4 images of weed clearing, holly cylinders, holly berries, people weeding.
Thank you to all who helped at today's #HydeAbbeyGarden work party. The Garden looks very good in parts but the weeds seem to grow quicker than we can move them so we'll be back on 6 December to try to get everything under control!
#Hyde900 #heritagegarden #WinchesterUK #HistoricWinchester
15.11.2025 13:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π
Sat 15 Nov 2025
β° Meet in the Garden from 9.30am - feel free to head off whenever you need
π Hyde Abbey Garden, SO23 7DQ
New volunteers are always welcome, please bring gloves / gardening hand tools - just an hour or two makes a huge difference!
#hyde900 #hydeabbeygarden #winchesteruk
04.11.2025 14:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A huge thank you to Cambridge Renaissance Voices, Professor David Carpenter, St Bart's and all who joined us for a wonderful 2025 King Alfred Weekend - Hyde900's 20th anniversary!
#kingalfredweekend #hyde900 #winchesteruk #davidcarpenter #magnacarta #magnacarta1225 #stbartholomewhyde
26.10.2025 18:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Join us on Saturday for a short AGM, coffee and cakes - 11am, St Bart's, SO23 7DF - www.hyde900.org.uk/about/agm
#hyde900 #WinchesterUK #hydeabbeygarden
23.10.2025 08:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Step back to Tudor England in the historic setting of St. Bart's β join Cambridge Renaissance Voices for music by Taverner, Tallis & Byrd πΆ
π St Bart's, Winchester
π Fri 24 Oct 2025, 7.15pm
www.hyde900.org.uk/events/upcom...
#CambridgeRenaissanceVoices #Byrd #Taverner #WinchesterUK #hyde900
21.10.2025 17:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Huge thanks to everyone who helped in Hyde Abbey Garden on Saturday! πΏ
Itβs amazing how fast weeds grow but with the help of our new volunteers, we cleared lots of moss and weeds, & added violets - thank you all!
#HydeAbbeyGarden #Hyde900 #WinchesterUK #HistoricWinchester #HeritageGarden
20.10.2025 09:52 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Professor David Carpenter, KCL
π St. Bartβs Church, Winchester, SO23 7DF
π· Β£12 non-members / Β£8 Hyde900 members
www.hyde900.org.uk/events/upcom...
Join David Carpenter as he explains why the 1225 version deserves to be called the βrealβ Magna Carta.
#hyde900 #magnacarta #winchesteruk
17.10.2025 20:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π
Sat 18 Oct 2025
β° Meet in the Garden from 9.30am - feel free to head off whenever you need
π Hyde Abbey Garden, SO23 7DQ
New volunteers are always welcome, please bring gloves / gardening hand tools - just an hour or two makes a huge difference!
#hyde900 #hydeabbeygarden #winchesteruk
09.10.2025 06:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Finds processing day - recording and photographing significant stone finds across our 2016-2023 community excavations of local gardens.
#hyde900 #hydeabbey #winchesteruk #communityarchaeology
08.10.2025 19:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hyde900 AGM
π
Sat 25 Oct 2025
β° 11am
π St. Bartβs Church, King Alfred Place, Winchester, SO23 7DF
Join us for a short AGM, coffee and cakes, and the opportunity both to hear what we've been up to this year and to have your say on local issues & events you'd like to see in 2026.
#hyde900
04.10.2025 15:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
King Alfred Weekend Lecture
David Carpenter, Professor of Medieval History, KCL
1225-2025 The 'Real' Magna Carta and Hyde Abbey's part in its story
π
Sat 25 Oct 2025
β° 7pm
π St. Bartβs, Winchester, SO23 7DF
π· Β£12 non-members / Β£8 members
hyde900.org.uk/events/upcoming-events
#magnacarta #hyde900
03.10.2025 11:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
King Alfred Weekend Concert
Cambridge Renaissance Voices
π
Friday 24 October 2025
β° 7.15pm
π St. Bartholomewβs Church, Winchester, SO23 7DF
π· Β£15 non-members / Β£10 Hyde900 members
www.hyde900.org.uk/events/upcom...
#hyde900 #winchesteruk #kingalfredweekend #hydeabbey
#concert
30.09.2025 19:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
4 images taken in Hyde Abbey Garden:
Base of holly column before and after weeding
Wildflower
Moss removal from the flint outline of the Abbey
Many thanks to all who came and worked on the garden this morning. Special thanks to Ant who came all the way from Warminster and to new members Vicki and Pat.
Next Work Party
π Saturday 18 October
in preparation for the King Alfred Weekend (24β26 Oct)
#hyde900 #hydeabbeygarden
#winchesteruk
27.09.2025 14:23 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
King Alfred Weekend Lecture
David Carpenter, Professor of Medieval History, KCL
1225-2025 The 'Real' Magna Carta and Hyde Abbey's part in its story
π
Sat. 25 Oct 2025
β° 7pm
π St. Bartβs, Winchester, SO23 7DF
π· Β£12 non-members / Β£8 Hyde900 members
hyde900.org.uk/events/upcom...
#magnacarta #hyde900
23.09.2025 21:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
King Alfred Weekend Concert
Cambridge Renaissance Voices
π
Friday 24 October 2025
β° 7.15pm
π St. Bartholomewβs Church, Winchester, SO23 7DF
π· Β£15 non-members / Β£10 Hyde900 members
www.hyde900.org.uk/events/upcom...
#hyde900 #winchesteruk #kingalfred #hydeabbey
23.09.2025 20:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hyde Abbey Garden Work Party
π
Saturday 27 September 2025
β° from 9.30am - feel free to head off whenever you need
π Hyde Abbey Garden, SO23 7DQ
We'll be weeding and tidying wherever it's needed. New volunteers are always welcome, please bring gloves / gardening hand tools. #hyde900 #winchesteruk
21.09.2025 15:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
6 images: Professor James Clark, abbot and monk, St. Bart's church, slots in a scroll being cut with a knife, red and natural wax seals with impressed with the Hyde Abbey seal, pink Heritage Open Day bunting behind flower stall in St. Bart's garden.
Thank you to everyone who came to our Heritage Open Day on Saturday - we hope you enjoyed the walks, talks & workshops. Thank you too to all our speakers and volunteers who made the day such a success! Photos at hyde900.org.uk/events/heritage-open-days
#hods #hyde900 #winchesteruk
16.09.2025 16:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
If youβve tickets for a Hyde900 HODs event, we look forward to seeing you on Saturday. If not, thereβs still plenty to enjoy β Hyde Abbey stone trails, a plant stall, finds experts & display, and refreshments.
Some sold-out events may have spaces on the day - just ask our team!
#hyde900 #HODs
11.09.2025 16:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#HODS Sat 13 September
β° Booking for our 1.30pm King Alfred Guided Family Trail closes at midnight tonight, but spaces may be available on the day.
π If you miss the deadline, simply join us at 1.30pm outside the City Museum and weβll do our best to fit you in!
#hyde900 #winchesterUK
10.09.2025 15:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Everyone welcome - no need to book! Take a look at finds from community excavations & chat to the experts:
π
Sat 13 Sept, 10amβ5pm
π St Bartholomew's Church SO23 7DF
π Take the free Friends of King Alfred Bus shuttle to Hyde St
π hyde900.org.uk/events/upcoming-events
#HODs #hyde900 #winchesteruk
06.09.2025 15:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you to all who helped at Hyde Abbey Garden on Saturday - much weeding and tidying achieved! #Hyde900 #WinchesterUK #hydeabbeygarden
26.08.2025 10:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Join us on Saturday 23 August from 9.30am to help maintain Hyde Abbey Garden - just an hour or two makes a huge difference!
New volunteers are always welcome, bring gloves / gardening tools.
#hydeabbeygarden #hyde900 #winchesteruk #hydewinchester www.hyde900.org.uk
11.08.2025 17:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#HODs Hyde900 Saturday 13 September
An amazing opportunity to have a go at making tiles in the medieval manner! See www.hyde900.org.uk/events/upcom... for more details or search for Hyde900 at www.heritageopendays.org.uk
#hyde900 #winchesteruk #medievaltiles #heritageopendays
07.08.2025 13:40 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
#HODs Journey through the architectural transformation of Hyde Abbey - a walking history tour of key sites in Hyde led by Francesca Sluman (Hyde900) & Dr Helen Lawrence-Beaton (ADAM Architecture)
See hyde900.org.uk/events/upcoming-events for more details
#hyde900 #winchesteruk #heritageopendays
04.08.2025 15:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hyde900 #HODs Medieval Seal Making workshop - Saturday 13 Sept.
Step into the shoes of a medieval monk and make a seal for authenticating a grant!
See hyde900.org.uk/events/upcoming-events for more details or search Hyde900 at HeritageOpenDays.org.uk
#hyde900 #winchesteruk
#heritageopendays
03.08.2025 14:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#HODs 'Hidden Waterways of Winchester' - ancient waterways were used for drinking, washing, industry, defence and power as well as waste disposal! Erica Wheeler's illustrated talk explores Winchester's waterways and the struggle to keep them unpolluted. hyde900.org.uk/events/upcoming-events
#hyde900
02.08.2025 09:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hyde900: #HODs King Alfred's Last Journey - a guided, child friendly trail between the three burial sites of Alfred the Great.
Solve the clues as you follow the trail from Winchester City Museum to Hyde Abbey & discover some fascinating facts along the way.
#hyde900 #winchesterUK
01.08.2025 15:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hyde900 #HODs The fall of a monastic city: Winchesterβs medieval monasteries and their Reformation fate - an illustrated talk by author James Clark, University of Exeter
See www.hyde900.org.uk/events/upcom... for details and booking info
#hyde900 #winchesteruk
01.08.2025 10:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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