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Polishness
My Husband's father arrived in this country after the second world war. It was
only last year that we realsied that we have family living in Wroclaw we will
be visiting them in August!
jean Adamiec
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Polishness
Hi All! I'm currently writing my dissertation of Polishness outside Poland and
was wondering if you could help me a little bit. What do you associate with Poland
and Polishness, what makes you feel Polish, what is typical?
Just a few comments
would suffice...Dzieki!
Olivia Serdeczny
London
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the
war
My Grandad was Polish, and indeed came over from the war. Not quite
sure where he was from, but intend to find out. I think it began with K, maybe
Krakow. Date: Hi All! I'm currently writing my dissertation of Polishness outside
Poland and was wondering if you could help me a little bit. What do you associate
with Poland and Polishness, what makes you feel Polish, what is typical?
Just
a few comments would suffice...Dzieki!
Christopher Drosdzowski y
London
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Polish
Lessons
Hi Joanne! there is a big Polish centre in the city centre of
Derby (keddleston Road).
I myself very much interested in learning Polish
and I have been told that it could be a good place to interact with the Poles
and learn Polish.
Omar laiq
Derby
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Old
Polish folksong
March 12,2006.-- In the early 40's, Mother used to sing
an old song about a little girl whose Mother had died.
The girl was looking
for her grave in the cemetery-"Szla dziewczynka szypkiem kropem" to tell her Mother
that-'nowa mama jesc nie daje, tylko suchy chleb, tylko suchy chleb."
It's
been along time since I thought of that song & because my mother also died, there's
no one else in the family that knows the rest of the words. I'm hoping that perphaps
someone in this region might know the words. Ever hopeful--
Barbara
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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->
Natalia Birmingham
Hello Can you tell me if there are any Polish Catholic
Churches in Birmingham please and when and at what time they run? Thanks.
Are
you sure you're looking for Polish catholich church, not Roman catholic?
tru
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JAN
PIETRZKIEWICZ
My uncle was Jan Pietrzkiewicz from a family of 13 near
Stanislawo. My father is Frank Pietrzkiewicz who is 93 this year. One of my Dad's
brothers lived in Prudnik and had 4 children before he died in 1998. Please send
me your grandparents names as I think we are related.
Ryszard Marian Pietrzkiewicz
(Rick Piet)
McGregor, Ontario
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book
about the Polish community at Blackshaw Moor.
I have recently had requests
for the book we produced about the Polish community at Blackshaw Moor, Borderland
Voices
We still have copies, so please inform anyone who would like to get
in touch. our address is changed It is now:- Sheena Barnes c/o BORDERLAND VOICES
55, Queens Drive Haregate Leek Staffs ST13 QF6 Many thanks
Sheena Barnes
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re:
Carolyn Dutton
Hi Carolyn Your father and grandfathers experiences were
not uncommon however I suspect your dates might be a little confused although
I would not presume to know your families history or circumstances.
Between
1940 and 1941 the Soviet Union deported some 1.5 million Poles to Siberia, many
of whom did not return. Those that did, did so by the route your father took.
These people lost everything and there was never any question of reparations due
to the fact that at the end of the war, the Soviet Union was an ally that had
sacrifised a great deal.
Therefore it would have been,shall we say, rude to
excuse this great ally of attempted genocide. Anyway, there is plenty of information
out there and I would suggest starting with: http://www.aforgottenodyssey.com/
This is a wealth of information and links which should help you enormously. Also
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kresy-Siberia/ This is a Yahoo group of deportee's
and their decendents, however this doesn't refer to the Belorus region, it's more
to do with those deported from what is now the Ukraine. I believe there is a similar
group for Belorus deportee's and somebody there could probably point you in the
right direction.
Also http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/C1267 - Lots of excellent
stories courtesy of the BBC which will mirror your father experience, and http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/A8874093
and this is my fathers story.
And finally, if you want to know how they all
settled into life in the UK, http://www.northwickparkpolishdpcamp.co.uk/ I hope
that helps.
Jurek Biegus
Stoke on Trent
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Polish
community
I am Chairman of the Cheshire Federation of Women's Institutes
Public Affairs Committee. We are organising an international day on 10th May 2006
at Byley Village Hall between Middlewich and Knutsford. The theme is Spotlight
on Poland.
I am trying to get a varied programme of shortish sessions covering
Poland today and a bit of history too if I can as Poles settled in South Cheshire
too so your project would have relevance.
Carolyn Wilde
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English
teaching
Hi, I am a well experienced English teacher. If there are any
Poles who need assistance with English language (children or adults), writing
formal letters, filling application forms
Domi
London
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Cycle
Ride to Warsaw
I thought you would like to know about a very special cycle
ride that Marie Curie Cancer Care we are organising in September (9th – 15th)
this year. We are a major UK cancer charity with an obvious connection to Warsaw.
In 2004 we had 80 cyclists ride from Krakow to Warsaw raising money for our
Hospices in the UK. This was so successful that we have organised an even larger
event for 2006. ‘The Great 500 Cycle Challenge’. Will involve 500 cyclists riding
from 5 different cities – Krakow, Gdansk, Prague, Berlin and Vilnius – all arriving
in Warsaw at the same time.
It is the largest event of its type ever undertaken
by a UK charity and it has attracted considerable press attention in the UK. We
have already recruited over 350 of the riders but are looking to have all 500
signed up by April.
We thought that this event might be of particular interest
to the Polish community, particularly the Gdansk route which may have specific
significance to many. My name is Jim Cooper and I am the event organiser. You
can find out more about the event at www.great500.co.uk but if you would like
to talk to me about other idea etc then you can find my contact details on the
website.
Jim Cooper
London
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Message
- Wadws from Marcus Holmes, Kuopio, Finland from Stoke-on-Trent
Dear Marcus,
I was very interested when I rad your message. My Great Grand Father - George
Edward Leat (born 1880) and lived at 72 Charles Street, in S-on-T, was also a
Potter.
I am currently trying to put our family tree together, and have in
the process found a couple of family members, as you can imageine this has been
something beyond description!.
However, I would like to know if you have any
history on the Potter's of G. G. Dads time? We still have a tea set he produced.
I shall get the address and pass it on to you via this medium, alternatively
you are welcome to send me an e-mail - I would really appreciated it. Regards
from South Africa.
Cindy Maitland (nee Leat)
Port Elizabeth, South
Africa
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learning
polish
i read your message regarding wanting to learn polish, my father
was polish and i too would like to learn his native tongue, he died many years
ago, but i still wish to learn and live in notts so if you have had any success
can you let me know from where/
marie knowles
mansfield notts
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polish
community
Hi just wondering if you found anything about the polish community
as am try to find out if there are any polish community groups or projects in
Preston.
Paulette Graham -Adullam housing association
Preston
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polish
Jewish groups
Love your site re Poles in Staffordshire.
My interest
is that my father is polish. His father was arrested by Stalinists 1n 1938 and
never heard of again. Their land and property was confiscated and my father had
to escape via Siberia he joined the Polish army and then in the middle east joined
the RAF. This is how he ended up in Manchester.
When the allies ceded eastern
Poland to Russia many Poles were unable to return home. Over the years Jewish
groups have had a voice and received reparation from Germany but I can find no
similar voice for the Polish people who lost family and property in what is now
Belorus.
Any chance of you finding out if anything can be done to raise the
profile of what is an elderly group of brave people? . Over the years I have written
to Mp’s but got nowhere.
Many thanks
Carolyn Dutton
Nantwich
Cheshire
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teaching
Polish language
I am Polish teacher. I can give you polish language lessons.
Izabela
Milton Keynes
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Rita
I seek assitance from the Polish community who may have any recollection
of Rita Langstraat nee Haines of Soho Hill B'ham.
The Polish gentleman I would
like to contact may have lodged in Naden Road B'ham in 1949. For further details
please contact.
David Spears
Wakefield
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Rita
There is a message posted by my friend 'Jan Czerski, Sale-Manchester'
that is subject headed 'Doddington Polish Camp/BIESIADA/Wybunbury' etc..and in
this he refers to me as 'Jurek Kelner'..ie a spelling error..it should read 'Jurek
Kerner' etc...can you therefore please correct this on the message board accordingly...?
many thanks
Jurek Ian KERNER
Southport ( & Manchester )
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To
Hayley Trow re documentary on Poles
Hi Hayley, I am doing reminisnce work
with a Pole from Lodz who was in Polish army, 2nd corps, out in Italy in WW2 and
then became a miner in Yorkshire. He has interesting things to say about the discriminatory
way he was treated as an Alien, over here, when he felt he had fought as 'one
of us' and should be treated as such I think he'd be prepared to be interviewed.
He lives near Pontefract, ie near Wakefield and Leeds. Could you tell me about
more about your project so I can introduce him to it? Cheers. Jo
Jo Stanley
Bradford
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patalong
My name is gareth patalong and my grandad was sent to the anzio camp in blackshaw
more in 1941.
HIs surname was shortend becouse it was to long and i have been
trying to find out what it was,could anybodey help me.
gareth patalong
leek town
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Looking
for large Polish family
My grandfather had 12 brothers, he came to America
around 1912 and I would love to know how many relatives I really have.
His
name was Adamciewicz. Once I was in a club in Manhattan and this guy and I looked
at each other and we had the same face.
Janet Kuharich
Clearwater,
FL
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To
Terry Abrahms
Hello. Your father's name would be in polish: Henryk (same
as Henry),
The sace gets more complicated with your uncle. If his name come
from "Maurice" (and that's the only thing I can think of)he would be called Maurycy.
But it is not for sure.
Joanna
Redruth / Cornwall
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'
PO PROSTU NOWA BIESIADA '
For all followers, fans and friends of 'PO PROSTU
NOWA BIESIADA'...the Polish Singing Group from Manchester...this is just a brief
reminder that we shall be appearing and singing at the forthcoming 'POLISH DANCE
SPECTACULAR' ..at The Swan Theatre, St. Mary Street, High Wycombe, Bucks., HP11
2XE ...which is being held on 11th & 12th February 2006...Saturday at 7pm..Sunday
at 4pm...Tickets from the Box Office 01494-512000 or visit their website: www.wycombeswan.co.uk
We are pleased to mention that 'POLONEZ MANCHESTER'..our fellow Polish
Song & Dance Group also from Manchester..will also be appearing and performing
at the same 'POLISH DANCE SPECTACULAR'... along with song & dance groups from
other towns and cities around the UK... see the 'POLONEZ MANCHESTER' website:
www.polonezmanchester.org.uk For more info, news and forthcoming events etc on
'PO PROSTU NOWA BIESIADA'..please visit our website: www.biesiada-manchester.com
We hope to see you all soon at High Wycombe...
Jurek KERNER
Southport
& Manchester
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Humanitarian
Aid Work
I work for the Fire Service and a group of Fire and Police personnel
are going out to Poland in April to do some Humanitarian Aid Work. We would like
to make contact with anyone in the Stafford Polish Community with a view to help
with our fundraising activities.
Sue Fowler
Stone
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accommodation
Hello Sarah, I have a double room in a nice house in Chislehurst Kent/s.e. London
area, sharing the house with 3 other Polish people & one French person for £290.00
per month inc. council tax & tv licence. Easy access to city of london, Bromley
& croydon
Paul Duffy
London
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POLISH/RUSSIAN
FIRST NAMES
I am trying to research my father's and uncle's Polish equivalant
of their anglisised first names, so i can search for their birth certs. I hope
you can help. My father was born in 1895 and and had the name of Abramovitch /
Abramowiez. He came to the UK and changed his name to Harry (Henry) Abrahams.
My uncle to Morris Abrahams. Would you know their possible Polish / Russian first
names please?
Terry Abrahams
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Dziuk
I am looking for Paul Kaspar Dziuk, my grandfather married to Martha Elisabet
Nee Gaugliz. He was born January 6, 1887 in Polish Neudorf (Nova Wies) His Mother
was Johanna Kampa, his father Franz Dziuk
Ulrike H. Graf
Des Plaines
IL USA
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www.americansinpoland.com
Hello Everyone, I am the administrator of a new web site called Americans in Poland
(AIP) www.americansinpoland.com . This site is geared towards helping all native
english speakers who are living in, working in or visitng poland.
Please stop
by have a look and use the resouces contained within including link list and message
board. Thank you.
Michael bRADLEY
POZNAN
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PBF
Sell Out in Balham
I have just found this site and I wanted to add my
views and let as many people know what is happening in Balham Klub London.
The
Club over the years had started to decline. A group of younger local mlodziez
put forward proposals on keeping the klub to continue to be run for the community
by a seperate body with good intentions and profits to be ploughed back into parafia.
PBF and Rektor in their wisdom handed it into private hands to do what they
wanted as a business venture.
A year down the line, Balham Klub is a mess,
it no longer serves the parafia but caters for 'Najgorsze hooligani z Polski'
The police are called to the club as there is always trouble, there are wet
T-shirt competitions and the state of the club is disgusting.
The local Polish
community are so upset that this has happened and is happening and the people
and their families who had paid for this club no longer feel welcome and are extremely
upset because they have lost their focal polish club to a greedy businesss venture
agreed by PBF.
Joanna Ostrowska
London
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Re
Jan Kowalski from Manchester
Jan Kowalski's sweeping assertion branding
all recent Polish immigrants to Britain as dishonest, corrupt and simply evil
is not only misleading but also a downright lie.
He obviously has not met
any of these new arrivals, nor read in the British press the favourable comments
about them. If he had taken the trouble to do so, he would know that there are
thousands of competent Polish doctors, nurses, dentists, teachers and other professionals
working here already, as well as many skilled and unskilled workers-farm labourers,
builders, plumbers, waiters, aupairs etc, etc. Each and all regarded as valuedx
as honest, hard working and reliable employees. A credit to Britain and of course
their own country, Poland.
George Hebda and Talfryn Turschmidt
Cheadle,
Staffs
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music
teacher
My name is Olga. I'm from Poland.Few months ago I moved to England,I
live in Manchester.I'm looking for job but it's no so easy.I have GSCE of Music
High School and this year I finished Academy of Music so I graduated M.A. degree.I
can't work as a musicien because I have got my own instrument(cello),so looking
for job as a music teacher or anything connect with music,but I can't find anything.
Can
I ask about advice and help me to find anything or give any clue where I should
look for.Please send me reply.Thank you.
Olga
Eccles
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Polish
Catholic Centre, near Digbeth, Birmingham
Hello My boyfriend has recently
moved from Poland and I have been recommended to take him here. Has anyone else
been to this place and know what happens there - what people do - or is it a social
club where people sit and drink!
Also do people speak English there or is
it simply just for Polish people. If anyone has got any information about it can
you please post a reply!
Ana
Birmingham
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Polish
Langauge
I am currently have a girlfriend who is Polish and speaks quite
good english but I don't speak any Polish. I would like to try and speak the polish
langugage. Can any body help Me? I live in cheshire but are willing to drive if
some one can give me lessons.
Gary Russell
Macclesfield
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seeking
lost relatives
my father in laws name was bronislaw kijewski he came to
this country after or during the second world war i think his fathers name was
barnard.we have no other information .
maureen kijewski
st neots,huntingdon,cambs
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Felix
Hi Linda, You have 2 aunts (Janina Niedzwiedzka, 83 years old and Jadwiga Kruk
67 years old) and 1 ankle (Henryk Milaszkiewicz, 79 years old) in Poland, and
a lot of relatives because your father had here 4 sisters and 4 brothers (2 in
UK: Felix and Josef). Josef, your father is my ankle because my mother, Marianna
is his sister. You have 22 cousins in Poland altogether. Best regards
Antoni
Jankowski
Warszawa
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Help
with Polish Children in our school
Hi Mirella I am at a governor at Brailsford
Primary school and next week (07/11/05)we are looking forward to having 3 polish
children join us. The staff have no experience of Polish and the help the LEA
(Derbyshire County Council) will give us is as yet unknown. Any help from you
or any of the Polish community in our area would be very much appreciated. We
would be very grateful if you could help us. Best wishes Bev Cuthbertson
Bev Cuthbertson
Brailsford, Ashborne, Derbyshire
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"Poles
in Britain" 1980's tv documentary
I am trying to trace a copy of the above.
One programme covered my fathers life in britain. He came to Britain in 1947,
was de-mobbed near Cardiff and married a welsh girl. He worked in the welsh coal
mines, loved music, played the accordian, and renovated and lived in an old cottage
in wales. He died in 1993. The family has lost a recording of the tv programme
and are desperate to get a copy of the documentary to show his grandchidren
Jan Pietrzkiewicz
blandford forum, dorset
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job
/ teaching english for polish people
I moved to the UK two months ago
and I'm looking for a job. In Poland I was a qualified English teacher, so if
anyone requires private English lessons in the area of Stoke on Trent, please
contact me.
Mirella
Blythe Bridge
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Sunday
13th November 2005
We're holdig a HomeFront Recall at Knutton Community
Centre, Knutton Lane,Newcastle, Staffs ST59HF at 4pm.
It is celebrating the
diversity within our community and the impact that the Eastern Europeans (especially
the Polsh Community) have meant to our community, and the contributions to our
society since the end of the second world war.
thier will be stories from
the Polish community of how they managed to overcome some of the barriers they
faced, and local peoples stories of when they first meet people from Eastern Europe.
there shall be good music,excellent food and Bingo. this a chance to bring
back some the memories of times gone bye. Transport can be arranged free of charge
for people who have difficulties getting here.
Contact -Joe Cairns 01782
614071
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Like
to meet Polish workers
There is a Polish Mass on Sunday 11.15 at Longton,
Battisson Crescent. Many of the new Polish workers come to meet others. I would
suggest your friend comes to the mass and meets others like himself.
Alicia
Newcastle
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Hoping
to hear from Poles in Manchester
In response to Sonya Conteh's message.
I am half-Polish and speak intermediate-level Polish (I have just spent a year
living in Krakow).
I would like to develop my Polish through conversation
lessons. I would be happy to help a Polish person in the area in return for any
help I can offer, or to pay for private lessons, or even just meet for a coffee.
I live in Atherton (M46 postcode) and go to the University of Salford. Hoping
to hear from you! Pozdrawiam
Stefan Mikulin
Manchester
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Polish
names - help
Tadeusz is not simply an endearment. My father's name was
Tadeusz. He was often called Ted by his English speaking friends and colleagues.
Polish people would call him Tadzik or Tadzio.
Val
Oldham
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new
Polish food store/delicatessen
I just want to inform the Polish community
in staffordshire that there is a new Polish food store/delicatessen in wolverhampton
with products usually only available from Poland.
The address is 85 Rugby
street, Whitmore reans, wolverhampton wv1 4pg.
It's just off the newhampton
road - customers welcome!!!
Store is open 9am - 9pm 7 days a week and the
delicatessen is open 12pm - 9pm 7 days a week.
Val
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any
one out there?????
hello my name is gosia, i am staying in the uk as an
au pair for a local staffordshire family. i have evenings and weekends free and
would love to meet with polish people and socialise.
gosia
tittensor
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Wladyslaw
Kochanowski
I'm tryint to trace Wladyslaw kochanowski. He would be in
his 70's or 80's now. He was a member of the Polish Army in WW2 and was in the
polish resettlement camp at Diddington. He was a friend of my parents. Can anyone
help ?
Yolanda Szuminska
Cheshire
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Polish
Community site for people coming to work, live and meet people in the UK
This is a fantastic site in which i have helped many Polish people settle in the
UK, it is full of advice and help on putting Polish people in touch with work,
accommodation short and long term, friends and sporting communities. It is tailored
towards just Polish people looking to settle in the UK. the site is applecatcher.com.
George Wright
Edinburgh
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polish
clubs in north staffordshire
there is a White Eagle Polish Club, Riverway,
stafford & a Polish group meets in the Sacred Heart Church hall in Newcastle-under-Lyme;
Thursday I think
Anna Warrington ( nee Kroczak)
Slindon, Stafford
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Polish
born people now living in the UK, please help me!
Hello, I’m conducting
research into the experiences of Polish born people now living in the UK, especially
their working experiences and education. It is for my Undergraduate Dissertation
in Geography.
If you are now living in the UK and were born in Poland,
I would be very interested in interviewing you about your experiences. This could
take the form of a MSN Messenger or Yahoo Instant Messenger conversation at a
time specified by you, for your convenience. If interested, please contact me
via this site. I hope to make the interviews as rewarding as possible, and hopefully
the opportunity to talk about experiences and future plans will be a valuable
chance for reflection. Thank You
simon miller
london
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Polish
Food Shop
You can buy Polish Food at Polish Millenium House, Bordesley
Street, Birmingham. You can also buy a superb sausage called "Wiejska" at Morrison's
in Walsall by the Arboretum
J. Lopuszynski
Walsall
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Like
to meet Polish workers
There is a Polish Mass on Sunday 11.15 at Longton,
Battisson Crescent. Many of the new Polish workers come to meet others. I would
suggest your friend comes to the mass and meets others like himself.
Alicia
Newcastle
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POLISH
NICKNAMES
Tadeusz is NOT a nickname. It is a normal name. Look up Thaddeus
in the List of Saints named within the Eucharisctic Prayer Number I of the Roman
Catholic Church. If you match that with the Polish translation of Eucharistic
Prayer I, or with the original Latin of Eucharistic Prayer I, you will find what
you are looking for. Also look up the very famous polish citizen Tadeusz Kosciuszko.
"Ed" is short for the Polish name Edward, which in English happens to also be
"Edward".
J. Lopuszynski
Walsall
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Polish
lessons/courses in Preston
I've just spent two months teaching English
in Poland and it was one of the best experiences of my life. I plan to go again
next year so I want to learn some Polish. Does anyone know of anywhere in Preston
or the surrounding area that offers Polish language lessons?
James Martin
Stoke/Preston
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Poles
of today
I can not believe the comments made about the Poles of today.
We have found releatives of my late Fathers in Poland and have visited each
other recently. All I can say is good about the Polish people. They are extremely
hard working, very polite and hospitable. They are also very intelligent and believe
greatly in the merit of learning all they can to help them in life. It is a great
pity that more of our fellow countrymen are not of the same ilk.
Sheila
Bannister
Chesterfield
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like
to meet Polish workers
A friend of mine has recently come to the UK to
work and is currently working and living in the Newcastle, Staffs area. However
he would love to meet up with fellow Poles living in the area. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.
Stephanie
Newcastle
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Nottingham/Derby
would like Polish Lessons
I would like to learn polish, I have started
and am getting on well, but would like to improve.
I live in Nottingham but
also near to Derby.
I know that Nottingham has a Polish Club with a school,
but they have not replied to any of my letters or phone calls for help.
I
kwow there is a club in Derby, but cannot find the contact details. Can anyone
help? Thank you.
Joanne
Nottingham/Derby
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Anyone
want to link with Polish school?
We have been contacted by a Catholic
school in Poland that wishes to set up links with an English school. Unfortunately
we are busy developing links with a school in Italy at the moment.
Can someone
contact them and perhaps link them with someone in the Polish community locally?
Their e-mail is: szkolakat@interia.pl. The address is: Anna Stachura, Katolickie
Gimnzjum I Liceum w Brzesku, U1. Browarna 15, 32-800 Brzesko, Poland.
Hoping
that you can be of some help to them in this matter.
Pat Adamson, Deputy
Head
St. Dominic’s Priory School, Stone.
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Polish
Lessons
I live in Bicester near Oxford and am interested in learning Polish.
My husband's parents are Polish and I have made many Polish friends through this
family connection. I would love to be able to converse with them when we visit.
However I have looked into Polish lessons and cannot find any outside of
London. Maybe someone can help me find a teacher in the Oxford area.
maggie
Bicester
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Searching
for Polish twin friends of my Father
I am looking to find two twin friends
of my late father Wojciech Wojchiechowski if anyone can help. One lived in Nottingham
and one in london. They came to visit us in 1964 approx and brought my Fathers
stepmother also. If anyone can help locate them I would be extremely grateful.
Sheila Bannister
Chestefield
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Polish
names - help!
Hello! I was wondering if you could help me! I have a question
about Polish names/nicknames. My husband and I recently joyously welcomed into
the world our first son - we named him Theodore. My mother in law told us that
his name in Polish is Tadeusz.
Everything I've found on the internet says
that his name, Theodore, is translated as Teodor, although it said that Tadeusz
often nicknamed "Ted" as is Theodore. When I told this to the family, it kind
of ruffled some feathers...
Her brother (my husban'ds uncle) sent me an email
saying that: "Tadeusz in polish is simply an endearment and has the same relation
to Theodore as Jack to John. Edeusz, is equally an endearment for any of the Ed
variations, Edmund--Edward. these endearments are most never used literally. The
endearments would only be used by the family and close friends. These are nicknames
expressing familiarity and love. I am proud of mine." (His name is Edmund)
I
don't speak Polish or have immediate Polish family ties, so I don't know if this
is a common way to shorten a male name. I couldn't even find "Edeusz" with an
internet search, so maybe it was just a family thing? Is Theodore (or Teodor)
called "Tadeusz" in Polish as an endearment as he suggested? I might be in a battle
of pride, but I DO want to know what to put in the baby book! haha Thank you in
advance for clearing up this mystery! Sherry
sherry
Troy
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Re
Jan Kowalski from Manchester
When was the last time, he visited Poland?
I was there recently. the Poles of today are just like the Poles of my fathers
era, hard working, very polite and extremely intelligent. They have not forgotten
how there forefathers died for them through the nazi's nor the communist regime.
The Poland of today is full of statues and war memorials, erected and paid for
by the young Poles of today, in rememberance of thier country past.
Talfryn
Turschmid
Stoke-On-Trent
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to
Doug Strycharczyk
hi there, i have always thought that Warwasinski is
such an uncommon name that it is highly unlikely to meet any, even in Poland.
Not to mention abroad! If you want to talk drop me a line
Anna
Wroclaw
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Today's
Poland
Good solid advice..... Be very warry of today's Polish people from
Poland. 50 years of communisim has bred minds that are dishonest, corrupt and
simply evil.
The Poles who emigrated to all corners of the world after WWII
were honest hard working patriotic , very decent people.
On the other hand,
those who lived under communisim ... Don't trust the recent Polish immigrants
...just bad news.
Jan Kowalski
Manchester
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polish
food shop
please can some 1 tell me where the polish food shop is in the
west midlands, as i have plenty of polish friends that work with my husband and
have recently visited poland 4 a polish wedding
mary
walsall west midlands
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PBFcontinue
to disregard the needs of the beneficiaries
I write a a thoroughly disgusted
beneficiary of the PBF.
Last Saturday I had occassion to take my niece to Polish
school at the OSRODEK in Nottingham.
PBF have deemed that privitisation is
the so called way forward. I would personally like to question is this morally
justified in light of what is now happening to the buildings??? They have now
effectively become a glorfied watering hole for roughnecks less than twenty-five
metres from our church which has always been our pride and joy. The sight which
I saw last Saturday was totally appalling,broken glass strewned in all sorts of
places and excess amounts of vomit everywhere which the children had to be exposed
to. As there was obviously a health and safety issue I promptly took my niece
home.
This privitisation clearly demonstrates the detrimental effect it has
had towards the beneficiares of Nottingham.The community is now effectively locked
out of the premises which they solely funded independantly so many years ago and
in their blindeness of trust vested the buildings in the PBF. This privitisation
has cost the community dearly which is clearly demonstrated in the financial accounts
which were presented at the AGM at the end of June.
As an old Polish saying
goes 'It is easy to be generous with other peoples money' The Nottingham community
is now on the knife edge of total distruction. the community as it stands could
be in financial ruin within the next twelve to fourteen months and alas it appears
that we too will become another Longdon. Is it small wonder that there was no-one
stupid enough take on positions on the LMA. there has been no benefit to the beneficiaries
of Nottingham and private enterprise cannot go hand in hand with charitable objectives.
The time has come that resignation is the only honourable way out, so that once
again we can continue to be able to celebrate our rich culture and heritage in
buildings which our forefathers funded through their hard work and dedication
and which were to be enjoyed by future generations of true Poles.
A Makabra
Nottingham
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SEEKING
DELIVERY DRIVER
Well established distribution company looking for experienced
delivery driver. Aged 25 - 40 years old. Must speaks good English and live or
willing to live in Manchester. Business located in central Manchester. Good hours
and good pay. If interested, please contact by email with contact number.
Sam
Manchester
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fathers
family
researching my fathers family,
jozef wojciechowski he was born
in 1919 in jalowka bialystok. his parents were anna and jan,he said he had brothers
and at least one sister called either leila or lidia.
also he mentioned being
in a mine in russia then making his way through the middle east to britain. he
joined the polish grenediers in march 1941 according to his papers and fought
at tobruk. when he came to britain he trained as a paratrooper and served in arnhem
with the 1st polish independent brigade,under general sosbowski.
he was in
a few camps in britain before settling in forres morayshire scotland until his
death in 1994. any help would be much appreciated
ann gerrie
forres
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assistants
& support from the polish community in manchester
i have recently made
a new friend who is polish. my friend does not known anyone in manchester and
she need to find any organisation or charites, who can point us in the right direction
for assistants and support for my friend. my friend would like to talk to some
one who has been in her postion and manage to make a new begining of a good and
peaceful life, with support and guidance of a charity or organisation.
mrs sonya conteh
manchester
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Po
Prostu Nowa Biesiada at Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes
Po Prostu Nowa Biesiada
will be appearing at the annual Fig Pie Wakes in Wybunbury, near Nantwich, Cheshire
this Saturday, 11th June 2005 with a varied programme being performed a number
of times during the afternoon. For more details about this group, please go to
www.biesiada-manchester.com
Ric Gwizdek
Timperley, Altrincham
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Accommodation
for Polish Candidates new to the UK
I run a company called BritBound -
my role is to assist employers recruiting employees from overseas countries. In
short we arrange accommodation, bank accounts, NI numbers and provide a wide range
of services and advice to ensure those new to the UK settle in quickly, comfortably
and above all make the most of their time here in the UK.
The reason we are
needing help is that we have just been asked by a major UK retailer to assist
with the arrival and integration of 200 Polish candidates into areas around the
UK.
I need some advice for links to accommodation - I am able to find some
short-term accommdoation such as hostels but my concern is how to help the candidates
move into long term accommodation. Any links / suggestions to good accommodation
both short and long term would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to hearing
from you all....!
Sarah
UK
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polish
lessons
HI, I've just red the message about teaching polish as a foreign
language. I'm intrested in if it's still available. Could you please give me more
details about that?
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Warwasinski
To Anna from Wroclaw. I am in contact with Warwasinski'a in Poland. My mother
wasa Warwasinska. I would be very interested to hear from you. My grandfather
had several brothers but lost touch before the war.
Doug Strycharczyk
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