by FoHPC | Mar 10, 2018 | 2018
Today’s Working Morning was the 100th volunteers’ work session at the cemetery since the formation of the Friends group. Regular monthly events began in April 2010 and have taken place every single month since then. In addition, four specially arranged...
by FoHPC | Mar 1, 2018 | 2018
Due to the adverse weather conditions, we have decided to cancel our planned litter pick this Sunday morning (4th March). It is unlikely that we would be able to even see the litter, let alone collect it! Instead, why not come along to our next scheduled Working...
by FoHPC | Feb 10, 2018 | 2018
The wintry weather did not deter a hardy bunch of volunteers at today’s monthly Working Morning. Among the group were another two first-time helpers, Ruth and Vicky. They bring to four the number of debutants in the last three months. Final tidying up was done...
by FoHPC | Feb 10, 2018 | 2018
The ‘installation phase’ of our Wildlife Corner project has been completed. Volunteers from The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) finished cultivating the area and then planted hundreds of young plants on Thursday. If the new plants have a good spring and...
by FoHPC | Feb 7, 2018 | 2018
In an action-packed day at the cemetery, as well as the Wildlife Corner project being commenced, we also saw further stone cleaning on the Pickering grave. Our friends from Victoria Cross Trust and Stone Revival continued their work on the memorial to William and...
by FoHPC | Feb 7, 2018 | 2018
Yesterday The Conservation Volunteers – TCV began their work on transforming the sorely neglected south western extremity of Hyde Park Cemetery into a wildlife friendly corner. Helped by Andy, Nigel and Richard from Friends of Hyde Park Cemetery, the team had a...