Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon, first held in 2008, takes place each October, starting and finishing in Hyde Park. It is the only Half-Marathon that travels through central London and is one of London's largest half-marathons with over 16,000 participants. The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon was established in 2008 by the Royal Parks Foundation as an annual fundraising initiative to both raise funds to support the Foundations work in maintaining London’s eight Royal Parks and enabling charities to be involved as well. Over its first seven years the event raised over £20 million
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police was a body of constables responsible for policing the parks and open spaces of the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. In 2013, it merged with the Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary to form the Parks Police Service. Members of the constabulary were sworn in as constables under article 18 of the Greater London Parks and Open Spaces Order 1967, meaning they had powers of a constable to deal with bye-laws relating to parks and open spaces under their control. They were not