EVENTS are being held in Halstead to raise money for Christian Aid Week.

A coffee morning is being held on Saturday at United Reformed Church, Kings Road, Halstead, between 10am and 12 noon.

The following Saturday there will also be a concert by the Exaltation Choir from 7.30pm at the same church.

Tickets £6 from Paul Hailey 01787 475001 or at the door.

For those who do not receive an envelope, donations can be left at any church in the town or at Frank Smith and Sons, High Street Halstead.

Christian Aid Week takes place between May 15 to 21.

All money raised during the week will be used to support some of the world's poorest people who without it would find survival extremely difficult.