Category Archives: News

HyPER attended the Royal Parks stakeholder meeting on Thursday 19th November. This is an opportunity for the Royal Parks to inform HyPER and its members of news regarding Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, and is also an opportunity to provide feedback regarding residents’ questions and any concerns. Policing Update The meeting started with a briefingContinue reading “Updates from Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens”

HyPER’s application to continue the provision of our air pollution sensor has been successful. Breathe London, who run the project, had obtained funding to continue, but only with half the number of sensors across London. As such, each owner of an existing node had to reapply, with those groups deemed to have strong community backingContinue reading “HyPER succeeds in application to continue pollution monitor”

HyPER said its goodbyes to the Royal Parks Police, who sadly disbanded recently, on the 31st October. The farewell took place at the last Safer Parks Panel in its current form, which (given the circumstances) was a lively affair and a good send off for the team. As well as saying goodbye and thanks toContinue reading “Farewell to Royal Parks Police”

Wreath laid on Remembrance Sunday Spokesman, Chris Gunness, laid a wreath on behalf of HyPER members at a Service of Remembrance at the Memorial Cross in Lancaster Gate on 9 November. About one hundred people attended the ceremony, led by Father William Allen of St James Sussex Gardens, with Father Tim Hanley also officiating. InContinue reading “HyPER Remembers”

We’re pleased to announce that HyPER’s AGM will take place on Tuesday 30th September in St John’s Church Hall. The event will commence at 7pm (doors open 6:30pm) and will be followed by a cheese and wine reception. We’ll use the evening to give an overview of HyPER’s recent activity. We’ll include the following topicsContinue reading “HyPER Annual General Meeting 2025”

We are pleased to spread the word about the next tastings at Buchanans Cheesemonger. If you’ve not been to an event before then we would fully recommend doing so. Good food, good drink, great company and an opportunity to learn something! The list of events are as follows. Tickets can be purchased in the shopContinue reading “Upcoming Tastings at Buchanans Cheesemonger”

The Mayor of London has announced that part of Oxford Street will go traffic-free on Sunday 21st September, for a landmark ‘This is Oxford Street’ event. ‘This is Oxford Street’ will the road (from Orchard Street to Oxford Circus) free of traffic from 12pm until 8pm. The event will bring together fashion, food, music, sport,Continue reading “Oxford Street to be traffic-free on Car Free Day”

Back in 2023, Westminster City Council launched its High Streets Programme to support and revitalise the City’s high streets. This included a consultation on Connaught Village, Sussex Place, Praed Street and Edgware Road. Continuing this work, the Council has now released a Place Strategy for Praed Street. This will establish a long-term vision, objectives andContinue reading “Have your say on Praed Street”

Westminster City Council has released plans for improved cycling facilities on Westbourne Terrace. These are the 3rd phase in a series of cycling improvements for the road, phases 1 and 2 having been completed. The new proposals are the most comprehensive: they aim to take the current arrangements (which were largely implemented in a temporaryContinue reading “Cycling improvements proposed for Westbourne Terrace”

Westminster City Council has released a new traffic order to improve cycling facilities on Brook Street. This is a scheme that was previously consulted on in July 2023 and proposed to be implemented in May 2024. This new proposal is based on previous feedback and the new scheme has been changed as follows: Any commentsContinue reading “Updated Brook Street cycling consultation”