Wizz Air launches new routes from Katowice
Wizz Air has announced that it is about to launch three new regular routes from the Wojciech Korfanty International Airport of Katowice this summer. Flights to Ibiza will be launched on Wednesday the 15th of June. There will be a flight to this popular Spanish city once a week, on Wednesdays. From the following day […]
A Pole and her partner Slovak have been sentenced for “modern slavery” in Bristol
A 46-year-old Polish woman Joanna Gomulska and her 45-year-old Slovak partner Maros Tancos have been sentenced to imprisonment for 9 and 16 years, respectively, for “modern slavery” by the Bristol Crown Court. The couple „dragged in” and forced from 29 to 42 Slovak citizens to work as slaves in the UK. In order to make […]
Szekspir i Polska wraca do londyńskiego teatru Globe
Instytut Kultury Polskiej w Londynie z przyjemnością zaprasza na tegoroczną kontynuację festiwalu Szekspir i Polska z 2019 roku, w teatrze Shakespeare ’s Globe. Tegoroczne wydarzenia po raz kolejny celebrują więzi Polski z Szekspirem, tym razem przedstawiając pierwszy przekłady dzielą zainspirowanego twórczością Barda z Avon – „Kleopatra i Cezar” Cypriana Norwida. Sztuka nawiązuje do Szekspirowskiej tragedii […]
Jeremy Sochan becomes the highest-picked Polish basketball player in NBA history
19-year-old Jeremy Sochan has just been selected to play in the NBA draft with the number 9. He will perform for the San Antonio Spurs. Jeremy Sochan was born in the US but raised in the UK where he lived from the age of two. His mother Aneta was a professional Polish basketball player, while […]
Kiermasz Biblioteki Polskiej POSK w Londynie
Biblioteka Polska POSK w Londynie zaprasza na wyprzedaż dubletów książek wydanych w Kraju i na Emigracji. Hol POSK-u (obok recepcji). Każda książka £1.50. Biblioteka serdecznie zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych. KIEDY: Niedziela, 26 czerwca 11:00-17:00 GDZIE: Biblioteka Polska POSK, 238-246 King Street, W6 0RF London
”I’m very proud of my Polish roots” – said Justin Maciejewski, the director of the National Army Museum
Never has any Polish commander’s sculpture made it into a British museum. Thanks to the social fundraising initiated by the British Poles portal, a historic event took place on the 25 of June 2021, at the National Army Museum in London – the unveiling ceremony of the bust of one of the greatest Polish heroes, […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under rising pressure as Tories lose two parliamentary seats
On Friday the 24th of June, UK’s ruling Conservative Party has just lost two key parliamentary seats. This setback represents yet another challenge for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has been targeted by much criticism lately due to several scandals. The latter has absolutely no time to lay back, right after surviving a no-confidence vote […]
Projekcja filmu „Wyszynski – zemsta czy przebaczenie”
Losy wojenne księdza porucznika Stefana Wyszyńskiego – przyszłego Prymasa Polski. Spektakularna filmowa realizacja opowiadająca nieznane szerszej publiczności losy wojenne księdza porucznika Stefana Wyszyńskiego – przyszłego Prymasa Polski. Jest rok 1944, w ferworze wojny poznajemy młodego księdza Wyszyńskiego, który niedawno został mianowany kapelanem oddziału na terenie Puszczy Kampinoskiej. Równolegle działa on w powstańczym szpitalu. Wszyscy znają […]
Musical Moments for Children – June
Ognisko Polskie – The Polish Hearth Club invites all children and parents to the Musical Moments for Children on June 26th 2022 (Sunday). Patron – HRH Duchess of Kent. Portal British Poles is a media patron of the event. After the event, delicious doughnuts will be served for free by the Polish Bakery. WHEN: […]
Politico warns about NATO’s weak point, the “Suwałki Gap”, as “the most dangerous place on earth”
In an article published in Politico on the 20th of June, journalist Matthew Karnitschnig draws attention to NATO’s weak point, located on its eastern flank. The Suwałki Gap (or corridor) is a 104 km-long strip of land connecting the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad with Belarus. It runs along the Polish-Lithuanian border and is named after […]
