wykewatson Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 does anyone remember a pole who came to England late 1940.s or early 1950.s. he came to Sheffield and lived in the Ellesmere Road area. His name was Florian Wilks (?). Would be late 70.s or early 80.now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 My uncle Pavel is polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okismoki Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 there used to be an old polish fellow on margetson road,otto meister, a real interesting character,conscripted into the german army as a second class german,captured,brought as a prisoner of war to england,then given the chance to join up with the free polish forces,which he did,living his remaining years in sheffield,up to hids death in 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark walker Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 My father in law was the Chairman of the Ukranian Club in Dinnington for many years before it finally closed in 1999. His name was Stefan Jozwiak. I married his daughter in 1970 and we had our wedding reception at the Polish Club in Ecclesall Road. Stefan took the hard stuff (vodka and scotch) with him and put it under the top table - he certainly wasn't going to give the Poles any cash that he needn't!! He came from Liscanci, a village near to Bucac in the Ternipol region. He spoke fluent Polish as well as Ukrainian and had many friends in both communities. He ran a delicatessen in Attercliffe, catering mainly for the local Ukrainian and Polish communities and also ran a Saturday delivery service to Dinnington where he was known fondly as "the sausage man". Sadly, there are very few Ukrainians left in Dinnington now. And I have just heard this week that the Polish Club has also been closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
price Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I have a photo of a Jack Mescovic(is that a Polish name?)taken in the early '60's. If anyones interested ,or knows of anyone who's perhaps related, let me know and I'll send you a copy if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myusernameha Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Help Please We run Blue Car school of Motoring in Sheffield and Chesterfield Today we have received an enquiry from a man who wants to learn to drive but who needs an instructor who speaks polish. We would love to help this man but none of our instructors can speak polish. does anyone know of such a instructor so that we can help this man. Many thanks for your help Sharran Green BLUE CAR School of Motoring blue-car.co.uk 0114 2507663 * ORDIT Parts 1, 2, 3 Approved Pay-As-You-Go Driving Instructor Training & Re-training * Towing Tuition (Category B+E) * 4x4 Off-Road & Self Recovery Training * Male & Female Instructors * Beginners Courses * Refresher Courses * Motorway Tuition * Pass Plus Courses * DIAmond Advanced Training * DIAmond Special Test Training * Cardington Special Test Training * Taxi Test Training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anouchka Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Hi everyone im a Master's student at sheffield UNI and im workin on the Polish immigration in Sheffield. does anyone know a book that would tell about the Polish immigration in yorkshire or even sheffield? i dont know yet if im gonna focus on the new wave of polish immigration or the polish immigration after WWII my grandma was polish so its kinda goin back to my "roots" tho she emigated to France, as im french. thanks very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I have to agree with you 'Hillsbro'. I used to go to the polsh Club with a Polish friend and found the polish people I met as hardworking, adaptable and very friendly. I must relate a story about my friend- I called for him one day and he asked me to go down to the newsagents to collect his daily paper which he had on order. At the newsagent I gave his name for the newspaper which was Eugenus Czernowski. The newsagent glazed over and said he didn't have any papers in that name. When I told where Eugenus lived he replied, Oh! I know who it is, you gave the wrong name. It's Eric Smith who lives at the big house! Later, I challenged Eugenus about his name and he explained, 'I never use my Polish name for everyday use I always use Smith', it makes life so much easier'. From that time on he became 'Smiffy' to us. As 'Oldtimer' wrote, I also was amazed how much vodka these lads could consume when I went to the Polish Club. They were also very adept at making their own concoctions. One way was to buy 140* Proof Polish Pure Spirit which was bought from a spirits shop on Dixon Lane and then buy Polish Cherry Syrup from the Polish delicatessen in the Meat & Fish Market. These ingredients were mixed together and watered down to taste and I think they called it 'Vishnoffka'. Maybe this is not the correct spelling but I've written as spoken as I remember. It know many Polish people made their own drinks including Vodka as they had always done on the Polish farms for yonks. I guess they needed something for the cold winters they have to survive. I know my family in Denmark drink Aquavit on the farm to keep the blood circulating. Hope this snippet helps you StatsTYKE. Happy Days! PopT Happy Days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosh13 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Hi can anyone help me ,I am looking for the correct spelling of a Polish American I knew as a kid from Heeley,I will spell the second name how it sounds Poleckie first name Jan.Hoping someone can help cheers Tosh13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Policki, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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