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Halstead, Essex, England

Registered Charity No. 289304

Patron: Adrian Corder-Birch

President: Major M. C. Portway, T.D.

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NEWS

Meetings are now held at the Baptist Church Hall, Hedingham Road Halstead on the third Thursday of each month.

Over 200 people visited the Halstead Museum Open Day on the 11th June 2011 where celebrated local Artist and History Society member Malcolm Root coordinated a special exhibition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the closure of passenger services on the Colne Valley Railway. See some pictures from the event in the Museum pages of this website.

The Halstead Heritage Museum is now closed until February 2012. Further details including opening times can be found on the Museum page of this website.

If you part of a group and are interested in receiving a  talk or guided walk of the local area, let us know and we’ll organise it for you.

Subscription Fees:

Single Member: £11 per annum

Additional Member At Same Address: £8 per annum

Visitor Fee: £3 Per Visit

Welcome to the Halstead and District Local History Society Website

The Halstead and District Local History Society was formed on Thursday December 16th 1976 at a meeting held in the Scout Hut, New Street, Halstead.

The Society currently has a membership of over 100 and holds meetings on the third Thursday of each month in the Baptist Church Hall, Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex.

Meetings comprise of a varied programme of local history related subjects spanning the dark ages to more recent times including the influence of the industrial revolution on the area.

During the Summer months, the Society organises visits to several places of local interest.

If you are interested in local history why not come along to one of our meetings, (£3 visitor fee), you can see our current programme on the “Events” page of this website.

An extract from the Halstead Gazette, Friday 10th November 1961, announcing the closure of the Colne Valley line