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

that's horrid MrsH :(

Oh please can we have a collective chorus of despacito on the karaoke? It will cheer me and my stapled thumb up no end!!!

Photo of us having a nice sit-down during the clog-dancing rehearsal

MrsH I can't believe nobody gave you a seat! What arses. Someone nearly fainted on my train a couple of weeks ago and about 12 nice young men leapt up and practically had a fight about where she should sit

Can you start us off Sassy and we'll join in with the chorus

Looking good RowanMN still not getting out of collective despacito though!!!!!

I think they were all so embarrassed about not having given up a seat in the first place that they had to pretend they didn't know what was going on. Standing passengers couldn't have been nicer. It was far safer on the floor.

RowanMumsnet,

Do you know, that's spookily how I'd always pictured you

Sass,

Despacito
Quiero respirar tu cuello despacito
Deja que te diga cosas al oído
Para que te acuerdes si no estás conmigo
Despacito
Quiero desnudarte a besos despacito
Firmo en las paredes de tu laberinto
Y hacer de tu cuerpo todo un manuscrito
(Sube, sube, sube
Sube, sube)

Do you mean this one, sassy?

"Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee"

tra la la la

OK, MNHQ, enough rehearsal! Time for your grand performance!

The Justin Bieber one actually....

Then you can put your jingly feet up and watch some original Moorish dancing:

#MoreInCommon

Next one though...When Doves Cry, Prince....just on radio now.... 😍

Ooh....MNHQ...can you rise to the challenge of Morris dancing to When Doves Cry? I'd pay money to see that!!!

These young Spanish men are very forward

Took us ages to get the stick-work right, Tressilians. Let's just say IonaMumsnet took the opportunity to work off some frustrations

Anyone sauntered by these nutters yet? They're to the right of the Sausage Sizzle bbq, manned by those Dads in fetching novelty aprons.

(Though that's actually contemporary dance in the second clip - combining several traditional southern African dance styles. "Morris" dancing is a descendant of "Moorish" dancing, where "Moor" just meant anyone African.)

British things.
Two days of sunshine is officially a heatwave.
Bluebells
99s with monkey blood.

Oh and just reminding everyone that hair braids will be against school uniform policy, so get ready for the inevitable thread in the morning.

Ooh, I MUST have a go at the fruit machine!

That human fruit machine is genuine genius

"The Justin Bieber one actually.... "

As well you might, Sass

May have to re-evaluate our friendship, which was developing so nicely, too...

(Though am generously prepared to forget you're a Belieber, if you top up my curiously addictive Croatian blue liqueur ).

Did we have throw-a-sponge yet? Do we use teacher or MNHQ "volunteers"?

Passes bottle and a straw....offers air kisses, mwah, mwah...ok again now Autumnal...not really a Belieber though can singalong to his songs...