by FoHPC | Jan 6, 2025 | 2025
We’re slightly changing the way we do work mornings in 2025. We will no longer hold our work mornings on the fixed dates of the second Saturday of every month. This is to allow more flexibility for our committee and ensure the availability of our work morning...
by FoHPC | Jan 3, 2025 | 2025
Unfortunately we are still seeing candles being lit directly on the Cross of Sacrifice. The wax is now causing extensive damage to the Cross, which is a war memorial. Although we appreciate cemetery visitors want to use the Cross as a site of remembrance, this should...
by FoHPC | Oct 9, 2023 | 2023
That’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who has joined us for our guided walks this year. We’ve explored some of the many fascinating stories behind the headstones across the cemetery. The money raised at these walks is vital for our work as a small Friends...
by FoHPC | Feb 3, 2023 | 2023
On 3 February 2003, the first constitution for the Friends of Hyde Park Cemetery was approved. That makes us 20 years old! It has been 20 years of cemetery improvements, environmental projects, connecting people with their family history, guided walks, grave...
by FoHPC | Jan 23, 2023 | 2023
As the chapel scaffolding was about to come down, our volunteer Richard was able to get a view of the cemetery from above. Thank you Richard for braving the height – and the cold – for these wonderful pictures....
