~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*SUMMER MUMSNET PICNIC IN LONDON Sunday 9th JULY~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

Hyde Park, Sunday 9th July (provisionally just in case any other events suddenly spring into their schedule).

So, who is up for it?

Sign up here.

\link{http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/docs/park_maps/hyde_park.pdf\Map here......close to lots of tube stations etc}

yes lurverly! Yep cos MIL there and my parents retired there! LOL

chill out F,A stop flirting with me

poppies, your inlaws get on with your mum? thats nice

I am not flirting.

I reserve my flirting for people who don't shart.

"shart" ????

Lol!!!!

nevermind.

Ask greensleeves.

oh, never mind then

im only winding you up, just caught snippets on another thread, guessed it was you!

I didn't do everything they said!! Lol

honest guv..

anyway it takes much more than that to wind me up.. unles you're called Rhubarb is which case I'll yell at you in five seconds...

Yes I am coming probably without kids and will be meeting with poppies 1st and anyone else near Surrey who wants to come with us??

Magnolia- where in Surrey? Are you coming through Wimbledon?

VVV, I'm a namechange from Cristina7. Thought I'd mention it for your list.

Updated List......... Anymore????

Definitely's:

VVVQV
Chicagomum
Bourneville
Carmenere
Welshboris
Pruni
Posey
FrannyandZooey
Tex111
HunkerMunker
Eady
Bourneville
Flossam
Kitegirl
Snafu
Jura
LGJ
Arfy
Tigermoth
Fauve & Clerk Kent
Marina
Lockets & Wheresmyfroggy
Dinosaure
AllieBongo
Oops
Jinglybits +1
CristinaTheAstonishing
Bl0ndie
Tamba
Spidermama
Babyonboard +1
Galaxy
Dinny
Beetlejuice73

Maybe's:

Coolmama
lilianna
Mercy
Intergalacticwalrus
Blueteddy
Essbee
sixtwosix
Anorak
Custardo
Novadandypowder
Poppiesinaline
Magnolia
PeachyClair
Sleepyjess
Hub2dee
Caligula
Me23
Fastasleep
ItalianJob

And to answer some questions.....

You can bring kids and partners and whoever you like.

Those of you who arent bringing children/partners - thats cool too. As long as you realise that, obviously, there will still be lots of children there lol!

Its not a formal occasion, just a lovely way to meet up and have a natter and let the children get some fresh air and fun etc.

I will find out as much as i can in advance, because clearly, this being the UK, the weather may scupper our plans and i need to find out if there is an indoor alternative very close by, especially since some of you are travelling a very long way to get here. If it is World Cup season, then i think that can only work to our advantage really.

Christina, I am near Epsom. Possibly coming near to wimbledon 1st. Might be easier to get tube from Morden??

Hubby just said wimbledon is as easy to go from as morden

Count us in please. DP has orienteering in the diary - but that is mainly a ploy to make him feel fit, and I'm sure he'll decide a picnic is a better use of time. So it's me and two dss for certain, and possibly a dp.

Definitely's:

VVVQV
Chicagomum
Bourneville
Carmenere
Welshboris
Pruni
Posey
FrannyandZooey
Tex111
HunkerMunker
Eady
Bourneville
Flossam
Kitegirl
Snafu
Jura
LGJ
Arfy
Tigermoth
Fauve & Clerk Kent
Marina
Lockets & Wheresmyfroggy
Dinosaure
AllieBongo
Oops
Jinglybits +1
CristinaTheAstonishing
Bl0ndie
Tamba
Spidermama
Babyonboard +1
Galaxy
Dinny
Beetlejuice73
fisil

Maybe's:

Coolmama
lilianna
Mercy
Intergalacticwalrus
Blueteddy
Essbee
sixtwosix
Anorak
Custardo
Novadandypowder
Poppiesinaline
Magnolia
PeachyClair
Sleepyjess
Hub2dee
Caligula
Me23
Fastasleep
ItalianJob

put me down for a maybe

Really hope you can make it HC...

Definitely's:

VVVQV
Chicagomum
Bourneville
Carmenere
Welshboris
Pruni
Posey
FrannyandZooey
Tex111
HunkerMunker
Eady
Bourneville
Flossam
Kitegirl
Snafu
Jura
LGJ
Arfy
Tigermoth
Fauve & Clerk Kent
Marina
Lockets & Wheresmyfroggy
Dinosaure
AllieBongo
Oops
Jinglybits +1
CristinaTheAstonishing
Bl0ndie
Tamba
Spidermama
Babyonboard +1
Galaxy
Dinny
Beetlejuice73
fisil

Maybe's:

Coolmama
lilianna
Mercy
Intergalacticwalrus
Blueteddy
Essbee
sixtwosix
Anorak
Custardo
Novadandypowder
Poppiesinaline
Magnolia
PeachyClair
Sleepyjess
Hub2dee
Caligula
Me23
Fastasleep
ItalianJob
Harpsichordcarrier

I can only decide whether I can definitely attend when I know what time it starts.

I have to be in the city for 12.30 so can only pop in if it starts earlier than 12 noon. Or goes on later than about 6.

oi! why are me and Magnolia1 down as maybes??! We are definites! I think!!

put me down as a maybe. would only be me and dd as sunday is dh's busiest day lol.

scared sh*&less.

mini meet up in december (i think it was dec, maybe jan?) was cool, but so many people.. and what if dd plays up? argh!!!

Thomas Coram Fields as suggested by somone on here might be a better bet.
hyde park is enormous, and for non-londoners (and manylondoners) will be hard to navigate.
the fields is closer to all the big train stations, also has lots of loos, petting zoo & play area for any bored tots, closer to shops for any emergencies, and is closer to more built up areas if we need to dash inside at any point ( fingers crossed it will be a sunny daythough)
only prob. is no adults permitted without children..hmmm

I would love to have come to this with my DDs, but it's their school fete and they're doing a country dancing display, so feel obliged to attend really.

Yep I am a definate and poppies too coz we are leaving our kids and coming together

How much wine shall we bring

hmm..if its many coming without tots then i may have dp take ours out seperately for the day.
for me getting across london with baby = almost ipossible.
me alone..phew stairs/tube/ buses are no problem! heeheee

If I come with DS's, I am paying out for a cab - don't care how expensive it is!