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Poland in Brief

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Full name: The Republic of Poland
Political system: Parliamentary democracy
Capital City: Warsaw (pop 1.75 million)
Area: 312,685 sq km (120,728 sq miles)
Population: 38,622,000
Language:Polish
Religion: 95% Roman Catholic
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Currency:1 zloty = 100 groszy

Events Calendar

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Polish party in Tiverton

The Anglo Polish Organisation in Tiverton would like to invite to a ** Polish Party & Disco**
   Polish Food
   Polish Music
   Polish Drink,
Good times for all guarantied, regardless of weather (Indoors)!!!
Venue: The New Hall,Tiverton, Barington St,               
Start: 7:00pm, till late. 
When:  16th August.
Tickets, only: £3 indv, Family: only  £5.

 
The Black Madonna of Derby - COMPETITION

WIN free copy of "The Black Madonna of Derby" with Joanna Czechowska's autoghraph!
Try your luck and drop us a line with your name, contact number and address.
Send your entries to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it with subject: DERBY and on 8/08/08 we will publish the lucky winners' names on our website.
Only 3 copies to go!

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THE BLACK MADONNA OF DERBY (GOODBYE POLSKO)

The Black Madonna of DerbyGoodbye Polsko is now available in English. Under the title The Black Madonna of Derby, this novel about Polish immigration to Britain tells the heartbreaking story of the Baran family during the 1960s and 1970s.  Now your British friends can share the joy and tragedy, hope and reconciliation that made Goodbye Polsko a runaway success.
As novelist Debi Alper says, ‘intelligently written, with a wry and gentle humour, the Black Madonna of Derby provides a vivid and topical insight into three generations of a Polish immigrant family as they struggle to find a balance between two cultures.’

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Win free tickets to see shows at Edinburg Fringe Festival

Polish Culture Team would like to offer:
1.  two complimentary tickets for the Pavel Douglas show on Saturday 2 August: I Shot Dirty Den.
2.  two tickets for the show The Tailor of Inverness (UK premiere) - Krawiec z Inverness - any date between 2 August and 24 August. (GONE!)
Please send your entry through This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , stating which show you would like to see and add the message's subject: Edinburg

 
News from Polish deConstruction

Polish deConstruction has exciting news for the summer months. Three new events are coming up in July and August and you are cordially invited!

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“I Shot Dirty Den” at Edinburg Festival Fringe

Pavel DouglasANDY BURDEN AND PAVEL DOUGLAS IN ASSOCIATION WITH NATURAL THEATRE COMPANY PRESENT
I SHOT DIRTY DEN
TALE OF SURVIVAL FROM POLISH BORN EASTENDERS ACTOR

“I Shot Dirty Den”  is an intelligent, heart warming show performed by the actor responsible for one of TV Soap’s more iconic moments – 'the shooting of Dirty Den Watts'.

After a lightning stop rant through the incongruities of Eastenders’ plot development (Den came back to life in 2003) the plays reveals a much darker secret about actor Pavel Douglas.  Suddenly the preoccupation with soap opera seems trivial as Douglas relives the heartbreak of his Polish upbringing.

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Visit Warsaw with Exellence Travel

Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw (K. Paczynska)18/05/2008

At EXCELLENCE we  are passionate and enthusiastic about what we do. We specialize in providing the highest quality tourist and business services for individuals and groups travelling to Poland.
We are responsible, reliable and very eager to help you to explore our country. So if you want your sightseeing, holiday or event to be unique and special, do not hesitate to contact us.

OUR OFFER INCLUDES:
• private tailor-made tours in Warsaw and all over Poland
• regular walking tours of Warsaw (NEW: OLD TOWN, JEWISH WARSAW)

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The Tailor of Inverness (UK premiere)

Dogstar at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe presents:  The Tailor of Inverness (UK premiere) - Krawiec z Inverness

Now I am here.  I am from here.  I speak the language of here.

The Tailor of Inverness is written and performed by one actor, Matthew Zajac, and directed by acclaimed Grid Iron director Ben Harrison with a live score from two of Scotland’s finest traditional fiddlers, Jonny Hardie and Gavin Marwick.

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