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We're making progress with the photo exhibition and it looks like the venue will be the Marlands Mall early in 2009. If you know anyone who'd be interested in taking part, then please contact us. The theme will be SOUTHAMPTON and it will be great to show off some of the talents of EU citizens in the City
Here are some events coming up!
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1) Our next Advice Evening takes place on Friday 12 September from 6pm to 8pm We help people fill in forms, create a CV, and give information on benefits, work and housing issues plus anything else that is on your mind, and now we co-operate with the Polish* Psychologists' Club to be able to help people going through stressful times. So come along to George Williams House, YMCA Building ,Cranbury Place SO14 0LG (near London Road and Inner Avenue )
2) 'See You in Court!' On Thursday 25 September we are invited to the Magistrates Court to see how British justice works! It will be from 9.45am till about 1.30pm with a free lunch provided. Places limited, so booking essential. Either mail me, or text to book your space
3) On the last Tuesday in each month Target Accounting and Lloyd’s/TSB Bank run an open evening at Target’s office 488 Portswood Road so17 3sp. It’s a chance to open accounts and to ask any banking, financial or tax questions with Polish interpreters available. The next one takes place on Tuesday 30 September from 7pm. For more details contact Pawel on 02380 555940 or pawel@targetaccounting.co.uk
4) ‘Let’s Talk About..’ Informal Café Chat 7pm Wednesday 1 October at Cukierenke (Sweet Tooth) Café, 22 Bedford Place so15 2bd. A chance to chat, speak some English, have some coffee and cakes and meet new people. Interesting guests! Thanks to Eric Robinson Solicitors who sponsor this monthly event
5) The Parent and Children's group at St Boniface Church, Shirley High Street happens each Tuesday morning. If you have children under 5, or know people who have, it is a great place to come. It runs from 10am, and is open to all Eastern European families.
* We have translation into Polish available at all of our meetings, but will always try to offer translation into other languages. Let us know if this is needed
What's on?
There is more happening in and around Southampton than you think! Here is a new feature to let you know what's going on
Art in the Vaults. You can still see art displays for free over the next couple of weekends in Southampton's Medieval vaults http://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/e ... Vaults.asp
Also there are Heritage Open Days in Southampton over the weekend of 12-14 September. Click on http://www.visit-southampton.co.uk/site ... ys-p336651 for a list of events.
On Sunday 14 September at 3.30pm there is the annual French Service at the historic St Julien's Church in Winkle Street so14 3aw.
Beware it's the Boat Show from 12-21 September. Parking in town will be tricky!
The Olympics may be 4 years away but events begin in Southampton over the weekend of 26-28 September. See http://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/e ... d-2008.asp for details
Other News!
Do you live in Gosport? Come and meet people from Gosport Borough Council, Citizens Advice Bureau and Job Centre Plus on 1 October at St Vincent's College Conference Room, Mill Lane, Gosport from 3pm to 6pm. Foir more details call Leah on 07515084050 or mail <leah.white@gosport.gov.uk>;
HSBC Bank kindly sponsors our 'Survival guide.' To help Polish people survive they now have a Polish advisor available in their High Street Branch, Southampton . If you want to open an account, or find out any information you can ask for Agnieszka.
Poles Apart Ltd jest nowym panelem internetowym stworzonym dla celow badania opinii spolecznej. Dyrektorzy firmy rekrutuja czlonkow panelu, ktorzy moga pochodzic z roznych sciezek zyciowych, ale musza byc polskiego pochodzenia i mieszkac w UK .
Poles Apart Ltd proponuje ciekawa metode spedzenia wolnego czasu, odpowiadajac na badania internetowe oraz uczeszczajac na rozmowy, za ktore placimy od £2-£50 zaleznie od lokalizacji i dlugosci rozmowy. Wszystkie odpowiedzi sa anonimowe, chcemy jedynie wiedziec, co Polacy mysla o pewnych produktach na rynku oraz jakie sa ich opinie na temat niektorych zdarzen politycznych i spolecznych. Mowimy po polsku.
Dolacz sie do nas! Dlaczego nie zarabiac pieniedzy, wyrazajac swoje opinie? Przeslij swoje zapytanie badz zgloszenie na: PanelManager@polesapartonline.com
Business Link Enterprise Gateway – Polish Programme 2008/2009
The Enterprise Gateway is holding workshops designed to help individuals within the Polish community become self employed. The sessions will be delivered in Polish and will be held over two evenings at the YMCA in Southampton at 6.00-9.00pm on the 6th and 7th October 2008 and then repeated on the 16th and 17th February 2009..
The first evening’s session is called ‘Think Business’ and will discuss the initial set up of a new business and the different ways of establishing yourself. The second session is called ‘Realising Your Potential’ and will talk about how to set up and run a successful business and also provide information on sources of free advice.
If you are interested in booking onto any of the above courses please contact the following;
Grace (English speaking) 01329 223257 or email grace.harvey@businesslinkhampshireiow.co.uk
Or Ania (Polish speaking) 07736 233459 or email ania.czerwonka@businesslinkhampshireiow.co.uk – please note Ania is only available on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
EU welcome is working on a project with the local health service to make sure that good information is available in Polish about contraception, and what options there are for women who find themselves unexpectantly pregnant. We’d like to set up a group of volunteers to help with this which would involve occasional meetings and some translation work at home. If you would like to be part of this, or want more details, please let me know
Next polish radio programmes on Unity 101. The music show is on 20 September from 6pm to 8pm.
Language Work offers classes from only £5 per week. If you are interested please phone or txt 07922 626024 or email info@languagework.co.uk. You can meet Language Work and find out about their courses at our Advice Evening on 12 September (see above for details) and at Cukierenke 22 Bedford Place from 6pm on 1 October (just before 'Let's Talk About')
Click on http://www.euwelcome.org for more details about EU Welcome
If you have any ideas about what EU Welcome could do for you, please contact us
Dave 07786 392886 euwelcome@yahoo.co.uk or Anna 07928 362088 anna_euwelcome@yahoo.co.uk
Best wishes
Dave and Anna
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