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A monthly supportive virtual environment for anyone living with a life-limiting illness along with their family and friends to share ideas and learn coping strategies to live well with your illness.
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Apr 2021
A unique outdoor dining experience, where you can safely meet with friends and family again in the stunning surroundings of the New Forest.
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Apr 2021
Our Nursery Ballet classes explore dance & movement through a creative & imaginative syllabus designed by us especially for our smallest dancers. Developing co ordination, motor & cognitive…
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International Nurses Day at Lymington New Forest Hospital
Florence and her New Forest legacy To commemorate International Nurses Day in Lymington, PHL and New Forest Aromatics thank the nurses and medical team at the Urgent Treatment Centre in Lymington Hospital There's a special connection between International Nurses Day on 12 May, the founder of modern nursing Florence Nightingale whose birthday was chosen for this annual celebration, and the New Forest. Which is that Florence Nightingale is buried just north east of the New Forest in the village of East Wellow. International Nurses Day is an annual day of celebration for nurses around the world. And it's especially poignant after this last year, in which nurses have been so enormously impacted by the scale and intensity of the COVID…Read More -
Oscars analogy in New Forest financial planning
What's your New Forest story? The recent Oscars highlight the different perspectives and needs of people at different stages of life, which Station Financial take into account in helping clients with financial planning. The Oscars took place at the end of last month, celebrating the best talent in the film industry today. Among the winners of the night were three films that tell the tales of three characters, all in very different stages of life. Best Original Screenplay: ‘Promising Young Woman’ As the title suggests this film is about a young woman. She suffers trauma by a tragic event in her past and seeks vengeance for what happened. Best International Feature: ‘Another Round’ A Scandinavian film about a group of…Read More -
Lymington.com business profile: ConnectUp and Jo Hompstead
Lymington.com business profile: ConnectUp and Jo Hompstead New Forest based ConnectUp "makes a positive impact on people’s working lives, by recognising the human need for meaningful connection at work and to the work we do" ConnectUp is a consultancy and training company. It provides both advice and inhouse training to companies of all sizes which need help with managing the inner workings of their businesses. That’s the people, who drive the processes which make the business actually happen. The engine of most businesses is all those vital people who do the work to implement the plan and make the wheels go round to produce the results! This is of course very pertinent in these continuing strange times. In some companies some…Read More -
New Forest Colten Care resident Mabel looking good at 106
Mabel Looker is looking very good - at 106 Now living at Colten Care's Belmore Lodge, when she was born the First World War was less than a year old, most British homes were still lit by gas and the cinema was a new craze. One of the south’s oldest residents has celebrated her 106th birthday at Belmore Lodge, one of Colten Care's three homes in Lymington. When Mabel Looker was born in spring 1915, the First World War was less than a year old, most British homes were still lit by gas and the cinema was a new craze. When staff at Colten Care’s Belmore Lodge in Lymington asked for her secret of longevity, Mabel replied with a smile: “I…Read More -
The history of the national game by New Forest Mark and Hugh
The history of the national game including Lymington Town Football Club Mark and Hugh prepared this informative delight before last Saturday, when the scene depicted in this cartoon once more came true This week Hugh and Mark take a look at what is fondly referred to as our national game, football. If you don't already receive our weekly e-newsletter full of useful local information and news told with a personal twist do sign up for it here - and then read on! There can be few of us who haven’t kicked a ball at some time or other, some with more success than others. The sport has been in the news lately regarding a proposed European Super League; ignoring this for…Read More -
Esther Rantzen and some lessons of life in the New Forest
Strap on your tin helmet and keep going! Esther Rantzen's lifelong gawkiness hasn't stopped her achieving her dreams – and ultimate happiness... ...which is maybe enhanced by living full time in the New Forest. Journalist and broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen was a fixture of British television for decades, most notably as presenter of the long-running BBC series That’s Life! Now, aged 80, Rantzen has moved out of London to New Forest, somewhere she spent many happy years on holiday. Pictured are Esther Rantzen with husband Desmond Wilcox, pioneering documentary maker who died in 2000. We spotted this feature article in the Big Issue - you can read more by clicking the link.Read More -
Add three minutes to your journey time in the New Forest
Driving in the New Forest: kill your speed - not an animal #add3minutes - Add three minutes to your journey time on New Forest roads As the newborn foals start to appear again it’s a timely reminder to slow down on our New Forest roads. There are still far too many people driving at unsafe speeds for the conditions – especially the condition of darkness combined with dampness and poor visibility. Right now though we need to be aware at all times of day and night. The brand new 2021 foals are just beginning to appear, as captured here by local photographer Graham Wiffen. Foals are skittish, unpredictable and desperately delicate, it is important to slow down to practically a standstill if they're close to the roadside.…Read More -
From Lymington to Frogham scenic New Forest drive
Little Pub Group Scenic Driving Route: Lymington to Frogham A scenic driving route for a fabulous day out and about in the beautiful New Forest There is a lovely forest driving route which will take you across some of the less well known yet most beautiful parts of the New Forest. The Little Pub Group Scenic Route offers its fabulous hospitality at each end of the route between Lymington and Frogham. It also gives you easy opportunities to stop along the way and visit some special parts of the forest. This driving route avoids main roads and is perfect for when you have a little spare time to enjoy the beauty of the Forest as part of your day out,…Read More -
New Forest Colten Care residents support National Garden Scheme
Flower power in support of National Garden Scheme More win win stories from Colten Care homes: green fingered residents get to do what they love and charities benefit as a result Green-fingered residents at a New Forest care home enjoyed its debut in the prestigious National Garden Scheme (NGS) despite a lack of community visitors. Colten Care’s Outstanding-rated Woodpeckers in Brockenhurst was accepted for inclusion last year before the pandemic ruled out a traditional open day. With lockdown restrictions continuing into this year, staff and residents decided to go ahead and hold their own internal NGS day, raising money for the scheme’s charities in the process. Members of the Woodpeckers garden club joined fellow residents for the opportunity to view…Read More -
The miracle of tides by New Forest Mark and Hugh
The miracle of tides by Mark and Hugh This week's combination of Mark and Hugh's witty words and clever cartoon for the education, provocation and amusement of our New Forest readers This week Hugh and Mark look at the miracle of tides, happening right now at a waters-edge near you. If you don't already receive our weekly e-newsletter full of useful local information and news told with a personal twist do sign up for it here - and then read on! Tides, perhaps the final mystery It was a royal who once thought he had power to stop the tide; probably at a place not far from Canute Road in Southampton. Surely no modern-day jet-setting royal would ever display such arrogance?…Read More
Featured Businesses
Luxury country house hotel with Herb House spa in the heart of the New Forest near Lyndhurst, offering the very best in laid-back luxury accommodation, relaxed and stylish Italian restaurant…
Durlston Court Prep School is an Independent Day School providing limitless opportunities for boys and girls aged 2 to 13 years. "Durlston sets the children up for life - giving them a…
Balmer Lawn hotel and Spa is an independently owned 4 Silver Star former hunting lodge in the heart of the New Forest. The hotel's Beresfords Restaurant holds two rosettes reflecting the…
New Forest Aromatics creates beautiful, natural products for you and your home, including candles, bath and shower products and diffusers. Many ingredients sourced within the New Forest…
Gracewell of Sway is a luxury care home set in beautiful surroundings in Sway, near Lymington, Hampshire. Providing high-quality dementia, respite and residential care. We also offer…
Delicious strawberries, raspberries and other produce grown in Lymington opposite the Isle of Wight ferry. Pick your own berries from May to August. Pick your own pumpkins during October half…
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