Jazz Café POSK: “Interfuse” – John Donegan Trio with Special Guest Steve Waterman
We would like to invite you to the album launch of “Interfuse”! Join the John Donegan Trio with special guest Steve Waterman at Jazz Café POSK for a night of beautiful new music from the fresh album, plus hand-picked favourites from John’s previous recordings. Save the date – it’s going to be a memorable evening […]
A Hero to remember – F/Sgt. Józef Kwieciński, one of Churchill’s Few
Józef Kwieciński was born on 4th May 1917 in Kamienica Konin, east of Poznan. At age 16 he joined the Polish Army as a Cadet and graduated from a three-year cadetship with the Infantry Junior NCOs School at Nisko-on-San, south of Lublin, in in early 1936. He later volunteered for the Air Force and in […]
Poland joins space intelligence superpowers with first military satellite launch
Poland has taken a decisive step into the strategic space race, after a cluster of the nation’s first military-grade satellites reached orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from California. The lift-off, part of the Transporter-15 rideshare mission, marks Poland’s debut in deploying satellites designed explicitly to strengthen national defence and security. Five Polish-built […]
Telegraph: Poland moved from communist ruin to Europe’s rising power
Gdańsk’s historic Lenin Shipyard is where the modern Polish success story begins. In 1980, a young electrician named Lech Wałęsa stood before striking workers and issued a prediction considered ludicrous at the time: a free Poland would one day become a “second Japan.” A history student watching from the crowd, Donald Tusk, now the country’s […]
The forgotten Prince: Did Magnus Haroldson escape to medieval Poland after Hastings?
When King Harold Godwinson fell on the battlefield near Hastings on 14 October 1066, the future of England changed forever. William the Conqueror’s victory not only ushered in Norman rule but also cast Harold’s children into the margins of history. The fate of his sons, once potential rulers, became uncertain as they fled England in […]
“December sparks” – Lucas Krupinski and Kacper Nowak recital at Lansdowne Club
In the candlelit warmth of The Lansdowne, pianist Lucas Krupinski and cellist Kacper Nowak invite listeners to an intimate winter evening of music. December Sparks ignites the energy and brilliance of the season through works by Ravel, Chopin, and Mendelssohn — a journey from radiant light to vibrant expression. RECITAL PROGRAMME Maurice Ravel – Jeux […]
Koncert Kolęd i Pastorałek
Polska Szkoła Muzyczna w Londynie im. Andrzeja Panufnika oraz Lewisham Polish Centre zapraszają serdecznie na Koncert Kolęd i Pastorałek, który odbędzie się w niedzielę 18 stycznia 2026 roku o godzinie 16:00. Podczas koncertu będzie można usłyszeć najpiękniejsze polskie kolędy, pastorałki oraz piosenki świąteczne w wykonaniu uczniów PSM w Londynie. Wstęp na koncert jest darmowy. Zapraszamy […]
Germany returns looted medieval archives and sculpture to Poland after 80 years
Poland has celebrated a landmark victory in its decades-long effort to reclaim cultural treasures looted by Germans during and after the Second World War. A trove of 73 medieval parchment documents and a rare 14th-century sculptural fragment have been formally returned from Germany, marking what officials describe as a turning point in cross-border heritage restitution. […]
“Financial Times”: Ukraine has agreed to limit the size of its armed forces to 800k soldiers
Ukraine has agreed to limit the size of its armed forces to 800,000 soldiers, Kyiv correspondent for the Financial Times Christopher Miller reported, citing senior officials close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Miller also reported that territorial issues and the nature of security guarantees for Ukraine remain to be agreed between Zelensky and US President […]
Hidden WW2 archive discovered beneath floorboards in Warsaw
During renovation work in a pre-war tenement building in Warsaw’s Saska Kępa district, a concealed wartime archive has come to light, discovered under the floorboards of an otherwise empty flat. The find, now described as of “immense historical merit,” includes documents from the high command of the Armia Krajowa (Home Army), blank German-occupation forms, wartime […]
