Norfolk Polonia CIC

Welcome

Our organisation was founded in 2018 and at the beginning supported Poles in various life situations, mainly domestic violence. Since 2019, we have been officially cooperating with the Consular Section of the Polish Embassy in London and Norwich City Council. From 2021 we manage the West Earlham Community Centre. We also look after the graves of Polish Air Force airmen in Norfolk and Suffolk. From 2024, our main focus will be on social issues and the promotion of Poles in the UK, but we also aim to provide cultural events and maintain a sense of national identity.

Our organisation is run on a voluntary basis by the directors: Pawel R. Jelenski, Dorota Darnell, Hanna Jaskiewicz and the secretary Jakub Pucilowski.

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Support

For basic support (we do not do case-working or interventions), please contact us by email or Messenger and describe your case in brief and provide your personal and contact details. We do not respond immediately. You can also contact us at 07492012200.

support@norfolkpolonia.org.uk

If your life or health is in danger, please call 101 directly.

Norfolk & Suffolk Victim Care

If you've been a victim or witness of crime, please contact Victim Care or our organisation.

0300 303 3706
* between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday

Our building

We have been managing West Earlham Community Centre in Norwich since 2021 and this is our main activity as an organisation.

Our community centre offers services for adults and children, including fitness groups, a table tennis group, youth support (IntoUniversity) and a bingo club.

We also hire out the main hall and organise events for the local community.

See our building

Polish groups and institutions

List of the most important Polish groups, organisations and institutions active in Norwich and Norfolk.

West Earlham Community Centre

FITNESS
Tue (6.15pm-7.15pm) and Sat (9.15am-10.15am)
07739 548 210

TABLE TENNIS CLUB
Sun (3pm-6pm) and Wed (7pm-8.30pm)
07490 389 952
The club does not meet on the first Sunday of each month

AA SUPPORT IN NORFOLK (POLISH LANGUAGE)
Mon (7pm-8.30pm)
07590 365 969 (Piotr)

Polish schools

POLISH SCHOOL IN NORWICH (NR4 6PP)
website
07881 708 678 (Jolanta Pacek)

POLISH SCHOOL IN NORWICH (NR4 7LP)
Facebook
07908 938 731 (Monika Uramowska)

POLISH SCHOOL IN THETFORD (IP24 3LH)
website
07517 989 799 (Anna Gasiorowska)

Other groups

IN HARMONY FOR HEALTH
The group deals with preventive health
07710 525 716

SUPPORT GROUP 'BRAVE HEARTS'
Facebook

POLISH RADIO PROGRAMME ON FUTURE RADIO
website

NORFOLK POLISH HERITAGE GROUP
thenphg.org

Polish AA Group in Norwich

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves getting sober with the help of regular support groups.

Mondays (7pm-8.30pm) at West Earlham Community Centre (NR5 8ND); in Polish language only.

Helpline: 07590 365 969 (Piotr)

Cooperation and grants

Our work is based on working with a variety of organisations that support minority communities in Norfolk. We have an extensive database of friendly institutions and groups who are able to provide free support through our referrals.

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

As an organisation, we have received grants from organisations and institutions such as Norwich City Council Get Involved, Macmillan Cancer Support, Norfolk Community Foundation and The National Lottery Community Fund.

Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London

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

We are also the only Polish organisation in the East of England to be a member of the Polish Consultative Council in London, appointed by Ambassador Piotr Wilczek.

Photo: Ambassador RP Piotr Wilczek (left), Paweł Jeleński

Contact

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

Our office is open by appointment only. Access by car (off-street parking) and by bus from the city centre (line 21).

support@norfolkpolonia.org.uk
fb.me/norfolkpoloniacic
07492 012 200 (10am-6pm)