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The exhibition
"Memories of Doddington Polish Resettlement Camp" came to an end with a
very successful Polish food tasting event which coincided with the
Nantwich Food and Drink Festival. Over the two day event the museum recorded that over 2,500 people visited the
small, but well stocked with
local treasures, museum. Everyone enjoyed the Polish food but more
poignant was the photographic exhibition which told the story of the
displaced persons' camp that once stood in the grounds of Doddington Park.
In time, the history of the camp would have been lost if it was not
for the wonderful memories of the children, now 50+ years older, who lived there
with their parents and contributed so generously of their time, photos and
memorabilia to the exhibition. The exhibition also became a kind of re-union
bringing together many who had lost contact and not seen each other over
the years. Some still live locally but many came from as far afield as
Bradford, Oxfordshire, Bognor Regis, Bournemouth and North Wales. Many
more, who emigrated with their families to the USA, Canada and
Australia in the 1950's, could not attend but were in the thoughts of
those who were there. |
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Polish singing group "BIESIADA" from Manchester
some of who's members lived in the camp entertained the many
visitors to the museum. |
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Just some of the "children" fifty
years on. |
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From Left to Right. |
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Elżbieta
Garlacz-Kołodziejczyk,
Andzej Szlifirski, Ewa Biłozorska, Bolek
Góski, Marysia Śitek, Zosia Dziedziul
& her mother. Franek Zbyszek Lepisz,
Zofia Puchalska, |
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Tadeusz & Andzej Kuzan, Zosia
Nowak Halina Dzisiewska-Grycewicz, Alicja Wilczek, Urszula
Łuszczycka,
Adam Sobuta, Edward Pogonowski, Irena Sobuta,
Anna Sobuta, |
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Bożena
Dąbrowska-Świstek, Zdzisław
Dąbrowski,
Ryszard Kuś, Barbara Białozorska, Janina Kuś,
Unknown, Janina Podsawska Brazendald, Barbara Bajerska Parker,
Barbara Kosarew. |
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Kneeling are:- Alfred Talarek,
Colin Barrow, Jadzia Olszewska-
Kołodziejczyk, Teresa Kosarew, and Roman Śitek. |
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Janina Kuś,
Unknown, Urszula
Łuszczycka,
Barbara
Białozorska, |
People enjoying a sing-along
with "Biesiada" the Polish singing group. |
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Zosia Puchalska, Henia Garlacz, Halina Dzisiewska, Andrzej Kuzan. |
Janina Kuś, Unknown,
Urszula Łuszczycka and
Zofia Puchalska |
Zosia Nowak and Elżbieta
Garlacz-Kołodziejczyk. |
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Bożena Dąbrowska-
Świstek, Jadzia
Olszewska-Kołodziejczyk,
Elżbieta Garlacz-Kolodziejczyk |
Hundreds of people flocked to the museum to taste
Polish foods, like "bigos", "pierogi" and
an array of Polish cakes and rye breads. |
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Tadeusz Socha, Zosia Biegus, Julek Socha,
Unnknown, Józia Olszewska-Kołodziejczyk,
Hanna Socha and Zbyszek Lepisz. |
Back row:-Jan Czerski, Anna Wheeler (Curator
of Nantwich Museum), Zosia Biegus, Elżbieta Garlacz- Kołodziejczyk.
Front row:- Henia Garlacz, Zosia Nowak, Basia Białozorska, Józia
Olszewska - Kołosziejczyk |
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