Roll up, roll up for the Great Mumsnet Get Together, Summer Fete, Garden Party, Disco and Barbecue

[RowanMumsnet]

Hello there!

We would like to cordially invite you all to join us this coming Sunday, June 18, for a Great Get Together - in memory of the late Jo Cox MP, and in support of her family's organisation, More In Common, which aims to get us all to celebrate the things that unite us.

So whether you're reasonable or unreasonable, whether you have or have not Googled penguin bollards, and whether or not you think the OP should have cashed the cheque, we'd love to see you all here on Sunday around midday.

There will be PRIZES, chatting and amusing gifs (courtesy of AliceDMumsnet's 'solid gold gifs' folder). Please bring your best children's jokes, pictures of any kittens who have recently adopted you, and heartwarming stories of love and friendship across the divide (Netmums).

BYO booze. Folk dancing will not be tolerated in the shallow end.

(If you'd rather go to an event near you and meet other people face-to-face, check out the Great Get Together's listings of thousands of events across the UK here.)

Love
MNHQ

Autumnal, is that drool on your chin? Or just dodgy green alcohol???

Great. Yeah. Good work, lads. I'll just go and see if the um whatsit needs a hand with the thingy and that.

Verbal hugs to you all.

I've gone all tired and emotional, Tiggy.

I really, really love you guys...here, have a honey bee and a turtle dove each.

Aww, you soppy old moo Autumnal...

Sass,

Bit of both, quite possibly.

BTW, have just been sternly lectured by old misery of a friend on my ignorance of Absinthe-drinking etiquette: apparently you dilute it by trickling iced water through a ruddy sugar lump, or some such nonsense.

Ain't nobody got time for that.

If we're all settling in for the evening after the disco, I'd like to take a moment to raise a glass.

To Jo.

And to Brendan, and to everyone who has made today a good day.

Jo.

And 💕 for Brendan and the children.

Lovely, Tress,

Here's to the very wonderful Jo, Brendan, their family, and to everything she believed in and stood for xx

To Jo and strength for her loved ones

To the lovely Jo, Brendan, their children and anyone whose heart she touched 💖

To Jo #moreincommon

Anyone fancy something to wind down the evening?

Awww lovely, thanks ToniMN Been a fab day. Thought after stapling my own thumb this morning Sunday was not going to be good...but I was wrong. It's been fun, full of friendship and fab! Thanks MNHQ. Same time, same place next year?

aww, I love U2 , great song

Thanks, ToniMumsnet, and to all at MNHQ...I've had a lot of fun on both my visits to your event today.

And I promise not to bear a grudge that RebeccaMumsnet beat me to the coveted Golden Boot trophy, with her superior welly wanging skill set.

Lovely idea, and lovely bunch of MNers shared it; we'll compare hangovers in the morning, folks xx

I might be having a small-ish glass of the dreaded Croatian liqueur in RL as we've been having it virtually all day...it's making my eyes water...I don't want to win tomorrow's hangover competition...but sadly...I just might

Thanks to everyone at MNHQ, especially the lovely moderators who kept the day rolling along so well, at just the right pace.
It's been so much fun, and so good to meet everyone on the the thread.
Sorry I missed the group hug!

Good night everyone!

Sassy that will be a medicinal liqueur to help your poorly thumb.

Not over quite yet!! but here is.... for when you are rocked back in your garden chair looking up into the starry sky or or even at hand

Awww...I missed it allll....xxx

And this is for all those of you still wending your way back home...

Bless my stapled thumb Ada, yes that's my excuse precisely why am drinking it (though considering emptying last bit down the sink...it really is rough!).

Just been looking at Jupiter this end. Is beautiful

Awww Autumnal....nope am fine...just a bit of debris in my eye from the fireworks finale that's all Lovely song to end on....xx