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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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Weeping Willow to be Replaced
The huge old weeping willow beside the Serpentine Bar & Kitchen is being replaced at the beginning of February, as it was rotten.
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Friends at the Albert Hall
Tour behind the scenes at the Albert Hall on 9 February 2016.
A sizeable group of the Friends gathered by Door 12 to meet our expert guide Richard, who showed us aspects and told stories of the Albert Hall, which most visitors are not even aware of. -
Friends at Aldwych Station
A rare opportunity to visit the station, opened in 1907 and closed since 1994, attracted a full house of FHPKG visitors, on November 24th 2015
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Philip played a pivotal role in setting up the Friends in 1991, was its first chairman for a number of years and then became President until his death last week in his nineties.
Chairman makes a splash!
Chairman Sue Price and Kensington Gardens Manager Andy Williams invite new Royal Parks Chief Executive Andrew Scattergood to join them for a swim in the Serpentine – invitation accepted and the sun shone…
Friends' chairman Sue Price seen here keeping the wine flowing.
The most popular event of the year was enjoyed once again at the Boat House, by kind permission of its director Peter Scott.
1851 Afternoon Tea was enjoyed by chairman Sue Price …
