Some info that you may/may not know about the UK Polish Community

UK's Polish community

* Estimated size of Polish community in Britain: 750,000

* Workers registered under EU expansion since May 2004: 162,870

* Number of Poles who settled in Britain after 1945: 200,000

* Since 1940, Britain has had a daily Polish language newspaper, Dziennik Polski

* There are 113 Polish community centres. The biggest, in Hammersmith, west London, boasts the largest Polish library outside Poland

* The Polish Educational Society supports 67 Polish 'Saturday schools' attended by more than 5,000 children

* There are 82 Polish Catholic churches in Britain

(published 11th February 2007)

Thought i would share ... if anyone wants to add any findings onto this thread please feel free .... but please no slander just facts dzieki

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	Feb 23, 07, 17:16 #1 UK's Polish community * Estimated size of Polish community in Britain: 750,000 * Workers registered under EU expansion since May 2004: 162,870 * Number of Poles who settled in Britain after 1945: 200,000 * Since 1940, Britain has had a daily Polish language newspaper, Dziennik Polski * There are 113 Polish community centres. The biggest, in Hammersmith, west London, boasts the largest Polish library outside Poland * The Polish Educational Society supports 67 Polish 'Saturday schools' attended by more than 5,000 children * There are 82 Polish Catholic churches in Britain (published 11th February 2007) Thought i would share ... if anyone wants to add any findings onto this thread please feel free .... but please no slander just facts dzieki	Member Posts: 1917 Joined: Nov 25, 06