My daughter is a Migrant Worker! This year she is living and working in Istanbul. I visited her last week and saw that she has the same challenges as people who come to England; the language, the culture, how to make friends,finding somewhere to live, how to access the Health Service, learning what is dangerous and what is ok, making sure your employer treats you properly! It's all the same!
EU Welcome is here to help you with those issues and more. This Wednesday we have our next cafe chat evening, and this Friday a walk around the historic part of Southampton with a talk in simple English. See 1) and 2) below for more details
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1) Wednesday 11 June 'Let's talk About..' Informal café chat! 7.00pm at 'Sweet Tooth Cukierenka' 22 Bedford Place SO15 2BD. A chance to chat, practise your English, drink good coffee, eat cakes and meet new people. This is for people from all E.U. countries. Come along to find out more. We'd like to thanks Eric Robinson solicitors who now sponsor this event
2) 'There is nothing interesting in Southampton!?' Find out about the City's links with The Titanic, World War 2, Jane Austen, The Pilgrim Fathers, the day blood was shed in the church and the plot againts the king! In June we are holding two walks around the City's medieval walls, and you will find out more about its amazing history. Friday 13 June at 7pm (with talk in simple English) and Sunday 22 June at 2pm (with Polish* translation) Both walks start from the Bargate (in association with Warner Goodman solicitors)
3) Need some advice or fancy a chat? Our next Advice Evening takes place on Friday 20 June from 6pm to 8pm We help people fill in forms 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. We can offer advice on problems with children, teenagers, personal problems, coping with life on emigration, coping with stress at work, at home, at university / school, decision making etc. So come along to George Williams House, YMCA Building ,Cranbury Place SO14 0LG (near London Road and Inner Avenue )
4) POLISH PSYCHOLOGISTS’ CLUB WITH EU WELCOME INVITE YOU TO FREE PSYCHOLOGICAL WORKSHOPS. YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE STUCK IN A DEAD END. YOUR TIME SLIPS AWAYYOU CAN’T FIND YOUR PLACE IN THE UK. YOU’D LIKE TO WRITE A PROPER CV AND PREPARE FOR A JOB INTERVIEW. YOU NEED A FREE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTATION. COME 21 JUNE 10AM – 4PM FREEMANTLE BAPTIST CHURCH ,TESTWOOD ROAD, FREEMANTLE, SOUTHAMPTON SO15 8RL. FOR MORE DETAILS MAIL INFO@POLISHPSYCHOLOGISTSCLUB.ORG. COME FOR THE WHOLE TIME OR JUST POP IN.
5) TARGET ACCOUNTING 488 PORTSWOOD RD SO17 3SP IN HOSTING AN EVENING EACH MONTH WITH LLOYDS/TSB BANK. THE NEXT ONE IS TUESDAY 24 JUNE FROM 7-9PM. IT'S A CHANCE TO OPEN ACCOUNTS AND RECEIVE BANKING ADVICE WITH POLISH INTERPRETERS. THEY ALSO CAN GIVE TAX / FINANCIAL ADVISE, AND PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE ACCOUNTS WITH LLOYDS CAN COME AND TALK TO POLISH STAFF ABOUT ANY QUERIES THEY MAY HAVE. CONTACT PAWEL ON 02380 555940 OR PAWEL@TARGETACCOUNTING.CO.UK
6) 'FRENCH FRIENDS.' IS OUR NEW MONTHLY OPPORTUNITY TO TALK FRENCH. WE ARE INVITING LOCAL FRENCH PEOPLE AS WELL AS EASTERN EUROPEAN AND UK PEOPLE WHO SPEAK SOME FRENCH. THE NEXT DATES ARE 25 JUNE AND 30 JULY. FOR MORE DETAILS INCLUDING WHERE IT WILL TAKE PLACE, CONTACT EU WELCOME!
'VENEZ PARLER FRANCAIS, QUELQUE SOIT VOTRE NIVEAU À PARTIR DE 7H00 LES MERCREDI, 25 JUIN ET 30 JUILLET
Our friends at Freemantle Baptist Church invite you to a Barbecue in the church gardens (or inside if wet!!) on Sunday 29 June from 1.00pm to 4.00pm. All the family are invited and it is free!!! If you can come please let me know. It will be held at Freemantle Baptist Church, Testwood Road, Freemantle SO15 8RL9) 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
Other News!
Would you like to study at Southampton Solent University and get a Bachelors or Masters degree? What is stopping you? Too expensive? English not good enough? It could be possible!!! Believe! Contact euwelcome@yahoo.co.uk or call Dave on 07786 392886
Young Irish woman Seeks Personal assistance with day to day activities to cover the following times -School Holidays [17th July – 03rd Sept 2008] – Thursdays and Fridays - 9am-2pm, 3.30-6.30pm. From August 2008 - Wednesdays – 3.30-6.30pm. From September 2008 - Saturdays and Sundays – 9am-2pm and 3.30-6.30pm
Willing to employ more than one person to cover shifts that suit the person. Willing to job share weekends to ensure people get some weekends off i.e. Work three in every four weeks. Open to employing either gender. Must be over 25yrs to drive my car £8/hr weekdays and £10/hr weekends. If interested or for further information contact Lise (leece) on 023 80551526
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FOOD & AGRICULTURE
The ALP jobs-board advertises jobs in Food Processing, Agriculture, Forestry, and Horticulture throughout the UK .
All Labour Providers licensed by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).
No rogue unlicensed gangmasters.
Take a look at the ALP Food and Agricultural Industry Job Board today at:
http://www.labourproviders.org.uk/ALP-jobs-board.aspx
If you live or work in the New Forest should be interested in the New Community Development Worker who has been appointed to work with ethnic minorities in the New Forest. Sayem Kabir is looking to make contacts with all Polish/Eastern European communities to promote community engagement and work with those who feel isolated living in the New Forest. He is hoping to help improve the services at the New Forest for all ethnic minorities, through the voices and opinions of the people themselves. Even if you are on your own, feeling lonely, stressed and have very little contact with people in the New Forest, and would like to speak to someone then contact Sayem. He wants to hear what you have to say. His contact details are ; Sayem Kabir 07515084051 (mobile) 02380 285494 (office)Sayem.kabir@nfdc.gov.uk
Language Work is offering FREE classes every Wednesday afternoon. We will be practising reading, writing, conversation and pronunciation and much more! We have other classes at different times and days from only £5 per week. If you are interested please phone or txt 07922 626024 or email info@languagework.co.uk. But hurry, classes are filling up fast!
Also take a look at our website http://www.languagework.co.uk for exciting social activities coming up, everyone welcome.......come along have fun, meet people and practise your English.
Improve Your English! English lessons taught by TEFL trained teacher with 7 years experience teaching abroad and 4 years teaching in UK .
Group lessons available. All types of courses to choose from including:
- Conversational English- Business English- Exam courses- Grammar lessons- Beginners
Times on offer are from 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm Mondays - Thursdays
Please contact Stephen Capon on 01489 550 550 between Monday and Friday, after 5pm
Next polish radio programmes on Unity 101. The music show is on 15 June from 6pm to 8pm.
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
For more info in Polish see http://www.sotland.pl or in simple English http://www.sotonnewcom.org.uk
Best wishes
Dave and Anna
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