tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post2608343923529238767..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Poles and off-licencesRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-26514845773550466672016-10-17T01:17:21.907-07:002016-10-17T01:17:21.907-07:00I used to work with a chap who's parents arriv...I used to work with a chap who's parents arrived from Poland in the wartime wave.<br />Even in the pre-Glasnost days of the Iron Curtain, you could catch a bus in Swindon that took you to Warsaw.StuartPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748038209546648459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-57048392264677573862016-10-16T02:46:02.957-07:002016-10-16T02:46:02.957-07:00I went to a wedding do at a Polish Catholic club i...I went to a wedding do at a Polish Catholic club in Birmingham earlier this year. It was set up by people who stopped on here after the war and up until a few years ago there were worries that it'd close as the founders were all getting old. Happily, the place is now buzzing with young people and has added a bar, restaurant, advice centre, shops and hairdressing salon.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310220100267028274noreply@blogger.com