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 09.11.2011 Piątek

The opening of the Polish Art Show
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On Thursday 3rd of November 2011 7pm - 9pm the opening of the Polish Art Show takes place in the Nottingham Central Library.

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The Signpost To Polish Success     27 April 2010

The Signpost To Polish Success

SPS was established in 2005 to support the New Arrivals from Eastern Europe – mainly Polish migrants - after the EU enlargement in 2004.

SPS was initially a community group, in November 2008 it became a charity.

We are based in Tennyson on Forest Rd West, a prestigious conversion of a long derelict property carried out by NDC.

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SPS’ services aim to enable a more effective integration into British society of Eastern European, mostly Polish migrants, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands.

SPS service provision consists of:

1. English language courses – we also teach citizenship and local knowledge so our learners understand more about the local society in which they now live and make a contribution;
   Our courses are accredited; we are a member of Enable.
   We currently run 2 classes, one on Monday evenings and one on Tuesday evenings and we are at the moment preparing our learners for exams.

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   English Lessons

   
   

   
   English Tutor - Delia 

2. 2.1-2-1 information/signposting sessions – our support extends through help with
   
   • completing and understanding a wide variety of official forms and documents,
   • registering with schools and GPs
   • support in cases of discrimination or hate crime,
   • translating letters from schools,
   • helping with bills, council tax,;
   In January 2010 alone we held 220 sessions. Thanks to the BIG Lottery grant our office is now open 5 days per week whereas previously it used to be open only one day per week.
3. Publication of “East Midlands po Polsku”, translated as “the East Midlands in Polish” – a Polish monthly newspaper which aims to inform about local life;
   

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   The newspaper was launched in March 2007, initially it was entitled “Nottingham po Polsku”, then - in response to the reception given to the newsletter, it was enlarged and renamed “East Midlands po Polsku” (the East Midlands in Polish).
   
   

   East Midlands po Polsku

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   The newsletter aims to inform new arrivals about local issues, such as the need to register with local councils and how to vote, the British education system: Primary, Secondary Schools and Further Education Colleges, British Health Care, the British Budget and Tax Codes. Our newsletter is now an established and eagerly awaited publication that over time has come to play an important part in the lives of Eastern European migrants in the East Midlands. We receive comments from our service users such as: "In my place of work we all read "East Midlands po Polsku" on our breaks". The estimated readership is 10 000, The Polish Consulate in Manchester prints our newspaper and distributes it at its premises.

4. Administration of www.empp.co.uk; since June 2009 we have our own website, in January alone this website was visited over 20 thousand times.
5. Organising meetings, social gathering, events, developing a sense of community and working towards community cohesion. We succeed in organising our social activities thanks to the commitment of our volunteers. We have, for example, organised the trips around Nottingham, Derbyshire, Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, London.

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   Our social activities contribute to the creation of a sense of community amongst the recently arrived migrants. They have contributed towards the newcomers developing a better understanding of the host society, assisted in their integration and encouraged positive interactions with the host population as well as nourishing friendships amongst the new arrivals, generated a sense of community spirit and as a consequence a more positive attitude towards the society in which they now live.

6. In August 2009 SPS organised FestiWal 2009 – A Community festival with a Polish Flavour, www.festival.empp.co.uk It was the first free festival celebrating Polish and other cultures in Nottingham.

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   The Polish Government has designated 2009 the year of promotion of Polish culture in the UK and we decided to promote the culture of the new arrivals and celebrate diverse and cosmopolitan Nottingham by organising our FESTIWAL 2009.
   
   

   A Community festival with a Polish Flavour

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   The weather on the day could have been better but still we can state with confidence that the festival was a huge success. We estimate that we had 1000 people at the period of peak attendance and 3000 people attending throughout the day.
   Festival DVD. The initial funding for the festival came from the Polish Parliament, then local funding providers supported us (see leaflets for more info). The Festival was a success because many organisations and people came together and forged working partnerships. We worked closely with a Polish NGO Semper Polonia, Nottingham City Council, the Polish Consulate, Chilled Produce, Asian Arts Council, New Art Exchange, Refugee Forum, Nottinghamshire Police, Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership, NHS, REC and the Commission for Equality and Human Rights. We also involved a large number of volunteers in the preparation of the festival and on the day.

We have 3 full time employees: a Project Co-ordinator, an Information and Advice Project Worker and an Outreach and Development Project Worker, one part-time ESOL tutor, a committee consisting of 7 members and a core group of invaluable volunteers.
We have an established relationship with the Polish General Consul in London and Manchester, which means that we can provide our group users with first hand information that is important to them as Polish nationals living in the UK.
Members of our group have been invited to join several committees, advisory groups and attend meetings.
We were able to start delivering our services in 2006 thanks to the funding we received from NDC and NCF.
In the second year of our existence SPS received further funding (Awards for All, NDC, NCF, Enable) which enabled us to provide an enhanced level of service provision.
Our ESOL courses became accredited and the information provision developed.
Throughout this period SPS had nurtured the further growth of a sense of a community amongst the new arrivals.

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