Dementia Action Week 2019 - what tangible actions will you take?

Starts Monday 20 May nationally and in Lymington

Initiated nationwide by the Alzheimer’s Society and supported locally in Lymington by Lymington Dementia Action Group

Dementia Action Week is a national week of action to improve the lives of those with dementia   

There are 850,000 people in the UK who are affected by dementia - for which there is still no cure.  This does not just affect the elderly:  40,000 people in the UK under the age of 65 suffer from early onset dementia. It is believed that by 2051 the

Shorefield Holidays are recruiting for lots of different jobs across the business

Build your career with Shorefield Holidays and the recently launched Doctor Pollock Acadamy

Shorefield Holidays is one of the leading holiday park operators in the New Forest, with its head office based at Shorefield Country Park just outside Milford-on-Sea. It has always been family owned and operated and the third generation of the family now works in the business.

Shorefield Holidays, which runs eight holiday parks, employs 213 permanent staff and contributes more than £27m every year to the local economy.

Simon Pollock, managing director of Shorefield Holidays, said:

Looking for childcare in Lymington and the New Forest?

School holidays are great - except when you have to work!

Updated May 2019

Finding things for the children to do whilst you are working can be a real chore. In a bid to try and make things slightly easier for you, here is a summary of holiday children that is usually on offer in and around Lymington.

Start planning your school holidays now - you will generally find that activity days get booked up well in advance.

Do get in touch with us if you know of any other holiday childcare clubs

Would you like to learn first hand about the life of the New Forest commoners?  

Join TV star Tom Hordle and The Bell Inn for a very special experience 

Commoner and TV star Tom Hordle and The Bell Inn at Bramshaw have joined forces to create a unique new attraction: a New Forest walking and lunch experience for locals and visitors.  

Walk with the commoners and learn about the New Forest, then lunch at The Bell 

As part of its determination to support, serve and promote the traditions and the produce of the New Forest, The Bell Inn at

Personal tax planning guidance for the 2019-20 tax year

It's a good time to review your tax affairs to ensure you're taking advantage of all available allowances

The new tax year started on 6 April and brings a number of important changes, making it a good time to review your tax affairs to make sure that you are taking advantage of all available reliefs and allowances. This guide from New Forest Tax Accountants provides some personal tax planning suggestions. Your particular circumstances must be considered as further opportunities might be available to you.

Income Tax

For 2019-2020, the personal allowance

Dogstival promises a fantastic day out for dogs and dog lovers!

Whether you have two legs or four, the New Forest's 'Dog Festival' includes something for everyone

This weekend, Dogstival will be taking place in the grounds of the fabulous Pylewell Park near Lymington (home of the Curious Arts Festival for the past five years) and it promises a fabulous day (or weekend) out for dogs and dog lovers. And of course you don't need to be a dog owner to come along - nor do you need to bring your pooch, although there'll be plenty to woof about if you

National Vegetarian Week at Careys Manor in the New Forest

Celebrate delicious veggie food from 13-19 May at Careys Manor Hotel's three excellent restaurants.

As more people are reducing their consumption of animal products and opting for plant-based alternatives, one in eight Britons are said to be vegetarian or vegan.

And this year National Vegetarian Week, from Monday 13 to Sunday 19 May, aims to highlight the benefits of going meat-free and celebrate delicious veggie food.

Eating out can be a challenge for a vegetarian as many consider tasty dishes hard to come-by. Luxury New Forest hotel, Careys Manor has

A moth free carpet for your New Forest property

Lymington's John Cooper Carpets brings advice on the pesky carpet moth and moth prevention 

Moths - the lowdown

The carpet moth, Tinea pellionella , is a tiny but incredibly destructive and hard to exterminate native species that enjoys munching its way through wool carpets. Small in size and dull in colour, carpet moths would escape attention in the wild, living in birds nests or on discarded fur or animal skin with one or two life cycles a year.

But indoors, in a nice warm, centrally heated house, they can manage six or seven

Top results for RLymYC at International Optimist Selections

Congratulations to 7 young Lymington sailors on qualifying for World, European and Development GBR Teams

Last weekend a team of young Optimist sailors from Lymington took part in the Invitational Selection Trials event at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, for the top 75 Optimist sailors in the UK.

Optimist is the biggest and most competitive Junior sailing class in the World, for children up to 15 years, the starting point of many successful World and Olympic Champions.

The full team from Royal Lymington Yacht Club included: Emma Breese, Ella Lightbody,