sia prowadziła zespół taneczny Orlęta; adres: 211 Balham High Rd, London SW17 7BQ (51.4423° N, 0.1301° W)|A cozy Polish nook in Balham: perfect for those wanting to jugg... ture and questionable nightlife—yet Basia found a Polishchurch community here. Miracles happen.|
|[[:start?do=se... polonijnej.|**Foundation**: I launched Orlęta in Balham so Polish teens could learn more than just fish & chips—lik... Dziś, jak mówi, //Now if there are dances now in Balham and Polish Club, it’s discotheques and mostly just young Polish people from Poland.//, co w jej opinii pokazuje w
echo of Saturday discos? |
| [[:start?do=search&q=BalhamPolishChurch|BalhamPolishChurch]] | Polski kościół w Balham, prawdopodobnie Kości... w parafii, wspólnie budowali polonijną rodzinę w Balham.|Michael’s wife, part of that unstoppable chain of Polish unions keeping the local genealogists in business... życie polonijne, mieszka wciąż w rodzinnym domu w Balham.|Andrzej’s mother, a steadfast figure in the Polish community. She’s still holding fort in the old Balham abode, presumably with endless tea.|
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nnym Anny.
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🇬🇧 **02 The Polish Community in London** Life within the Polish community in Clapham and Balham. The story of the Bursa building as a support center for immigrants and later as a Polish school. The importance of St. Mary’s Church and scouting in Anna’s family life.
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</WRA... , śluby i akademie w sali parafialnej.|St. Mary’s Church near Clapham Common – the place to be on Sundays for Mass, Polish gossip, and the occasional Easter egg blessing.|
... search&q=Hamilton House|Hamilton House (211 Club, Polish Club)]]|Dawny klub hazardowy przy 211 Balham High Road (SW17 7BQ), przejęty przez społeczność
s in fostering community bonds. Social life after Polish masses in Clapham and Balham.
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<W... ła tam na mszę przed zakupem polskiego kościoła w Balham.|A Catholic church round Clapham Park. Alec’s lot popped in for Mass... ła mama Aleka, organizowano bale i spotkania.|The Polish social hub in Balham – parties, dancing, and probably a sneaky vodka o... nd even restored the Stations of the Cross in the Polishchurch.|
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Irek. So we went to school locally and like most Polish... There was a hub, if you like, of a Polish community in the Clapham and Balham area. I think partly that was because there was a... y of my generation. That building then became the Polish school, which was set up by pan Arciszewski and his wife.
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And so I learnt my Polish not only at home, but also at the Bursa where there was a whole curriculum, Polish language, there was a nursery. And so the buildin
nd still lives in the same house I was born in in Balham. My parents were very, very much involved with the formation of the Polish White Eagle Club. My father was the sekretarz for... architect behind the old people's home behind the Polish Club, and also the sala młodzieżowa and things wh... w do you remember growing up in the ‘60s, ‘70s in Balham? How was it for you?
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AŚ: Very fondly. [laughter] The Polish parish was a very, very tight knit community. We
lly I think there was… The Poles bought their own church in Balham, but that was many, many years later, but there was also a church inside Clapham College and sometimes we would go
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