Thanks guys - I guess the answer is "it depends". So far, we go to story time and kindergym but as much as everyone is v friendly it's not really a phone number swapping/let's arrange playdates type of thing. The same at childcare drop-offs - everyone is in and out and not hanging around and that's entirely to be expected.

It's a really, really friendly town. Most people I bump into at the playground have been here for two years or less. EVERYONE I've met is a fellow treechanger so I know like-minded people are out there, I just haven't met them yet. Actually, I've made a couple of friends but I'd like to make more.

I should have joined a mothers group with DD2 and just sucked up all the conversations about sleep and poo in the interests of the greater good.

Astrid, community events are a bit tricky as DP is often working in the evenings and on weekends and I'm sometimes reluctant to go on my own with the two girls.