45am & 6pm Crossgar Community Centre 6pm

Thursdays

Crossgar Community Centre 9:30am

Angela lost 5st 9lbs

Other classes in Derriaghy, Dromore with Weight Watchers. & Hillsborough. Ring for details You can too!

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Everything for Autumn!

Autumn Bedding ♦ Ready-Planted Containers ♦ Spring Bulbs Tel: 028 90 814331 e:info@saintfieldnurserycentre.co.uk

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...give your garden some T.L.C. Call today for a free consultation....

All clients that go ahead with our services recieve a free garden design and free plant by plant maintenance schedule specific to your garden, worth £500

Kyle Reid (HND Horticulture)

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: HEALTH

Full Bathroom Refurbishments ste Oftec Registered

Call Adrian on:

07515 148 605 HARD LANDSCAPING

Garden Fencing • Steps & Brickwork Kerbing, Paving & Flagging Anchor Retaining Walls Sleepers • Tree Felling • Pruning All Outside Property Maintenance Contact Malcolm Dobbin

Tel: 07732 833848 or 028 9751 1909

AMBULANCE 999

Saintfield Health Centre Lisbane Medical Centre GP Out of Hours Chemist, Saintfield Ballygowan Pharmacy Saintfield Dental Care Downe Hospital Ards Hospital Lagan Valley Hospital Royal Group of Hospitals City Hospital Ulster Hospital

97 510575 97 521333 92 602204 97 510277 97 528249 97 446060 44 613311 91 812661 92 665141 90 240503 90 329241 90 484511

EMERGENCY FIRE/POLICE 999 Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 NIE 08457 643 643 Phoenix Gas 0800 002 001 Water Service 08457 440 088 Down District Council 44 610800 Ards Borough Council 91 824000 Police (Non-Emergency) 0845 600 8000 Lifeline 0808 808 8000 Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 PIPS (Suicide Prevention) 90 755070 TRANSPORT SCB Taxis Translink (Ulsterbus)

97 511446 90 666630

EDUCATION Academy Primary Alexander Dickson Primary Carrickmannon Primary Millennium Primary St Caolan’s Primary St Mary’s Primary (S’field)

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LEISURE Ballynahinch Leisure Centre 97 561950 Saintfield Library 97 510550 Saintfield Video 97 519026

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FREE PAGES for local charities and non profit making organisations

TinyLife Tel: 028 90 815050 Gala Dinner in Titanic, Belfast On Saturday 24th November 2012 Drinks Reception, 4 course ‘White Star Line’ Gala Dinner, Dancing to Victor Currie Big Band. Dress Code: Black Tie Tickets £60 - available from TinyLife 02890 815050 or email Valerie@tinylife.org.uk

Ballygowan Senior Citizens Club commences on Friday 14th September @10-30am in the Village Hall, Ballygowan.

We welcome back all our members and extend a very warm welcome to any seniors who would like to join us for morning tea/coffee with biscuits, and dinner at lunch time with lots of activities.

Crafts -- Exercises -- Talks -- Boccia bowls -- Shopping Trips -- Visits and Outings etc.

Any Ladies and Gents over 60 are welcome to come along.

Outing to Bangor on 21st September, leaving at 10am.

For further details on this or any other activities, phone Betty 9752 8698

Moneyreagh Mother and Toddler Group Mondays 10:15am to 12 noon, at Moneyreagh Community Centre. Find us on facebook – search for Moneyreagh Parent and Toddler group. £1 admittance to cover breaks for parent and one toddler. Contact Eileen Kennedy 90 448988 or 07787 527808

Darragh Cross Parent and Toddler Group ST CAOLAN’S SCHOOL Wednesday Mornings 9.30-11.15am £1.50 includes drinks & snacks for children & grown ups Please contact Laura on 07825688005 Darragh Cross Parent & Toddler Group is run by volunteers.

Ballygowan & District Road Racing Supporters Ballygowan and District Road Racing Supporters Club provide financial support to local road racers.

The club meet on the first Thursday of the month at 8pm at the La Mon Hotel & Country Club. Membership costs £10 per month.

New members welcome.

Charity Keep Fit Class Suitable for both Men and Women at The Guildhall of First Presbyterian Church, Saintfield.

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Saintfield Playgroup Meets at Saintfield Parish Church Hall Tues, Weds & Thurs From 9.15am-12 noon All enquiries to Hon Sec 92639013

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Saintfield Heritage Society Talks All held in Woodrow Room of Saintfield Parish Church Hall at 8:00pm Thursday 11th October. William Smyth will speak on the Irish Harp with musical interludes by his wife, Anna, who will play the Harp.

William and Anna have a great interest in preserving Irish traditional music and William will explore the role of the harp as a musical instrument.

Thursday 8th November.

Clive Scoular will speak on “The Andrews family of Comber”. We all know, especially in this year, 2012, of the contribution made by Thomas Andrews who designed the ‘Titanic’ and whose name will always be associated with this iconic, but tragic, liner. The Andrews family, however, has been a significant dynasty in north Down for centuries and the generation of which Thomas was a member must also be celebrated for a Prime Minister, a Lord Chief Justice and a cricketer extraordinary. These brothers, John, James and Willie, along with Thomas, shaped politics, shipbuilding, the law and sport as no other Ulster family has ever done before.

Thursday 10th January 2013.

Jeremy Shaw will speak on the Shaw family in Saintfield since 1798. Local history is often preserved by the oral tradition of passing stories and accounts from one generation to the next.

So it was that Jeremy first learnt from his grandfather Sam of the fate of his ancestor William Shaw subsequent to the Battle of Saintfield. Jeremy will recount William’s story as told by grandfather to grandson, interwoven with some historical investigations of his own when Jeremy decided to check the story out for myself around the time that he was the same age as William when he met his fate. Jeremy proposes to include some other parts of his family history to the present day.

Thursday 14th February.

Brian McElherron will speak on Irish Market Houses and related buildings. Brian has photographs of about 120 market houses and will use them to show the typical structure of market houses, as well as atypical buildings. Brian has some illustrations of other structures, such as market crosses and weigh-bridge buildings which are associated with marketing. He will give brief histories of most of the buildings, where information is available and will give some examples of where information may be obtained.

Ballygowan Vintage Club - Dates for your diary Sat 29th Sept Dance, Ballygowan Village Hall Sat 13th Oct Annual Ploughing Match, location to be announced Fri 9th Nov Dinner Dance, La Mon Hotel 2013 Sat 4th May preliminary announcement Charity Tractor / Car Run.

Photo taken at Ploughing Match in a previous year

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Alexander Dickson Primary School, Ballygowan At Alexander Dickson Primary School we strive to achieve high academic standards within a caring yet stimulating learning environment. Our child-centred approach to learning places your child at the heart of what we do.

Alexander Dickson Primary School continues to make strong links with the Ballygowan Community Playgroup which provides morning and afternoon sessions for pre-school children, on our school site. The children at the playgroup become very familiar with our school environment as they have the opportunity to share the facilities for Physical Education and play activities throughout the year such as our Foundation Stage Christmas Party and PTA events.

This ensures that new Primary One pupils are met with a familiar and welcoming environment as they embark on their learning experience at Alexander Dickson Primary School.

Many of our pupils are engaging in Early Bird and Late Bird Clubs. This convenient care facility is available on-site before and after school. We also offer a wide range of extracurricular activities for example: badminton, football and cookery club.

At school we www.alexanderdicksonprimary.com are fully committed to making a positive contributions to the community. The staff endeavours to provide a nurturing environment by placing a significant emphasis on establishing and maintaining positive links with parents and the wider community. The pupils are able to recognise their role in the community through their active involvement in public events such as our Carol Service and Intergenerational projects.

We have a fantastic elevated site with outdoor facilities including raised garden beds, an adventures trail and a spacious playground with attractive play resources.

Saintfield Library Macmillan Coffee morning Friday 28th September 11am-1pm Pyjama Storytime Tuesday 30th October 6.45-7.15 Come along in your pyjamas and hear some spooooooooooky tales Fri 2nd Nov film from National archives on the Ulster Covenant.

Every Wednesday 11am-12.30 Knit and Natter group. “Got It� computer training, still on going.

Reading groups 2nd Tuesday of each month at 2.15pm and Last Tuesday of month at 7pm For details on any of the above please contact Saintfield Library tel:02897510550 or email saintfieldlibrary@librariesni.org.uk 34

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Ravarra Productions Local Youth Run Amateur Dramatic group, ‘Ravara Productions’ performed another run of sell out performances of hit-musical, ‘Grease’ in Andrews Memorial Hall, Comber.

The cast of fifty, band of ten, and crew of twenty young people took to the stage to perform to an audience of over 900 people over 30th August1st September.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who supported us, from the audience to the local businesses who sponsored us to enable us to pay for the production, and of course Youth Service of America & Disney, from whom we received a generous grant!

For more information and updates, check out our Facebook page and www.ravaraproductions.com.

For information about joining please email jamie@ravaraproductions.com.

More photos from the production are printed on page 39.

Saintfield Library Opening Hrs Monday Closed Tuesday 1pm to 8pm Wednesday 10am to 2pm Thursday 1pm to 5pm Friday 10am to 5pm Saturday 10am to 1pm Sunday Closed Tel 028 9751 0550 saintfieldlibrary@librariesni.org.uk

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Church of Mary, Mother of the Church Sunday Services: 11am & 7:00pm

Vigil Masses (Sat and Eve of Holy days): 6:30pm

Minister: Rev James Hyndman Tel: 028 9751 9883 email: firstsaintfield@presbyterianireland.org

Sundays: 11am

21 Main Street, Saintfield

Ballygowan Presbyterian Church Sunday Services: 11:30am & 7:00pm (No evening service in summer) Minister: Rev Brian Black Tel: 028 9752 1096 email: bblack@presbyterianireland.org

Holy Days: 8:30am & 7:30pm Weekday Masses: Mon, Wed 10am & Fri 7:30pm Parish Priest: Fr Anthony McHugh Tel: 028 9751 0237 Crossgar Road, Saintfield

Saintfield Baptist Church Sundays: Sunday School 10:30am Morning Meeting & Breaking of Bread 11:30am Gospel Meeting 7pm

Church Hill, Ballygowan

Wednesdays: Searchers 6:45pm Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 8pm

St Joseph’s Carrickmannon

Youth Fellowship 1st & 3rd Sunday each month 8.30pm

Sunday Mass: 9am Holy Days: 10am Weekday Masses: Tues 10am Parish Priest: Fr Anthony McHugh Tel: 028 9751 0237

Friendly Hour 1st Thurs each month 10.45am Tel:07977 645996 www.saintfieldbaptist.org.uk 51 Crossgar Road, Saintfield

Sunday Services: 11:00am Minister: Rev Dr Graham Connor Tel: 028 9751 0249 email: Ballynahinch Road, Saintfield 36

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Ballygowan Free Presbyterian Church

Moneyreagh Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church

Sunday Services: 10am Sunday School & Bible Classes

A friendly Church - where all are truly welcome.

11:30am Family Worship 7pm Gospel Service (Creche available) 11am and 6:30pm Prayer Meetings Mondays: 10-11:30am Little Sunbeams Mums and Toddlers (Term Time only) Tel: 0799085 3541 6:30 - 8pm A.W.A.N.A. Club (Year 1 to Year 10) Term Time Tel: 07814 785602 Tuesdays: 8pm Bible Study & Prayer Meeting Fridays: 7pm Children’s meeting (Oct to March) for Pre-school to Year 7. Commencing with Children’s Mission Mon 1st to Fri 5th Oct, each night at 7pm

Sunday Service 11.30 am Sunday School 10.15am (except in months of July and August) Bible Study and Discussion Group - monthly; details from the Minister.

Ladybirds (Women's Fellowship) Non-Subscribing Mums and Babies Details for all the above from the Minister.

Minister: Rev Chris Wilson Tel: 07729 178093 email:

8pm Young People’s Fellowship for Year 8 upwards. (Sept to May) Saturdays: 7:30 to 9:30pm Youth Reach (Year 7 upwards). Usually 1st and 3rd Saturdays October to Easter Sundays: 8:45pm 1st Sunday Youth Rally on 1st Sunday of the month at (Oct to April) Minister: Rev Alan Smylie All enquiries: 028 9752 8757 or 07789 756054 email: alsmylie@aol.com You will be made welcome!!'

Ye Must be Born Again' [John 3 verse 7] 36 Belfast Road, Ballygowan

Sunday Services: 10:30am Communion Service 1st Sunday of each month Evening Worship: 6pm, 3rd Sunday of each month (except Summer) Vicar: Rev Chris Pollock Tel: 028 97 510286 www.saintfieldparish.org.uk email: 45 Main Street, Saintfield

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