Background to the Day of Love, Random Acts of Kindness and Pancake Day plus an appeal for Lymington Infant School and a useful article by Scott Bailey about the benefits of mediation for co-parents as family needs evolve - plus as usual upcoming events.

Local Heroes: a feature about New Forest Basics Bank and New Forest Escapes who donated £2,000 at Christmas; also Valentine's treats including in the New Forest style at Careys Manor. Plus as usual upcoming events.

After an exceptionally wet and disruptive week, snowdrops symbolise new beginnings and are a beacon of positivity. This week's newsletter includes new exhibitions at St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, and other 'new' news and events.

Beat the January Blues: after a spectacular Northern Lights display on Blue Monday, now prepare to beat the blues with activities and by planning future fun! Local news and what's on plus a special shout out for local business Ear Clinic. 

Call It Compassion: this week's newsletter has the theme compassion and community, with news from Oakhaven Hospice, Scott Bailey Solicitors and a welcome to new Lymington.com Member Woodlands Financial Planning. Plus Winter Sale Offers from Boost Bikes and Lymington Tile Centre, and a diary date for the New Forest Marque Spring Producers Market. 

Happy New Year to you all, this week's first newsletter of the year includes a photographic reminder of the wonderful Christmas and New Year weather we enjoyed at the close of 2025, features the Montagu Arms and Balmer Lawn Hotels, then switches to the host of interesting upcoming events which have been added to the Events Calendar.

This week it's all about O Christmas Tree, and the brilliant new Oakhaven Hospice 'Treecycle', with volunteers to collect your trees after the festive season, and take them for recycling. New Forest Escapes is sponsoring this initiative, too.

This week's theme, for Advent, is Finding Tranquillity - with special features about the new spa offerings at Balmer Lawn Hotel and SenSpa Careys Manor.

Unsurprisingly, this week's newsletter is primarily about Christmas matters - lots of upcoming events and reports on recent ones! Enjoy!

As the Christmas Season kicks off in earnest, this week's newsletter is essentially all about Christmas events and especially in Lymington the Christmas Tree Festival, and the Christmas Lights Switch On. Plus lots more events and activities coming up...