Showing posts with label Polish Newcastle group. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Polish Newcastle group. Show all posts

Wednesday, 7 April 2010

Łódź ya know?

Drodzy przyjaciele

Dzięki Wam za czekacie cierpliwie na mój post.
Życie było zajęte kiedy moje dziecko było źle z ‘norovirus’.
Teraz wiem, jak to jest być niepokój rodziców. Martwiałam się o niego- po raz pierwszy został właściwie złego.
Teraz dziecko wraca do normy i więc wspina się na mojej nogawki lub na kanapie!



Dear readers,

Thank you for waiting patiently for me to update my blog.
Life has been very hectic recently as my baby has been unwell with a norovirus. Now I know how it feels to be an anxious parent. I was so worried about him as it’s the first time he’s been properly ill. He’s back to normal now though, finally, and trying to swing off my trouser leg or climb the sofa!


Then last week I worked hard helping to translate 2B into English, not just the English summary this month, but the whole edition of 2B will be in English. People in North East are very interested in what their Polish community has to say, so by translating 2B we hope to offer some insight. If you would like to read my English summaries of 2B, please go to: http://polishfamiliesnewcastle.blogspot.com/p/english-summaries-for-2b.html

And watch this space for our next edition: http://www.2b.nepco.org.uk/

My research is going well. I’m really enjoying it. I’m starting my interviews this month, so if you would like to take part, please do contact me:
http://polishfamiliesnewcastle.blogspot.com/p/take-part-in-this-study.html

I put an advertisement on PolNews yesterday about my photostream and Polish group, and today I have had lots of welcome emails and comments about my work, so thank you for these and please keep them coming!

I’ve been concentrating on the city centre of Newcastle recently. I’ve found some brilliant references to the Polish community, including Gospoda’s kitsch advertising in Princess Square, which really brightens up and enriches that side of Newcastle, and in Heaton it was great to find a Polish car novelty; it made my Easter seeing the Polska shirt hanging from a windscreen!

Speaking of Easter, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. I know that many of you return to Poland to see family over Easter. I am very jealous; two years ago I spent my Easter in Gdansk- I love this part of Poland. Currently I am in the process of booking my summer holiday to Poland. This year I think I will go to Łódź, as I hear it has exciting modernist architecture.

Yeah! Go Łódź for the 2016 European Capital of Culture! You can read more about the Łódź campaign here: http://www.lodz2016.com/. I really hope Łódź gets the title.

If you would like to read about my travels to Poland, please go to this page:

http://polishfamiliesnewcastle.blogspot.com/p/angielka-w-polsce.html


As always, sorry about my mistakes in Polish.

I will update soon with more news.

Rachel


Link to Polnews announcement here:
http://www.polnews.co.uk/forum/zdjec-o-polskiej-spolecznosci-vt15605.htm
View my Gumtree advertisement here:
http://newcastle.gumtree.com/newcastle/90/56474190.html
Join the Polish Newcastle Flickr group here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/polishnewcastle


Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Research Findings - Polish Newcastle


Research Findings -
Polish Newcastle

Saturday 6th February 2010 (2.30pm-5pm)
Benwell
International phone cards on sale/ money exchange Western Union signs/ Immigration Legal Representation and English Language teaching advertised; nothing specifically 'Polish'.

Friday 12th February 2010 (2.30pm-4.30pm)
Walker, St Anthony's, St Peter's Basin and Walkergate
No specific references to Polish culture or presence.

Friday 19th February 2010 (2.30-4.30pm)
Wallsend
Passed woman on phone speaking in Polish.
Wallsend library has a sign 'mamy ksiazki po polsku' (We have books in Polish).

Saturday 27th February 2010 (2.30-5pm)
Byker
Polish betting slips advertised in the Betfred window.
A large shelf of Polish food in Morrisons supermarket.
A stack of 2B (Polish) magazine available in Byker library.
A shelf of Polish books in Byker library.

Friday 5th March 2010 (10am-1pm)
Newcastle City Centre
Polish books on the shelves of Newcastle City library
(including a good selection of children's books).
Gospoda Polish restaurant advertisement adjacent to library exit.
Princess Square Polish restaurant advertising and Gospoda Restaurant.
Groszek Polish shop on Clayton Street.
Newgate Centre Polish advertising and closed down Polish café and bakery.
Malgosia Polish shop in the Newgate Centre.
Polish food shelves in Tesco, Eldon Square (as shown in photo).

To see more photos about identity here in Newcastle, please visit my photostream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/identityinnewcastle

Or join the Polish Newcastle group at:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/polishnewcastle