Providing social support, education and cultural activities for the Polish community in Norfolk.

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Hello

Norfolk Polonia CIC is a non-profit organisation providing social support, advice and advocacy for the Polish community in Norfolk and other underrepresented communities. The organisation was founded in 2018.

Since 2019, we have worked in cooperation with the Consular Section of the Polish Embassy in London and Norwich City Council, and since 2021 we have managed the West Earlham Community Centre. We are also involved in caring for the graves of Polish Air Force personnel in Norfolk and Suffolk. From 2024, our work has focused primarily on social issues, including community support and the wellbeing of Polish people living in the UK.

The organisation is led by Directors Pawel R. Jelenski, Dorota Darnell, Justyna Kwiatkowska and Hanna Jaskiewicz, supported by Secretary Jakub Pucilowski. ​Our work is further supported by volunteers Graham Darnell, Barbara Polewany and Mariola Pucilowska.

Our Building

Since 2021, we have managed the West Earlham Community Centre in Norwich, one of our core activities.

This venue was awarded to us via a public competition. It is one of the few community centres in the UK managed by a Polish organisation, and the only one in the East of England.

 
West Earlham Community Centre
Wilberforce Road
Norwich
NR5 8ND

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Support

To receive basic support, please contact us via email or Messenger with a brief description of your issue and your contact details. Responses are not immediate.

 support@norfolkpolonia.org.uk
 fb.me/norfolkpoloniacic
 07492 012 200

Polish Groups & Institutions

A directory of the key Polish groups, organisations, and institutions active in Norwich.

In our community centre we hold Polish groups such as Fitness with Agi, Zumba with Agnieszka, a table tennis club and an open AA group operate in the building.

Contact details and meeting times are available on the community centre website.

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Apart from us, as an organisation, there are two Polish schools (Polska Szkoła Uzupełniająca im. Dywizjonu 303 & Polska Szkoła im. Mikołaja Kopernika w Norwich), the Facebook support group “Waleczne Serca”, the group “W harmonii po zdrowie” (Marlpit Community Centre), and the Norfolk Polish Heritage Group. In addition, there is a Polish audition on Future Radio.

Cooperation & Grants

Our work is based on cooperation with various organisations that support national minorities in Norfolk. We have an extensive network of friendly institutions and groups that are able to provide free support thanks to our referrals.

We collaborate with Norwich City Council, MP Clive Lewis, the local police, the Consular Section of the Polish Embassy in London, the Polish Community Hub in Ipswich, and UK organisations such as GYROS, Leeway, NCLS, Future Projects, and Norfolk Citizens Advice.

We have received grants from Norwich City Council, ​Macmillan Cancer Support, Norfolk Community Foundation, Polish Embassy, Polish Language Development Institute and The National Lottery Community Fund.

Since 2019, we have been officially cooperating with the Consular Section of the Republic of Poland in London, providing passport services, elections and consultation support between Polish authorities and citizens in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Contact

Norfolk Polonia CIC 
West Earlham Community Centre 
Wilberforce Rd 
Norwich NR5 8ND

Office by appointment only. Accessible by car (off-street parking) and bus from city centre (line 21).

 support@norfolkpolonia.org.uk
 fb.me/norfolkpoloniacic
 07492 012 200

 ​We are supported by Aston Shaw Limited, who provides accounting services to non-profit organisations working for the local community in Norwich.