Settling In To Spring: with the busy-ness of Easter Weekend over and further catastrophe in the Middle East at least temporarily averted, our heads should be a little less full and our diaries a little less hectic, allowing time to enjoy the simple pleasures of spring.

Happy New Forest Easter - sent on Thursday as it's Easter Weekend - from Jane and also from Scott Bailey Solicitors, and the teams at Careys Manor Hotel & SenSpa, Oakhaven Hospice and the Balmer Lawn Hotel. Read the newsletter for their news!

Springing Forward to Summertime, clocks go forward this Sunday. The New Forest Business Show is back, New Forest Escapes are house hunting, the Summer Spectacular will include jousting, and Lymington Town Sailing Club invites us all to its Open Weekend. Plus much more - read on

Heralding Huge Happenings - there are some really big events coming to Lymington over the next few months, and this week's spotlight is on two of them - Lymington Seafood Festival and Solent Music Festival. Plus much more ...

Happy Mothers Day, celebrating mothers everywhere and everywhen. This week's newsletter includes Mother's Day at Balmer Lawn Hotel, Spring Cleaning your legal affairs with Scott Bailey, news of this year's Dogstival, and much more including World Book Day at Durlston School.

Awakening All Around: this week's newsletter includes more about the welcome arrival of spring, including the wonderful song of the blackbird. Then a feature about Mother's Day at the Montagu Arms, and some rather different upcoming events.

This week's newsletter features the fabulous bird walks at the Countryside Education Trust, followed by some suggestions for Mother's Day next month including Afternoon Tea at Careys Manor and a Paddle to the Pub with New Forest Activities.

Living and Giving - whilst living life to the full leave a legacy to Oakhaven; news about this year's Lymington Seafood Festival, plus as usual upcoming events.

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.