New visa fee for Brits entering the EU from 2023
Following the UK’s departure from the EU, a new visa system is about to be introduced in 2023. Brits will be required to possess a visa issued through the European Travel Information and Authorisation System if they plan to travel for less than 90 days during a 180-day period. The new regulation is to apply […]
Iga Świątek cruises to the French Open’s quarter-finals for her 21st birthday
It was not easy, but once again she did it! Iga Świątek managed to qualify for the French Open’s quarter-finals after defeating China’s Zheng Qinwen. The match started well for the Pole who broke early to make it 3-1. But the Chinese fought back and forced a tie-break, which she managed to win 7-5, closing […]
A new statue of Margaret Thatcher has been vandalised
The statue of Margaret Thatcher – erected in her hometown – was devastated two weeks after it was erected. The monument was already known about before because eggs were pelted right after its installation. A 300,000 pounds sculpture depicting the UK’s former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been targeted by vandals two times in only […]
Dozens of additional skyscrapers to be built in Canary Wharf
The yearly Tall Building Survey published by New London Architecture reveals that nearly 600 new towers over 20 storeys or more are currently under construction or being planned across London. The report classifies the different skyscrapers by borough. For example, Tower Hamlets has a staggering total of 95 skyscrapers. The large majority of them are […]
A walk to Acton Vale to remember Gen. Stanisław Sosabowski
Talking and Exploring is inviting to walk to Acton Vale to remember Gen. Stanislaw Sosabowski and to uncover the stories of Polish workers here from the late 1940s onwards. We will meet outside Acton Central Station in Churchfield Road and then walk through Acton Park to Acton Vale. This is the fourth of four events […]
A March of Gratitude has been organised by Ukrainians in Warsaw
We were recently informing you about Ukrainians cleaning up Polish parks. This time, they expressed their gratitude by a public show of appreciation for Poland’s immeasurable efforts in providing much-needed humanitarian assistance, shelter, weapons, and much more. https://twitter.com/ADeshchytsia/status/1530458795121467392?s=20&t=Z8HQS62OrE6iQoOQqTCnMQ “Thank you” was the motto under which both long-time residents and recently arrived refugees from Ukraine […]
Krystyna Sokołowska is Miss Polonia 2022
Krystyna Sokołowska appeared in a recent edition of the popular morning TV programme “Pytanie na Śniadanie” broadcast by TVP2. During the program, she revealed her intention to expand her charity work, among other things. “So far I have tried to help others, but now I want to be an inspiration and authority for others to […]
Mjr Maria Mirecka-Loryś, wybitna działaczka obozu narodowego, odeszła na wieczną służbę w wieku 106 lat
Major Maria Mirecka–Loryś, żołnierz NOW i Armii Krajowej, wybitna działaczka obozu narodowego i czołowa postać polskiej emigracji niepodległościowej po II wojnie światowej, odeszła dziś na wieczną służbę w wieku 106 lat. https://twitter.com/nsz_1942/status/1530885504924803072?s=20&t=jzo9YfwbU4zsufV0NuP4JQ Maria Mirecka-Loryś urodziła się 7 lutego 1916 r. w Ulanowie jako siódme dziecko z ośmiorga rodzeństwa. Wychowała się w domu o bardzo patriotycznych korzeniach. […]
Ogromny polonijny sukces #PLHeritageDays w Gloucester
Największe obchody Dni Dziedzictwa Polskiego odbyły się w Gloucester. Centrum miasta ponownie było biało-czerwone, a nowo wyremontowany plac Kings Square w czasie całodniowych obchodów odwiedziło ponad siedem tysięcy uczestników. Festiwal otwarty został przez burmistrza Gloucester Cllr Collette Finnegan. Tradycyjnie już brytyjska orkiestra dęta Gloucester Excelsior Band odegrała hymny państwowe. Na scenie pojawili się między innymi […]
Wacław Felczak: the messenger linking Budapest and Warsaw
Wacław Felczak was born in Kraków on the 29th of May 1916. He studied history at the University of Poznań, where he got interested in the history of Polish-Hungarian relations and founded the student Circle of Friends of Hungary. According to historian Elżbieta Orman, this history professor “was surrounded by an aura of heroic legend […]
