Norfolk Polonia CIC

NOTE: Saturday meetings are suspended due to COVID-19 for an indefinite period. We provide online support. We apologize for any inconvenience.

COVID-19 info (only Polish language)

News

Due to COVID-19, Saturday meetings at the Marlpit Community Center were suspended. You can follow all news on our Facebook page.

Postal address:
Marlpit Community Centre
Hellesdon Rd
NR6 5EG Norwich

norfolkpoloniacic@outlook.com
fb.me/norfolkpoloniacic

About us

The directors are Pawel Jelenski (Managing Director) and Dorota Darnell (Director). The organization could not function without the kind help of volunteers.

We have been a Polish non-governmental organization operating in Norwich (Norfolk Polonia CIC) since 2018, whose goal is to help Polish immigrants in everyday life, social affairs and education by organizing cultural meetings,
language training, and creative workshops.

Our actions

We run a number of activities to support the Polish community in Norwich, and we also support Polish independent groups in Norwich. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most services are currently limited to the minimum.

On-line advice (free)

Citizenship counseling regarding labor law, benefits, social issues and other issues that cause problems in life in the UK. We provide advice via e-mail or
Messenger.

English (meetings suspended)

Open classes for people with communication problems in English but knowing its basics. The meetings are conducted with the participation of Native-Speaker and a Polish teacher. We run two groups and individual teaching.

Cancer support group (meetings suspended)

Support group for people suffering from cancer. The purpose of the meetings is to exchange experiences and mutual support. Meetings are held once a month.

Polish football team 'Hussars FC' (meetings suspended)

We run a Polish football team taking part in 6-a-side league matches in Norwich. Those interested please contact us (Facebook).

Polish AA Group 'Sunflower' (meetings suspended)

Alcoholics Anonymous and addicts support group, reporting to the AA PIK London Intergroup. The group is open. Meetings are held every Friday on the
headquarters of the Center.

Polish library (temporarily closed)

We run a collection of Polish books on various themes that can be borrowed on site at the Center. We currently have nearly 250 Polish-language books.

Polish Saturday School in Norwich (temporarily closed)

We cooperate with the Polish Saturday School in Norwich, which is located in Sewell Park (NR3 4BX) in Norwich. The school is run by Monika Uramowska
(tel. 07908938731).

Additional activities

We also carry out activities supporting our statutory goals, such as supporting seniors, cultural events (including St. Andrew's Day) and the development of the Polish theater group.

Consular Department of the Polish Embassy in London

We have been officially cooperating with the Consular Department of the Polish Embassy in London since 2019 by organizing elections, passport duties and cultural activities.

Due to COVID-19, we were unable to hold the presidential election 2020 and take part in the Polish Heritage Days. However, we plan to organize the 2nd Passport Standby in Norwich at the end of 2020.

Contact

Postal address
Marlpit Community Centre
Hellesdon Rd
NR6 5EG Norwich

norfolkpoloniacic@outlook.com
fb.me/norfolkpoloniacic

We co-operate with Norwich City Council, MP Clive Lewis, the Consular Department of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London, the Karkonoska Library (City Library) in Jelenia Góra, the Polish JASIEK Store with the partner organization IPSO in Ipswich and the Polish Saturday School in Norwich.

Since the beginning of our activity, we have received grants from the sources 'Get Involved' Norwich City Council, 'Better Together' Voluntary Norfolk, and the Consular Department of the Amabasada RP in London.