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With a view of
Nissen huts in camp no.1 Kazimiera Cynkar, Jadwiga Trojanowska, Danuta
Kaczmar.1954 |
Camp no.1 Jurek
Wikiel and Jadwiga Trojanowska 1954 |
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On the bridge with the manor house in the
background Jadwiga Trojanowska, Edward Zieja, Danuta Kaczmar, Kazimiera
Cynkar. |
View of camp no.2
with the wooden huts Jadwiga Trojanowska, Jurek Wikiel and Kazimiera
Cynkar. |
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In
most cases, the huts were divided into three
separate living areas with entrances at each end of the hut and one in
the middle. This meant that each family had it's own front door.
Every scrap of land around the
huts was utilised for growing vegetables to supplement the diet and
flowers to enhance the drab looking huts. Most of the photos were taken in
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Marian Borzyszkowski by Mrs. Makarewicz's hut. She
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Marian on a path with huts and gardens on both
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You can see a
vegetable patch in the right. |
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Photo taken by hut 11a; in the background, a
good view of how the ground around the huts was given over to
growing vegetables and flowers. |
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Tadzik Mazur and Powroznik at the door of hut 11a
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Leszek Biegański
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his mother and father standing outside their hut. |
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Mr.
Biegański added a home built porch to the entrance of their hut,
this was not typical for the other huts |
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Hanka Woropaj in her garden with Teresa Jagiełło. |
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Leszek Biegański
with his Easter basket.
Looking on is
Romek
Stemplewski.
1963 |
Marian Borzyszkowski with his Godmother Mrs. Janina
Paluszkiewicz |
Teresa Paluszkiewicz in her favourite blue duffel coat
with white hood trim |
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Jadwiga and Kazimierz
Jagiełło |
Looking very smart in
their Sunday best is Władysław and Zdzisława Jagiełło with daughter
Teresa. |
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Having to live
in primitive conditions in a new country with little or no
language skills the adult population found it hard to adapt. |
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But the
children quickly learnt the language and had a happy,
care free life in the camp where they were always well looked
after. |
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Photo on the left. |
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Andrzej Makarewicz , Zdziszek Makarewicz, Liz Pasiak,
Andrzej Ościak, Romek Stemplewski, Andrzej Burandt,
Stan Pasiak.Ted
Broniek, Czesio Paluszkiewicz, Irena Broniek, Jurek Packalόw,
Ted Mazur, Basia Ościak, Andrzej Piekiełko, Lucy Packalόw.
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Zosia Krawczyna,
Tadek Bronak, Hanka Woropaj |
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In the early
1950s an organisation "National Catholic Welfare Conference" based
in the USA distributed food parcels to displaced children in many
of the Polish camps that were scattered throughout the UK at
the time. This could be one of these occasions as the annotation on the
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"A happy group
of welfare foods children. Holding Zbyszek Pachowski is Dr. A.
Trusewicz medical officer at Ashby Folville camp" |
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Each year around
Whitsun, pilgrimages were organised from most camps throughout the UK to two Polish boarding schools, one in Pitsford
Northamptonshire for girls and the other in Fawley Court Henley on
Tames for boys. These annual gatherings had not only a religious
significance but were also important socially. Above is a
group from Ashby in Pitsford. 1950s |
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All children eventually attended
English schools but it was important that
their native Polish language was not forgotten. In most of the
camps Saturday Morning classes were set up where the children were
taught not only to read and write in Polish but learnt about Polish culture and history. Below is a selection of photos
showing the various activities in the camp. |
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Sitting
in thecentre holding Andrzej Rudko is Mrs.
Łyczak the school teacher.
Middle row l to r
Ted Mazur (Deceased), Andrzej Piekiełko, Basia Ościak, Teresa Paluszkiewicz, Reniek Pachowski (Deceased),
Michał Węgrzyn, Czesio Paluszkiewicz. Back row l to r
Zosia Rudko, Marysia Węgrzyn, Ted Broniek, Irena Broniek
(Deceased), Ted Węgrzyn, Jasia Węgrzyn.
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On
the blackboard is written ""Szkółka Polska w Ashby Folville"; |
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Polish School in
Ashby Folville. |
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Children in national
dress, on stage with
Mrs.
Łyczak
(teacher, camp's Polish school), Fr. Starostka, and Mrs. Heawood,
celebrating one of the national days.
Judging from the decoration on the stage, it looks like The Soldiers Day
which is celebrated on the anniversary of "Cud Nad Wisłą" Miracle on
the Vistula on the 15th August. |
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Mrs Lola Ostromecka with children from the camp on the
steps of the manor house |
Miecio Opelt, Henryk Wozniak, Jurek Kajrys, in the national dress Hanka Eoropaj.Can you name any one else
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6th December - St. Nicholas day |
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Woropaj and unknown girl. |
Hanka
Woropaj |
Can you name anyone? |
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A dance troupe ready for a performance |
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