This Easter, EastLondonLines brings you ideas to make the most of your days off, from Hackney to Croydon. Don’t miss the chance to hunt eggs, make and eat chocolate, or visit exhibitions finishing soon. If you know about something exciting going on over

Lewisham Council is staging a series of public exhibitions of plans to develop a new leisure centre at Forest Hill swimming pool. Locals will get the chance to see what their new leisure centre will look like and to give their opinion on the design. It is expected to be built within three years.

Croydon’s art centre, Fairfield Halls, has announced the appointment of Simon Thomsett, as new chief executive. Thomsett was, until August 2009, chief executive of the Hackney Empire.

Hundreds of people attended a protest march yesterday in support of the pioneering Albany Midwifery Practise – closed down by Kings College Hospital earlier this year.

Croydon council has announced the lowest tax increase in Croydon’s history and their investment plan for the year ahead. Opposition leaders, however, are unconvinced of its value.