It’s great to get together

The Great Get Together is the UK’s annual celebration of everything that unites our communities

Behind the Get Together is the Jo Cox Foundation which makes meaningful change on issues that the late Jo Cox MP was passionate about. She believed that we have more in common than that which divides us.

With a belief that a kinder, fairer and more connected world is possible, they work to make change, following Jo’s example of collaborating with others and bringing people together to achieve more than we can alone.

The need to celebrate unity and reject division is as relevant now as it was eight years ago. And so this June, on what would have been Jo’s 50th Birthday, many people and organisations will be organising events to bring communities together.

South Cardiff Ministry Area has been involved in the Great Get Together for several years, and this year is no different.

After the Great Winter Get Together in January we’re looking forward to sunnier times.

We’ll be hosting the Great Get Together Barbecue in Butetown at St Mary’s Church on Sunday June 23rd at 12 noon.

There’ll be vegetarian, vegan and halal options alongside the usual barbecue favourites.

We’re also looking forward to hearing the plans from our two church schools who have also been involved for several years.

The Great Get Together weekend falls beautifully into the end of Refugee Week for which we also have some great plans – but more of that will be revealed soon!

You can find out more about the Great Get Together, organise your own events, and find out what else is happening near you on the Jo Cox Foundation website: https://www.jocoxfoundation.org/our-work/stronger-communities/great-get-together/

Why not get involved?!