CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
INVERNESS POLISH ASSOCIATION
2008-2009
- The year 2008 -2009 was a successful one
- In March we celebrated International Womens’ Day .Over 40 ladies enjoyed tea, coffee and cakes. The ladies were entertained by the Association’s Musicians “Inver”
- Vice-Chairman Leszek Bemowski organised and led the popular “Parties” attended by a large number of people. We also celebrated the “Night of St.John” and “Harvest festival”
- The Konsul Anna Dzieciolowska carried out Consular Duties and gave out advice on obtaining passports for children
- In the summer we ran a “Mothers and Babies” club for 3 Saturdays in the Marian Room beside the Church of St Mary. A number of very small children enjoyed themselves greatly .
- During the European Elections our office was used as a polling station , allowing the Polish citizens to vote for Polish candidates into the European Parliament
- The Ambassador Her Excellency Barbara Tuge-Eresinska together with the Consul-General Aleksander Dietkow came to visit the Polish/Scottish Saturday School children and their parents .She was visibly moved by the welcome extended to her by the children .
- At the Conference held to celebrate the formation of Polish Support Organisations in Falkirk we made contact with a large number of organisations with similar aims to ours . We are hopeful that we will be able to collaborate with these groups in the future .
- Our new members anxious to become involved in extending our work are Cecilia Parfinowicz (Committee member)Kasia Sobczyk and Monika Przeworska . We have a new Webmaster Tomasz Sokolowski who has rebuilt our website at www.polness .org.uk
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their work and for their support of the Association
Zofia Wierzbowicz Fraser
Chairman IPA
