HALSTEAD  FLOWER  CLUB

Meets at Queen's Hall, Halstead on the first Wednesday of every month from 7.30p.m. to 10p.m.
All welcome.
For further details please contact  Beverley Broad (01787 477845) or Agnus Bishop (01376 343922.

SUMMER   FUN    
Halstead Town Council is pleased to announce some free events for children under 11 during the School Summer Holiday.

Saturday 24^th July - Sleak Balloons will be giving away 200 shaped balloons

Saturday 31^st July - Nancy and Zoe will be face painting

Saturday 7^th August - Nancy and Zoe will be face painting - choose your design!

Saturday 14^th August - Fired up Ceramics will be painting plates, mugs, etc.

Saturday 21^st August - Fire up Ceramics will be here again; make some good presents!

Saturday 28^th August - Sleak Balloons will have another 200 ballons to give away.

All events will be in Weavers' Court, starting at 10a.m.

BLOOD  DONOR  SESSIONS  IN  HALSTEAD.

Most people can give blood.  If you are generally in good health, age 17-65 (if it's your first time) and weigh at least 7st. 12lb you can donate.  You can give blood every 16 weeks, that's approximately every four months.

There are planned donor sessions in Halstead at
Queen's Hall, Chipping Hill, Halstead. CO9 2BY
on the dates listed below:  for further information visit www.blood.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 21st July 2010. 2p.m. to 3.45p.m. and 5p.m. to 7.15p.m.

WEDNESDAY 22nd September 2010.  2p.m. to 3.45 p.m. and 5p.m. to 7.15p.m.

WEDNESDAY 20th October 2010.  2p.m. to 3.45 p.m. and 5p.m. to 7.15p.m.

WEDNESDAY 17th November 2010. 2p.m. to 3.45p.m. and 5p.m. to 7.15p.m.

Essex Libraries has advised that Halstead Mobile Library will visit Halstead each fortnight on a Thursday beginning on 8th July.

Library will be at Blackthorns Home arriving at 10.55a.m. and leaving at 11.25 a.m. and at Nash Court at 11.35a.m. leaving at 11.55a.m.

Villages served by this mobile library are:
Ashen, The Belchamps, Blackmore End, Bocking, Bradwell, Colne Engaine, Coggeshall, Gestingthorpe, Gosfield, Greenstead  Green, Gt. Maplestead, The Hedinghams, Little Yeldham, North End, Ovington, Pebmarsh, Ridgewell, Stisted, Tiblury-juxta-Clare, White Colne and Wickham St. Paul.

For further details please contact www.essex.gov.uk/libraries.