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Events
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David Hockney Exhibition - Private View
Tuesday 28th April, 6pm - 7pm -
Tour of the Hyde Park Nursery
Thursday 7th May, 6pm -
AGM Hyde Park Learning Centre at The Look Out
Wednesday 8th July, 6pm
News archive
News
Newsletters include the latest news and items from the Friends relating to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, which may be of interest to Members. The Annual Review provides further news on developments within the Parks and Friends events.
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Friends view paintings at the Royal Thames Yacht Club
A gathering of members assembled at 60 Knightsbridge for a tour of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. Here is a report from one of them…
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Christmas is nearly here!
On Thursday 3rd November a lucky group of Friends went behind the scenes of Harrods.
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Winfield House
The Friends enjoyed a visit to Winfield House in the summer.
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Chairman, Sue Price & Director of the Boat House, Peter Scott
The sun came out for the Friends Summer Party at the Boat House, on the Serpentine. Peter Scott, director of the Boat House welcomed the Friends who enjoyed a trip on the solar powered boat around the Serpentine, with a glass of wine in hand.
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Plants ready for the Royal Parks
The Friends enjoyed a well timed visit to the Nursery being packed with flowers all ready to go out to central London Royal Parks. Mike Jones, the nursery manager, took about 20 Friends around the nursery and enlightened us with how the plants are grown and managed as well as providing us with the history of the nursery.
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Parade Ground post World Cannabis Day
Thursday 21st April was the day to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday, with a 41 gun salute in Hyde Park at noon. Disaster struck the day before. Who knew that the 20th April (420) was so called “World Cannabis Day”…
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Undercroft Arches
Following the success of last year’s visit to the Undercroft another visit was organised on 5th April 2016, with the kind permission of Andrew Williams, Manager, Kensington Gardens. Friends were given the opportunity to explore a structure that most visitors to the Royal Albert Memorial don’t even know exists – that which lays beneath the Royal Albert Memorial.
