How many poles are there in the uk

You will be surprised to find out how many of your peers have Polish connection! There are so many Poles in the UK that one society is not enough for them. There are about Polish societies and associations in the UK and with each year the list www. Here is just a sample of some societies and associations that you might like to learn about or even consider joining:.

POSK that features, among others, a coffee bar, cinema, theatre, a discotheque, etc. They arrange weekends away, As well as walking, sightseeing and activities, including indoor skiing, caving, archery and horse riding we have a Polish film or an invited guest speaker. When September came, I realised that many Polish families had moved back home.

Now 42, Renata, who asked not to be identified by her full name, moved to London from the industrial region of Silesia in south-western Poland in , five years before the country joined the EU.

This is my place on Earth. While living in London she had a son with her then partner, but moved to a small town in Northamptonshire with her son after the relationship ended. I felt sick. In a series of conversations with the Guardian, Poles have described their shock, dismay, and in some cases, their anger at what many perceive as a resounding rejection of their presence in Britain, and their struggle to come to terms with the uncertainty surrounding their rights and future status.

The country is not the same, the people are completely different. This country is a nightmare at the moment. I used to love it here. Irish citizens are an exception. Around , have yet to apply for status , but of the 2.

Related: Northern Ireland still divided by peace walls 20 years after conflict. Polish ambassador in the UK, Arkady Rzegocki, recently asked his countrymen in Britain to consider returning to Poland. But the Polish ambassador in the UK, Arkady Rzegocki, asked his countrymen recently to seriously consider where home is. Rzegocki wrote to all the Polish citizens living in Britain late last year to advise them on their status after Brexit, and to think about returning to Poland.

One of my dreams was that Poles could live and work abroad in the United Kingdom, but also can come back [to Poland] to fulfill their dreams. Rzegocki says there are almost , fewer Polish citizens in Britain compared to two years ago.

For Moskal, who moved to Britain to study law, there was no reason to return to Poland until Brexit happened. She worked for a small company involved in imports and exports within Europe. When she lost her job in London, Moskal uploaded her CV onto recruitment sites and was inundated with offers from companies in Poland.