POSK receives life-size Enigma machine model honouring Polish codebreakers
On Sunday, 9 November 2025 at the Polish and Cultural Association building (POSK) in Hammersmith, Dr Simon Selby, Honorary Consul for the Republic of Poland, will be presenting POSK with a life size reconstruction model of the wartime German Enigma machine, whose secret military messages were transcribed in seemingly indecipherable codes, first broken by Polish […]
Maciej Dawidowski “Alek”- a young hero of the Polish resistance against German occupation
On 3 November 1920, in the town of Drohobycz in Galicia, Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski was born into an unusual domestic environment for the era. His parents, Janina and Aleksy, both engineers by profession, mother chemist, father technologist, provided a household where intellectual rigor, socially-minded enterprise and a sense of civic duty were the norm. Those […]
Swiss media: Germany should learn from Poland’s economic success
Poland has long been the underdog in Europe’s economic story now it is becoming its own benchmark. Recent commentary from German and Swiss media highlights how Poland is shifting roles: from cautious follower to rising model, especially in the eyes of its western neighbour. „Neue Zuercher Zeitung” reports Poland is ready to change its position […]
Netflix’s ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ is a decent adaptation, but it doesn’t do justice to its Polish character
Based on Richard Osman’s bestselling series, The Thursday Murder Club is a star-studded murder mystery drama, starring Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, and Ben Kingsley. On paper, everything works well in the case of this adaptation, especially the casting. Helen Mirren stars as a cold-blooded Elizabeth, a retired MI6 officer and the mind behind The Thursday […]
Londyńska premiera „Trenów” Jana Kochanowskiego
W sobotę, 8 listopada 2025 o godz. 18:30 w Lewisham Polish Centre odbędzie się premiera filmu „TRENY” – współczesnej interpretacji poruszających utworów Jana Kochanowskiego. Serdecznie zapraszamy na spotkanie z reżyserem filmu Damianem Bieńkiem z KUL, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin i wykładowcą w Studium KUL dla Polonii i Polaków za granicą. Reżyser […]
Grave of the Unknown Soldier: A tribute carved in stone and flame
Beneath the solemn arches of what remains of the Saxon Palace’s colonnade in Warsaw stands a monument that quietly bears the weight of history – the Grave of the Unknown Soldier. On 2 November 1925, the remains of an unidentified Polish combatant were interred there, not as an individual hero, but as a representative of […]
Two arrested after knife attack on UK train, police rule out terrorism
Two men have been arrested after a knife attack on a train travelling from Doncaster to London, which left several passengers seriously injured. Police have confirmed the incident is not being treated as terrorism-related. Armed officers boarded the train at Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening and detained the suspects within eight minutes of […]
Doktor Kościoła Kardynał Newman – Droga przez Oxford do świętości
Życie kard. Newmana inspiruje do dziś i jest dla wielu przykładem dla innych. Na terenie parafii Bożego Ciała w Oxfordzie, w klasztorze Sióstr Najświętszego Serca Msze św. celebrował ks. Anthony de Vere — konwertyta, który po 40 latach bycia księdzem anglikańskim przeszedł na katolicyzm. Ks. de Vere mieszkał z żoną nieopodal klasztoru. Sam klasztor znajduje się na terenie […]
Poles and Britons jointly honour Commonwealth fallen soldiers across Poland
As Remembrance Sunday draws near, communities across Poland are preparing to pay tribute to their ancestors as well as to commemorate the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of soldiers, including the Commonwealth servicemen who fought and fell during the two World Wars. The Remembrance Services 2025, organised in cooperation with local authorities, veterans’ associations, and the […]
Margaret Thatcher’s 1988 visit to Poland gave hope to Poles under the communist regime
Margaret Thatcher, dubbed the “Iron Lady” due to her firm policies, visited Poland between 2–4 November 1988, during the special time of preparations for the Round Table talks. The visit did not bring the results expected by the communist authorities of the Polish People’s Republic, but instead gave hope to the Polish opposition of gaining […]
