“I loved sculpting General Sikorski” – Our interview with the British artist Andrew Lilley
Andrew Lilley is a British sculptor from High Wycombe whose works are characterised by remarkable attention to detail. He manages to make his sculptures come to life in a quite impressive fashion, with a particular emphasis on his character’s attitudes and emotions. British Poles spoke with this talented artist about his passionate work. British Poles: […]
Mazury Christmas Show
Exciting times ahead! Polish YMCA section in the UK is inviting you all to a Christmas Show. On Sunday, 11th December, the Mazury junior, middle and senior groups will perform in the Christmas show. Get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy an afternoon of dance and song. There will be a Christmas stall and a […]
Poles remain Northern Ireland’s largest ethnic minority
On Wednesday, 7 December, The Irish Times published an article informing that Polish migrants make up Northern Ireland’s most numerous minority community. The article is based on the data provided by the 2021 census. The latter revealed that over 22,300 Poles lived in Northern Ireland last year. In the meantime, unofficial data shows that their […]
Play Poland Film Festival 2022
Play Poland Film Festival rozpocznie się w piątek 9 grudnia 2022 i będzie trwał 10 dni. Tematem jest pytanie ’Quo Vadis’. W tym roku Festiwal odbędzie się wyłącznie na platformie VOD festiwalu, dzięki czemu wszyscy mieszkańcy Wysp będą mieli taki sam dostęp do wydarzeń festiwalowych. W tym roku organizatorzy proponują cztery kategorie, przyporządkowane poszczególnym polskim […]
A monument commemorating victims of NKVD’s Polish Operation was unveiled
On Thursday, 8 December, a monument commemorating the victims of the NKVD’s Polish Operation of 1937-1938 was unveiled by government and local officials in Sokoły (Podlachia). The ceremony started with a Holy Mass held in the town’s Minor Basilica. The service was followed by a scientific meeting devoted to the issue of the forgotten ethnic […]
Five Polish restaurants were selected among the world’s best
Five Polish restaurants were recently included in the prestigious annual French list of the world’s 1,000 best restaurants. The La Liste ranking is established based on an aggregation of thousands of media publications, guidebooks, and online reviews. The five Polish restaurants that made it on the renowned list gathered 75 points or more (out of […]
Three must-see Christmas markets in Poland
Christmas market lovers have good reasons to rejoice. Their favourite season of the year has started. If you happen to travel to Poland in the upcoming weeks, allow us to suggest you three of the country’s best Christmas fairs. Gdańsk The Gdańsk Christmas market has several unique features. The Gdańsk International Fair has organised it […]
Prof. A. Szczerbiak: Will the Polish governing camp split over the EU funding issue?
Divisions within the ruling coalition mean that, without opposition support, Poland’s right-wing government may not be able to pass the legislation required to secure the country’s access to EU coronavirus recovery funds. But the junior governing party leaving, or being forced out of, the government would mean a minority administration unable to govern effectively for […]
Kolędowanie with the Polish YMCA
Exciting times ahead! The Polish YMCA will hold the annual ‘Kolędowanie’ on Sunday, 8th January. Come along for carolling around the Christmas tree at the Polish YMCA. Before we meet for Kolędowanie, on behalf of the organisers, we are warmly invited to attend the Three Kings’ Parade, which starts at 1pm at Christ the Saviour […]
The first lot of South Korean tanks arrived in Poland
The first batch of South Korean howitzers reached the Polish coast on Monday, 5 December. Contracts for the arrival of the first 180 tanks by 2025 and over 200 howitzers by 2026 were signed in late August. As TVP World reports, the framework agreement with Hyundai Rotem provides for the purchase of a total of […]
