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Knowing our community session

Part 1: The Poles

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What we will cover

Poland in EuropeGeography and climateHistory and cultureImmigration to the UKPoles in Banbury

Community links Comments and feedback

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Poland

in

Europe

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Geography and climate

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History

Poland as a country

Wars

Poland divided

Back on political scene

World War II

Russian influences

European life

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Culture and faith

Tolerance and diversity

Catholic church

Music

Sport

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Famous PolesJohn Paul the II

Lech Walesa

Nicolaus Coprenicus

Michael Marks

Marie Curie

Frederik Chopin

Józef Korzeniowski (Joseph Conrad)

Roman Polanski

Pope

Former President

Astronomer

Founder of Marks and Spencer

Chemist

Composer

Writer

Movie director

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Two Stream of Polish immigration to UK

World War II

01.05.2004 – accession to European Union

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StatisticsStatistics show four out of ten young Poles live in stress.

Where do the rest live?

In London

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Poles in Banbury

Numbers

Why Banbury?

Are they intend to stay?

What kind of problems do they experience?

How and where do they socialize?

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Tough questions

Why we should support them (benefits etc.)?

Is immigration useful?

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Community links

Polish Association in Banbury

Polish Saturday School

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Do you like football?Manchester City

Arsenal

Everton

Manchester United

Bolton Wanderers

Arsenal

West Brom

Celtic

Adrian Cieslewicz

Lukas Fabianski

Lukas Jutkiewicz

Tomasz Kuszczak

Euzebiusz Smolarek

Wojciech Szczesny

Bartosz Slusarski

Artur Boruc

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FoodBigos

Mushroom picking

Blueberries

Swan eaters?

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Thank You