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Halewood will come together on Sunday 10 November 2019, to honour those we lost this Remembrance Day. For anyone interested in participating, it will commence at The Hollies Centre from 10.00am.

The Mayor of Halewood, Councillor Clare Rose, will lead the short parade from The Hollies Centre at 10.25 a.m. giving tribute on Remembrance Sunday for service men and women who have lost their lives in times of conflict.  The parade will march to St. Nicholas’ Church for a short service from 10.45 a.m. which will include the traditional red poppy wreath laying and silence in commemoration of the departed

This year, the Town Council has also supported the use of a white poppy wreath to be laid “from the people of Halewood”. There are three elements to the meaning of white poppies. They represent remembrance for all victims of war, a commitment to peace and a challenge to attempts to glamorise or celebrate war. You can find out more about the purpose and use of the white poppy via this link https://www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-white-poppies

Halewood Town council will be hosting its annual seasonal pantomime in December 2019.

This year, our partners at Hurricane Productions are presenting:

‘Jack & The Beanstalk’

Tickets cost £2 per child (accompanying adults are free) and this includes a selection box and visit by Santa Claus.

Friday December 6^th – 6.00pm, The Arncliffe Centre

Saturday December 7^th – 2.00pm, New Hutte Neighbourhood Centre

Sunday December 8^th – 1.30pm, The Hollies Centre

Tickets are available from both the Hollies and Arncliffe Centres.

Christmas can be a difficult time for many, especially those living on a tight budget.  Many people find themselves in food crisis due to seasonal pressures and increases in bills.

This year, Halewood Town Council is pleased to be working on a ‘Reverse Advent Calendar’ campaign with the Knowsley Foodbank. We are asking for donations over a 25 day period of the items listed below.  Of course, this is ‘advent’ in November rather than December and all for a worthy cause

To make the process of donating easier for Halewood residents, we are collecting items at both the Arncliffe and Hollies Centres through the month of November. Simply pop the items in a box or bag and drop them off at either of our centres (or directly to the warehouse in Huyton) by 29^th November.  Your donation will help and support people in food crisis over the Christmas period, thank you.

reverse advent pdf

Halewood Town Council are very excited to be working with Halewood Church of England Primary School on a recycling project. At the Hollies Centre and The Arncliffe Centre, bins are now onsite for you to recycle a variety of unwanted items (as per the image below). We hope to extend this  arrangement to other schools across Halewood in the future.

We are pleased to be hosting the first ‘Halewood Connects’ event to be led by One Knowsley (formerly Knowsley CVS).

The event will take place on Friday September 27th from 9.30am at The Arncliffe Centre, and is aimed at representatives of the voluntary, community, faith and social sectors across Halewood. Details about booking on the event can be found in the link below:

Halewood Connects

www.oneknowsley.org/event/halewood-connects

We received a lovely letter from Andrea Owens of the Tuesday Club last week. Andrea was thanking the Town Council for the grant funding it received to help the club have a wonderful day out in Blackpool.

The letter can be found here.  TUESDAY CLUB

         

Following a number of concerns raised by residents, Halewood Town Council will be locking the Hollies Road Play Area at 7.30pm each evening through to the end of August. There have been irregular locking up times for the Play Area recently and we appreciate the difficulties this has caused residents living in the immediate vicinity.

We hope 7.30pm provides enough opportunity for Halewood families with young children to enjoy the benefits of the Play Area. We know that 7.30, through informal discussions with parents/carers, is ample time for this purpose.

Residents have informed us that the Play Area is being used by older youths gathering in groups and this is the cause of their concern. We would ask parents with older children to remind them that gathering in large groups in the Play Area can often be intimidating for younger children, parents, residents and staff. We stand ready to work with other agencies to find creative solutions for the needs of our older children and teenagers in Halewood.

We will advise on the locking up time for September in a further post.

The Halewood Funday is once again on Hollies Hall field on 3rd August 2019.

Please click on link for more information.

Halewood Funday 2019

Are you a parent/family struggling with the costs of school uniforms? Help may be at hand via a scheme open to lower income families funded by Halewood Town Council.

The strain on family household income during the 6-week summer holidays was discussed at length in the most recent Halewood Town Council meeting last Thursday (June 27th). Speaking in support of the Town Council  plans to offer support to families, Cllr. Allan Harvey reminded the meeting of the long-standing support it has offered to address ‘Holiday Hunger’ and the cost of school uniforms. The scheme was supported by ALL Halewood Town Councillors, who also endorsed a programme of ‘SNAP’ activities (Sport-Nutrition-Active Play) running every Tuesday from August 6th at The Arncliffe Centre and every Thursday from August 8th at The Hollies.

For more information about accessing support with the costs of school uniforms, please contact the main office at your local Halewood Primary School.